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What route of injection is used to perform a tuberculin screening?

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Intradermal

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A provider has ordered a CBC, liver panel, and protime for a pedatric pt. What microcontainer should the MA fill first when performing a capillary collection?

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Lavender

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Liver Dysfunction primarily affects what pharmacokinetic processes?

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Metabolism

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An MA should use a winged infusion set to obtain a collection from what area?

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Small Veins

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An MA is obtaining a set of blood cultures from an adult pt. What is the correct amount of mL per bottle the assistant should collect?

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8 to 10 mL

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An MA observes a pt with his arms crossed tightly across his chest and leaning back in his chair. The MA should identify these behaviors as indications that the pt is feeling what emotion?

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Angry

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While a male provider is performing a gynecological pelvic examination, the MA should…

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stay with the pt. and provide reassurance

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In a problem-oriented medical record, the pages are organized according to what method of organization?

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Chronological

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An MA is caring for a pt. who has Tuberculosis. For what type of transmission route should the MA take precautions?

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Airborne

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A provider has prescribed the following diagnostic tests for a patient: gallbladder series. chest X-ray. abdomen CT scan, and lower GI studies. The MA should schedule which test first?

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Chest X-ray

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An MA is preparing to do an EKG on a patient who has known dextrocardia. What leads would require placement modification for this patient?

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Precordial

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What type of method poses a risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens when taking a patient’s temperature?

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Rectal

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An MA opens the door and enters a patient’s examination room w/o introducing himself or asking for permission to enter. This is considered

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invasion of privacy

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An MA is discussing the purpose of an opiate medication with a pt who has new prescription as part of a pallative care plan. The MA should identify the purpose of this medication as…

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to treat pain

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What is an appropriate response to a conscious adult pt experiencing a hypoglycemic emergency?

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Offer the pt orange juice

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What type of route should be used for an insulin injection?

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Subcutaneous

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A pt is angry and confused about a large medical bill. The MA should take what type of action?

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Listen to the pt and try to resolve the problem

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An MA in a provider’s office is cleaning a pt’s jagged, contaminated wound. What action should the MA take?

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Irrigate the wound with sterile normal saline

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The partner of a pt comes into the office demanding to know what the pt was seen for and why he was charged for the visit. What is the best way for the MA to handle the situation when no Authorization to Release Health Information is on file?

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Advise him that privacy regulations prevent releasing pt information regardless of his relationship to the pt.

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A medical assistant schedules three patients to arrive at the same time for each hour of the day, and each patient is seen in the order they arrive. What scheduling style is the MA using?

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Wave

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Food and air moves through what organ?

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Pharynx

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The diagnostic term “seborrhea” is defined as

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Excessive discharge of oil

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the position of the hand to the elbow is known as?

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Distal

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________ stimulates graafian follicle growth.

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FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone)

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-stenosis
abnormal tightening or narrowing
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When referring to the skull, the term ________ indicates the crown of the head.
Parietal
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What type of fungus causes thrush?
Candida albicans
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The ____________ on an electrocardiogram reflects the depolarization of the atria of the heart.
P wave
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The __________ on an ECG reflects ventricular heart depolarization.
QRS wave
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What wave represents ventricular repolarization on the ECG tracing?
T wave
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The Sinoatrial node is located in the wall of what cardiac chamber?
Right atrium
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What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
Transverse
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A pt has a fever of high temperature that comes and goes. That is termed as what kind of fever?
Intermittent
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What cell organelle is responsible for energy production?
Mitochondria
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When completing a fecal occult blood test, a medical assistant is testing for ____________?
Erythrocytes
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What is the current universal claim form submitted for outpatient medical billing?
CMS-1500
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The use of antihistamine to relieve allergies is an example of what?
Palliative use
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What describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder?
Cholecystectomy
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A Medical assistant is scheduling all patients who are having cyst removals to be seen on the first Thursday of the month. What type of scheduling is the assistant using?
Grouping
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What therapy, used to treat muscular problems, works by inducing an electrical field and a conduction field in the tissues to increase circulation?
Diathermy
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The physician-patient relationship is considered which type of legal relationship?
A contract
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What codes is used when billing for an employer-mandated physical examination?
Z
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An orchidorrhaphy is
The suture of a testicle
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The “window” of the eye that allows light to enter it is the
Cornea
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The process in which particles move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is known as
Osmosis
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This part of the eye supports the retina and maintains the shape of the eye
Vitreous humor
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The vocal cords are located in the
Larynx
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What combining word forms mean “internal organs”?
Viscer/o
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What endocrine gland releases adrenocorticotropin?
Anterior pituitary
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The medical term for scant production of urine is
Oliguria
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The type of wound in which a tissue is hanging as a flap or is torn loose is called a(n)
Avulsion
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The graphic representation of ventricular depolarization on an ECG reading is represented by the
QRS Wave
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What drug preparations must be used with caution with the diabetic patient?
Elixirs
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An adult’s normal range of WBCs is ________ per cubic mm.
5,000 to 10,000
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Parietal cells can be found in what body system?
Digestive
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The medical term xanthochromic means
Pertaining to the color yellow
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When tissue resembling uterine membrane occurs in various locations in the pelvic cavity, the condition is referred to as
Endometriosis
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The medical term for “spitting up blood” is
Hematemesis
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What procedure would be performed to gain an internal view of a joint capsule?
Arthroscopy
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What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity on a urine sample?
It measures its density when compared with distilled water.
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What measures the specific electrical activity in a muscle as a result of nerve conduction?
Electromyography
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Libel is defined as
Statements written or pictures about another person that are intended to be cruel and damaging to a person’s reputation
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What is the medical term for a pressure sore?
Decubitus ulcer
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What procedure would be performed to gain an internal view of a joint capsule?
Arthroscopy
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What endocrine gland releases adrenocorticotropin?
Anterior pituitary
65
A genitourinary tract infection is suspected. When the urine specimen is collected and viewed microscopically, what would be evidenced in high numbers?
Leukocytes
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What is the correct order for the cycle of infection?
Infectious agent, reservoir host, exit, transmission, entry, susceptible host
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The liquid portion of a centrifuged urine sample is referred to as
Supernatant
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What is discovered during a routine urine chemical reagent strip analysis, is a sign of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus disease?
Ketonuria
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The term "neurasthenia" means
Nerve Weakness
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The medical term for farsightedness is
Presbyopia
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The term ___________ describes the position of the eye in relation to the ear.
Medial

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