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At which angle would a Medical assistant perform an interdermal injection? | 15 degrees |
A medical assistant is educating an older adult on wound care. Which of the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? | Have the patient repeat the information |
Which of the following techniques should medical assistants use when bandaging a wound? | Wrap the wound from distal to proximal |
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following documents should the assistant locate information about provider referrals or follow-up appointment requests for the patient? | Encounter form |
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a holter monitor. Which of the following instructions should the assistant include? | You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring |
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to several abrasions on a patients leg. Which of the following supplies should the medical assistant use to remove the medication from the jar? | A tongue blade |
Prior to a patients follow up appointment which of the following information should a medical assistant report to the provider? | Recent laboratory results |
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of patient who has Epstein-Barr virus. The assistant should identify that this microorganisms can cause which of the following conditions? | Mononucleosis |
A medical assistant is adding information to a patient's computerized problem-oriented medical record (POMR). Into which of the following sections of the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results? | Database |
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the total cost of a surgical procedure. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the assistant? | Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure |
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of the following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment. | Physician assistant |
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. Which of the following statements should the assistant make? | I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today. There will be a small stick in your arm. |
A medical assistant is to use the Snellen test to test an adult patient's visual acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away? | 20 feet |
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical assistant? | A notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements |
Which of the following is outside a medical assistant's scope of practice? | Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition |
A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a stress test. The patient becomes increasingly short of breath and tachycardic. Abnormalities appear in the EKG rhythm. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? | Discontinue the test |
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete debris. Upon inspections of the eye, the assistant sees debris on the surface of the sclera. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? | Irrigate the eye starting at the inner canthus and flowing to the outer canthus |
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? | Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode placement |
A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. The assistant should identify which of the following blood pressure readings as primary hypertension? | 150/95 mmHg |
Which of the following groups of EKG leads are bipolar? | Leads I, II, and III |
In which of the following positions should a medical assistant place a patient when obtaining a rectal temperature? | Sims' |
A medical assistant is preparing 1g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 lb. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare? | 79g |