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CMA study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the patient right under privacy rule? | Access their medical record |
| A patient is having a seizure.which of the following is the most appropriate step for the clinical medical assistant to take to protect the patient? | Call for help. First. Then , loose their clothes around their patient neck |
| To create a successful team in the office, which of the following one is essential | Clarify the role by team members |
| What is the name of the law that protects healthcare workers who gave aid during the time of a accident? | The good Samaritan law |
| The invoice for the monthly rent of the building where the medical office is located is typically handled by which department? | Accounts payable |
| When should a clinical medical assistant deposit check from patients and other sources? | As soon as possible |
| A patient called the office to schedule a new patient’s appointment. What information should the clinical medical assistant from the patient before they come in? | Insurance information |
| If the clinical of medical assistant is on the phone when the patient arrive, what is the most professional way to acknowledge them? | Ask to place the caller on hold and offer assistant to the patient |
| What drug prevent action of another drug or chemical? | Antagonist |
| What is a good example of a clinical medical assistant showing accountability ? | Taking the responsibility for immediately reporting an error with a patient lab work |
| What attire is accessible for a clinical medical assistant? | Clean scrubs and comfortable shoes |
| How should a clinical medical assistant respond to a patient who demands to see a physician immediately? | Acknowledge the patience concern |
| A patient has an oral temperature of 100.8 Fahrenheit. What is the medical term for this phenomenon? | Pyrexia-is when is higher than 104 raised body temperature(fever) |
| What is required to perform a hand antisepsis? | Antimicrobial soap |
| Which of the following is the most appropriate for a patient identification prior to phlebotomy? | Patient full name and date of birth |
| The clinical medical assistant was sent to draw blood for coagulation studies. Which of the following is correct about this draw? | Fill a light blue tube at the top |
| Which of the following is the smallest suture size? | 6 to 0 |
| What pole site is used to measure blood pressure? | Brachial artery |
| What does practicing good daily hygiene and dressing appropriately show to an employer? | Professionalism |
| What are the boundaries for the approved are in performing heel puncture(for children or babies) | The line extending from the third to dividing the plantar |
| Which of the following situation can result in legal actions against a clinical medical assistant | Miss labeled specimen |
| A clinical medical assistant is working with a patient over the bill. The patient gets upset and begins to yell. What should the clinical medical assistant do first | Invite the patient to join them in a room away from the other patients |
| Which of the following test is conducted in a clinical laboratory? | CBS-complete blood count Evaluates, red and white blood cells and platelets to detect conditions like anemia or infection |
| Which chest lead is placed on the right Sterna border in the fourth intercoastal space | V1 |
| What do horizontal vertical axis line represent on a ECG paper? | Time and amplitude |
| Which of the following is the most common means of transmitting pathogens | Touching |
| Which is the name of an instrument used to examine a patient’s ear? | otoscope |
| Which of the following test is not part of complete blood count | Activated PTT |
| What position is used for a pelvic exam | Knee to chest |
| What can produce an artifact that mimics the baseline seen in atrial fibrillation | Muscle tremor |
| A patient is nearly diagnosed with terminal diet disease, and appears distraught. Which response from a clinical medical assistant will convey empathy? | Quietly listen to the concern |
| The following list of best practices applies to which type of business communication | Phone call |
| How often should a clinical medical system reconcile a day sheet? | At the end of the day |
| A list of supplies needed to perform a fingerstick skin puncture includes an alcohol swab, cotton balls, gloves, collection container, and a sharp container. What item is missing from the list? | Sterile lancet |
| Which of the following tasks perform while assisting a provider in the examination | Irrigating a wound |
| A list of supplies needed to draw blood with a butterfly. Needle includes a needle tube holder tourniquet , gauze, alcohol swab and bandage. What item is missing from the list? | Evacuated tubes |
| What is the act of listening for sounds made by internal organs that used to make a medical diagnosis | Auscultation |
| When a patient arrives at the clinical a clinical medical assistant check them in without looking up after the visit the patient left a negative review of the clinical on social media. What should be done to prevent similar incident in the future? | Smiling and giving patient eye contact |
| What test tube is appropriate for a CBC test? | Lavender |
| A clinical medical assistant is taking a patient pause for 30 seconds and noticed some irregularities. What must they do next? | Count the patients pulse for a full minute |
| Which behavior is an example of integrity? | Acknowledge one’s mistake |
| A clinical medical assistant is screening a patient who has trouble with hearing. What should the clinical medical assistant do? | Speak in a normal tone while facing the patient |
| Which blood test requires fasting? | Cholesterol |
| Which process results in a complete destruction of pathogens | Sterilization |
| What method is used to check for nodules around a patient neck? | Imputation |
| A patient came to the clinic for a low-grade fever of one month duration as part of the laboratory work order ESR what collared tube will be used for this test? | Lavender tube |
| What are the two general safety rules are applied to handling a fire hazard | Race and pass R-rescue/remove A– alarm/alert C– contain E– extinguish/evacuate P– pull A– aim S– squeeze S– sweep |
| What should a clinical medical assistant as a female patient before exposing the patient to radiation? | If the patient might be pregnant |
| The bladder inside the cup should circle a certain percentage of an adult patients arm. What is a proper percentage? | 80% |
| What legal statute is violated when a clinical medical assistance forgets to log out of the medical records management system? | HIPAA |
| A patient is having a seizure which of the following is the most appropriate staff for the clinical medical assistant will take to protect the patient? | Loosen clothes around the patient’s neck |
| What are pathogens? | Microbes that can cause disease |
| Which of the following medical test is included in a lipid panel | Triglyceride |
| What is important for a patient to know about immunizations | They provide protection against deadly disease |
| The patient has been given a prescription that says the medical should be take “bid”. This medication should be taken. | Twice a day |
| Which of the following copy notations indicate that a copy of the letter is being sent to another individual with the recipients knowledge | C: |
| What specimens require protection from light? | Lactic acid |
| Why are the patients hematotrict tube is spinning in a centrifuge, a clinical medical assistant performs an automated hemoglobin test on the specimen and records the hemoglobin value as 15 grand/DL. What is the associate hematocrit value? | 45% |
| What does PHI stand for? | Protected health information |
| What two fingers are the preferred location for a capillary puncture in an adult | Middle and ring finger on a non- dominant hand |
| A female patient came to the emergency room due to vaginal bleeding. What is the name of the instrument used to hold open the wall of the vagina? | Speculum |
| Which of the following adult vital sign reading should be reported to a physician | BP of 220/180 mm/hg |
| Which claim form is used for billing at a physician office? | CMS – 1500 |
| Which of the following can make it difficult to collect blood and elderly adult | Loose of skin elasticity |
| There are no sharp containers and labs to which agency should situation be reported | OSHA |
| While taking a patient’s medical history for active tuberculosis What type of PPE is required. | Mask |
| A clinical medical assistant is preparing a wound for stuttering, which of the following steps here the clinical medical system. Take to ensure proper clean scene of the wound. | Wipe from the center to the edge with a antiseptic swab. |
| Before I patient medical information can be shared with other woman. The office obtain. | Release form signed by the patient |
| Which of the following approaches is considered the best regarding a patient who does not speak English | Request a professional medical translator for the patient |
| What information is needed when measuring a patient for crutches | Height |
| A blood culture canda test is most slightly perform in which division of the clinical laboratory | Hematolgoy |
| What is the name of the situation when it provider withdraws care from a patient without notice of discharging? | Abdomen |
| Ventilator associated pneumonia is what tupe of infection | Nosocomial |
| A patient came into medical laboratory for OG,TT. The patient states that they had a cup of coffee this morning. What should the clinical medical assistant do? | Explain that the test requires fasting for 8 to 12 hours for a accurate results and rescheduled the next appointment |
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