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A collection of practice questions and answers designed to help students prepare for the certified clinical medical assistant (ccma) exam. It covers a wide range of topics relevant to medical assisting, including patient care, administrative procedures, and clinical skills. The questions are presented in a multiple-choice format, allowing students to test their knowledge and identify areas for further study.
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A parent has questions regarding mandatory immunizations for their child what agency should you refer them to? ✓CDC a patient being post op status post left mastectomy what information should you make sure is on the chart from hospital? ✓pathology A patient has a test performed that they requested the patient has signed an ABN after denial of payment from the insurance company is received what action should you take? ✓File an appeal or bill the patient a patient has COPD and requires an abdominal exam what position should you place the patient inn to manage his/her respiratory status? ✓semi- fowlers a patient has had a cyst removed in the office what information should be provided to the patient prior to leaving the office? ✓post-op instructions A patient is visibly a very and does not want a venipuncture procedure what actions should you take to respond to the patient? ✓List and try to find out concerns a urgently referral has been submitted to the insurance company how long should the authorization process take? ✓immediately over the phone After how many years is a patient considered new in your practice billing and coding reason? ✓ 3 Before starting CPR on a patient where do you check for a pulse? ✓carotid artery
During the phlebotomy procedure when should your patients tubes be labeled? ✓After collecting the specimen how many inches above the venipuncture site should the tourniquet be placed? ✓3-4 inches Name a surgical reconstruction procedure? ✓rhinoplasty patients vision is 20/50 according to the snellen chart what does this mean? ✓the patients can see 20ft while the advantage eye sees 50 Ring worms is classified as what kind of disease? ✓Fungus What action should you take to comply with the chain of custody during a drug screen? ✓Seal the specimen in front of the patient what action should you take when preforming a capillary puncture? ✓apply even pressre What area is used to measure for body fat? ✓Supralilac what artery is primarily used of obtaining a manual blood pressure? ✓brachial artery what criteria is used to determine BMI? ✓HEIGHT AND WEIGHT what device would you use to measure a patient's range of motion? ✓goniometers
what items are employers required to provide based on OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standards for all employees? ✓PPE What method of examination is used to observe deformities and rashes? ✓palpate What pharmacokinetic process is primarily affected by liver dysfunction? ✓Metabolism what position should you place a patient for a pap smear? ✓lithotomy position What position should you place a patient with a dangerously low blood pressure? ✓Trendelenburg position what risk factor for developing cirrhosis? ✓alcoholism what should you recognize as a goal of patient-centered care? ✓patient and care giver relationships what side effect can you expect from a patient following an ear irrigation? ✓vertigo what solution is used in an autoclave for sterilization? ✓distilled water what statement do you provide to patients to be in compliance HIPPA? ✓confidentiality statement what technique would be used when passing a scalpel to the provider during a sterile procedure? ✓blade down , handle first
what type of patient you report to the provider if they had low apical pulse? ✓infants 6 weeks who has a heart of 80/min When assisting with obtaining a papanicolaou sample what information do you need to note? ✓STDs when measuring a infant from head to heel , what exam position should you place the infant in? ✓supine position When obtaining a urine drug screen from a patient following a work related injury what action should you take? ✓Close the specimen in front of the patient When performing an influenza test where do you obtain your sample from? ✓Nose when preforming a capillary puncture on a 10 month old patient what actions should you take? ✓have the parent to hold the child when preforming CPR how many compressions should be done in a minute ? ✓ 100 when reinforcing teaching to a patients with anew diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia what dietary changes should you instruct the patient to make? ✓reduce fat intake when reviewing a patients chart after a visit where would you look in the chart to review medication dosage and instructions for the patient? ✓plan of care When sanitizing instruments using aseptic techniques what action should you take? ✓Run under water
your patient requires a temporal temperature to be taken where should you take this temperature? ✓forehead