MA Cert Review Part 2

The abbreviation that indicates a patient should take the medication before a meal is

What to do when co worker asks for neighbors health form?

The billing schedule is often determined by

A spreadsheet is a type of

Which BEST describes the intent of the move to the ICD10 CM system in the United States?

Which of the following formed elements is responsible for blood clotting?

In order to correctly treat an adult with a foreign body airway obstruction, the MA should 1st

When removing a medical chart from the file cabinet, which item should the MA put in its place?

A patient with crytorchidism, balantitis, or hematuria would likely see a/an

The popliteal pulse is located

Which of the following would not be an unintentional tort when done by a medical assistant?

Children experience the world only through what they can experience with their senses.

Within the cell, the organelle responsible for the production of energy is the?

Which of the following should not be included in a job description?

POMR is the abbreviation for

What information will not be found in the medical record of a patient?

The portion of salary held back from payroll checks for paying goverment taxes is known as the

Which of the following words is correctly spelled?

A plane that cuts the body parallel to the horizon is called a/an

Tthe disease in which blood accumulates due to a tear in the meningeal layer is

In which of the following locations should medical file drawers be labeled?

Examining a document for damage before filing it is an example of the following filing steps?

Which of the following specialists would treat ARDs, SOB, and COPD?

The disease where the coating on the axon begins to disintegrate and slows neural transmission

PERRLA is what part(s) of the body this term is referring to?

The MOST important use of computers in the medical office is to

The term debit means

Lack of payment is usually not considered serious until after

The motherboard of a computer is

Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective ending meaning "pertaining to"?

In a letter written in block format, the saluatation is followed by a

Which of the following is considered high in antioxidants?

An elderly patient refuses a shot but the MA holds the patient down & gives it anyway is

It is recommended that records of appointments be kept for

The process of using an instrument to record data of electrical activity of the heart means

Which of the following documents is the record of a professional meeting?

Which of the following items facilities communication in the medical office?

Flexible office hours occur most often

Factors that affect the action of drugs include all EXCEPT

Emergency treatment for a second degree burn would include

Which term did Freud use to describe the area of the mind that determined a person's identity?

Which is the easiest and least expensive type of billing for a health service facility?

The MA should ensure that the physician has room for which of the following each day?

All of the following are duties performed by the public health department except

Wave scheduling works best when used in which of the following types of offices?

Laws that protect consumers from harassing phone calls for collection are part of the

Petty cash may be used

In order to be prepared for an office emergency, the medical assistant should

Which of the following specialists would a person see for IBS, PUD, or pyloric stenosis?

Which type of check is used for payroll bc it itemizes the purposes of the check and deductions

Which of the following terms refers to sewing or stitching of veins?

Which of the following types of incoming mail should the medical assistant attend to first?

Which of the following is not a type of body tissue?

The body of an email communication should

Which of the following is a CLIA-waived (low complexity) test?

The abbreviation for potassium is

A system used in emergency centers but not used in private practices is

Sterilization means that

All money owed by the practice to other business is called

When transcribing material from recorded dictation, what should the MA do if a word is unclear?

Which is the most secure way to mail something through the United States Postal Service?

Crimes that are commited against another person/property and are punished with fines are called

A papule with clear fluid is called a

Which of the following food items would not be consumed by a lacto-vegetarian?

Appointments that are anticipated to require more time should be scheduled

Which abbreviation would be unlikely to appear on a chart in a gynecologist's office?

Referrals are given to which of the following patients?

A charge slip is also known as a/an

Myelomeningocele means?

Which is an accurate statement about the implementation of the new ICD-10 coding system?

Cycle billing is a system of billing

Which of the following activities should be integrated in an effective EHR?

Which of the following is descriptive of arteries?

It will be most difficult to collect past due accounts from

System that divides patients of a practice into groups & bills each group a diff time of month?

The patient pays a copayment

Plaintiff is found to be in part responsible for injury/the health caregiver is NOT responsible

"Multipara" means

Which injection sites would an MA use in giving a DPT injection to a 6 month old infant?

Which of the following body systems is responsible for hearing?

Which of the following is a disposable glass or plastic tube used for hematocrit determination?

The root word for tumor is?

Which condition is treated with use of the DASH diet?

Which of the following prefixes means "near"?

Medicare is a federally funded entitlement insurance program for

Which of the following vitamins is NOT fat soluble?

When preparing business correspondence, the first step is to

Which of the following systems bills all accounts at the same time each month?

App.tech.determines the #of patients seen each hour by dividing the hour by the length of visit

Sarcasm, repression, and denial are psychological mechanism used to deal with stressful things?

The major site where carbohydrates are broken down is the

Blood preg test, they're positive. The MA calls patient but no answer. What should the MA do?

If the office has a patient who is late for appointments, the best way to book this patient is

The term refers to the actual daily recording of the accounts/business transaction of an office

Which of the following is NOT an early warning symptom of cancer?

In order for a case of negligence to be valid, all of the "four D's" must be present except:

The max time for a collected blood sample to sit in a serum separator tube before centrifuged?

Which of the following does not describe Schedule IV drugs?

Torticollis or wryneck is a spasm of which muscle?

In order to respect the patient's privacy while obtaining info about her history, you should

Leaving large, unused gaps in the physician's schedule is

A nonsterile item is added to a sterile field, once the MA discovered this, he should

Which of the following vitamins is used for clotting?

Which of the following word means "without menstrual flow"?

Which actions should the MA take to ensure disposable thermometers are ready for an exam?

Pathogens that thrive in the presence of oxygen are called

Before scheduling an appointment with a specialist, the medical assistant must

the correct order of filing units for Anise K. Strong-Morse (Mrs. Adam H. Morse) is

Normal respiratory rate for an adult is

Physician is doing a pap smear, the MA should have which the following equipment available?

Which of the following is NOT true about a legal contract?

A "blind" weight is done on a patient by

First class mail is classified as

A fomite is

Referrals to outside physicians or specialists must be entered into the

When revising the policies and procedures manual, the medical assistant needs to FIRST

After drying and removing packs from the autoclave, the FIRST thing that you should do is

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the HITECH Act of 2009?

The combining form hepat/o refers to the?

How often should the policy and procedures manual be updated?

Under which of the following systems are two patients scheduled for the same appointment time?

To remove sutures, the MA should have a tray with instruments that should include

The ICD10 procedure codes will be used exclusively in what setting?

Which are the dimensions of the envelope size most frequently used in office correspondence?

How frequently should the medical assistant renew on call repair service contracts?

Which of the following anatomical locations contains the patella?

The physician can terminate the care of a patient in all of the following situations except

Another name for a reminder file is a/an

"Write-it-once" is a bookkeeping system also known as

The term software means

Which of the following methods is used to correct an error in a patient's chart?

The acts that protects patient rights, the right to agree to or refuse medical treatment is the

Which of the following choices describes time-specified scheduling?

SOAP refers to

Suspect that a patient might possibly be having a heart attack if she is complaining of

For a tickler file to work effectively, it must be

The person accused of a crime or illegal act is the

If AC interference occurs on an EKG tracing, what is the likely cause?

The claim form that is accepted by most insurance carriers is a/an

Which of the following is a trial balance?

Perspiration is produced by the

What should the medical assistant do if a patient misses an appointment?

In written communication, the most important issue to take into consideration is

Which of the following is NOT a section of CPT book?

Gives a choice to those over 18 years to determine the disposition of their body or body parts?

Kid gets movie ticket for losing weight. Which psychological principle is this?

For a medical office to run smoothly, each employee must

Oranges, bananas, broccoli, and tomatoes are a rich source of which of the following?

Erythema may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT

Which insurance carriers would the medical assistant enter into the database?

Filing steps include ensuring that the appropriate ppl have taken action on a doc b4 filing it?

Which represents a change the ICD10 makes to the structure of coding format currently in use?

Which of the following blood types can give to all other blood types?

Evaluation of the spinal column is accomplished easily from which of the following positions?

In a national disaster/disease outbreak, which considerations should be taken by the office?

A court mandate to bring a portion of the medical record to court is called

Piaget,what developmental stage would a child be expected to understand the diff in size/weight

Which of the following is NOT a good source of calcium?

A procedure such as a CABG or EKG is likely to be done by a/an

Which statements is NOT true about a typical purchasing procedure in a medical office?

Bones are joined to muscles by

Heart sounds that are heard when the blood pressure is being measured are called the

1 state accepting the licesure requirement of another to enable a health care worker to work is

Which postal class would the MA use to send a monthly newsletter to patients in the practice?

Which of the following waves represents relaxation of the ventricles?

Which of the following terms would describe an infestation of gallstones?

The Ishihara test is used to diagnose

The process of converting descriptions of disease, injury, & procedures into numerical term is

It would be appropriate to send which of the following to a patient via email?

The type of scheduling where patients arrive at their own convenience is

The recorded financial transaction in a bookkeeping or accounting system are called

When a patient has to cancel an appointment, the medical assistant should

The information entered on claims is called

The disease where uric acid collects in the joint and crystallizes is called

the microscope condenser is responsible for

A new patient must provide all of the following information EXCEPT

Confidential information can be disclosed in all of the following cases except:

Which mineral helps prevent dental cavities?

Using a tape measure to evaluate the head and chest circumference of an infant is called

Intentional misrepresentation of facts and figures is called

ICD9 & ICD10 systems of classifying diseases into categories were devised by what organization?

In a infant, check the pulse in the following arteries incase of an emergency situation?

Which of the following words describes bone pain?

10mL of a medication would be which of the following household equivalents?

Which of the following items is a collection of records created and stored on a computer?

Which of the following words is misspelled?

The physical components of a computer system include all of the following EXCEPT

After opening the mail, a medical assistant should

Defense based on portions of the responsibility for damages to both plaintiff and defendant?

Which type of fracture is a bone that is broken into pieces?

The process used to wash and remove tissue from medical instrument is called

Which of the phrases describes the amount of evidence required to convict in a civil case?

Employment, use of tobacco and alcohol, and exercise habits are listed where

The pegboard system provides control over

Which concerns have docs raised about the use of EHRs & the required data entry they must comp?

Which of the following measures is a normal specific gravity of urine?

Which following actions should the medical assistant take if a medical record is misplaced?

Which of following is NOT a purpose of the medical record?

Patient is angry & feels that his illness could've been treated better, what's a good response?

The length of time in which a person can file a lawsuit is called

Sworn testimony given outside of court is called?

Which person believed that repressed memories created emotional conflict & mental disorders?

The prefix meaning "beyond" is

Account aging receivable

Which of the following is NOT an action of the sympathetic nervous system?

Which region is referred to when charting a notation about the area near the navel?

When scheduling, the medical assistant should ask the patient the purpose of the visit

When the MA makes an appointment, to ensure he has the correct information, he should

All of the following are parenteral routes of medication administration EXCEPT

The function of the optic nerve is?

Examples of a bandage include

All of the following documents should be shredded prior to disposal EXCEPT

Which of the following practitioners would treat patients for ADHD, PTSD, and bipolar disorder?

Which item should a patient on a low-sodium diet select for snack?

The practice of deliberately coding an encounter incorrect to increase reimbursement is called

Which hierarchy of needs is preventing a starving mother from considering the patient teaching?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about workers' compensation?

The term "carcinogenic" means

Checks and cash from a medical practice should be deposited in the bank

Which of the follwoing is the pacemaker for the heart?

In order to take the blood pressure correctly, the medical assistant should

Which of the following tests is used to determine the best antibiotic to treat a condition?

Which of the following does not refer to a managed care organizational model?

Which of the following terms refers to blood in the urine?

The pancreas is located in which body cavity?

The correct position to place a patient who has fainted is

A physical inventory of office equipment should be taken