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A MA is preparing a patient who has intermittent peripheral cyanosis for an examination by the provider. The MA should understand that healthy perfusion of the hands and feet depends on adequate interaction between which of the following two body systems.
Circulatory and respiratory
A medical assistant has requested a preauthorization for a patient’s referral to a specialist. Which of the following is a reason for the claim submitted by the specialist to be denied?
The service is provided after the expiration date
A Ma is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits moderate hearing loss. Which I the following actions should the assistant take.
Remain within the patients view to allow lip-reading
A medical assistant has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following is the most appropriate median antecubital vein collection site?
Left heel
What actions should a MA take to verify the quality of venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw?
Inspect the integrity of the needle’s seal
A MA is composing business correspondence using the simplified letter style. Which of the following features should the assistant use?
A subject line in all capital letters
A MA is responsible for cleaning the instruments used in a minor surgery. Which of the following is the first step in this process?
Sanitization
A MA is taking with a patient who is experiencing home displacement following a hurricane. To which of the following resources should the MA refer the patient for information, support and links to community services?
American Red Cross
A medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions should the MA perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture?
Previous thrombosis
A MA is preparing to administer a liquid, oral medication to a patient. Which of the following methods should the MA use to ensure the correct dose is delivered?
Pour the medication to the prescribed dose in the medicine cup on a flat surface.
An MA is encouraging a patient to increase her intake of insoluble fiber to help prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. Which of the following foods should the MA recommend as the best source of fiber?
Pears with skin
A MA is entering a new prescription into a patient’s electronic medical record (EMR). While entering the prescription, an alert notifying the assistant of medication interaction appears on the screen. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Consult with the provider before continuing to process the prescription
A MA is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 lb. how many grams of charcoal should the MA prepare?
79 g
Which of the following groups of EKG leads are bipolar.
Leads, I, II, III
A MA discovers a garbage can fire has started in the break room of the medical office. According to the RACE acronym for emergency response. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first?
Evacuate staff and patients from the area.
At work a MA cared for a neighbor who sustained multiple injuries in a fall. After work, another neighbor asks the MA what happened to the neighbor who fell. Following the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics. Which of the following responses should the assistant make?
“I can’t share any information about what happened at my job”
A MA is reinforcing teaching with a patient about the self-administration of insulin injection. Which of the following patient statements indicated an understanding?
“ I will roll the bottle between my hands before drawing the medication. “
A medical assistant is preparing to create a report about patients who have a family history of breast cancer. Which of the following types of software will allow the assistant to sort, retrieve and combine information for this report?
Database management
According to OSHA guidelines for universal precautions, which of the following types of patients contact would require a medical assistant to wear gloves, a mask, a face shield, and protective apparel.
Assisting a provider with the removal of a cyst
An MA should use which of the following solutions to prepare a patient's skin prior to drawing blood cultures?
Chlorhexidine
When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, which of the following indicates the level which the MA should inflate the cuff?
30mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
A MA is measuring the vitals of an adult patient. The MA should identify which of the following blood pressure readings as stage 2 hypertension?
150/95
A patient reports getting a bill that includes service she did not receive. Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to reconcile these charges?
Review that day’s encounter forms to determine if another patient received the services
A MA is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined by the provider. When inspecting the patient’s skin lesions, the MA should expect to observe which of the following characteristics.
Silvery, scaly
An MA is administering an intramuscular injection into the gluteus medius of an adult patient. At which of the following angles should the MA insert the needle?
90 degrees