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NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 C Latest Updated 2022, Graded A+ A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening. Which of the ... following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this specimen? Correct Answer-Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection. A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the thermometer? Correct Answer-In the ear The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take? Correct Answer-Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode placement. A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at which of the following times? Correct Answer-Immediately following the procedure. Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? Correct AnswerBefore a patient is tested. Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? Correct Answer-Dyspnea Difficulty breathing A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over-the-counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? Correct Answer-It is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex. Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents ventricular depolarization? Correct Answer-QRS complex The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization (VD). 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? Correct Answer-physician assistant A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual activity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away? Correct Answer-20 feet Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical assistant? Correct Answer-A notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements. An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about surgery and medical facility arrangements. A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infants head. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Correct Answer-Place the zero mark of the measuring tape against the infants forehead. A medical assistant is checking a patients hearing using the Rinne test. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Correct Answer-Ask the patient to raise his hand when he no longer hears any sound. A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patients forearm where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to document his observation in the patients medical record? Correct Answer-Papules Papules are solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. A common cause is allergic eczema. A medical assistant receives a call from a patient who is irate about a letter she received from her insurance carrier denying a claim. Which of the following statements should the assistant make? Correct Answer-"Let's see if there is something we can do at our end. I'll ask our claims specialists to review the claim." A patient is entitled to which of the following medical records? Correct Answer-list of medications with diagnosis A medical assistant is measuring a patents blood pressure with an aneroid sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Correct Answer-Make sure the midpoint of the patients arm is at the level of the patients heart. A medical assistant is preparing to perform a capillary collection from an older adult patient who has poor circulation in his hands. Which of the following techniques should the assistant use to increase circulation at the collection site? Correct Answer [Show More]
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