Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - ✔✔Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a Schedule 1
drug? - ✔✔have no accepted medical u
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Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - ✔✔Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a Schedule 1
drug? - ✔✔have no accepted medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits moderate
hearing loss. What following action should the assistant take? - ✔✔remain within the patient's view to
allow lip-reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an examination by a provider. what
manifestation should the assistant expect to find? - ✔✔irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from - ✔✔denial of care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a medical assistant is preparing.
what instrument should the assistant include on the tray? - ✔✔scissors
what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables? - ✔✔Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? - ✔✔EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? - ✔✔non adherent dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a terminal diagnosis and is crying?
what action should the assistant take? - ✔✔allow the patient to crywhat position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - ✔✔lithotomy
what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical office?
- ✔✔Notice of Private Practices (NPP)
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet. what
instructions should the assistant give the patient? - ✔✔"place the tablet between the gums and cheek."
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy. what action
should the assistant take? - ✔✔hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what describes the anthropometric
measurement that the assistant should perform? - ✔✔head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-child
visit? - ✔✔position the infant on his back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when administering an enteric-coated
tablet? - ✔✔"swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. And medical
assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient to which of the following ancillary services? -
✔✔Home health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should recognize
that the provider should see which patient first? - ✔✔an older adult patient who has diabetes and has a
high blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test. what action should the assistant
take? - ✔✔ask the patient if he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the othera medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions
should assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? - ✔✔previous thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what is the level at which the
medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - ✔✔30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a venipuncture? - ✔✔15 degree angle
a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports persistent pain in the left upper
quadrant. the assistant should note that this area contains which of the following organs? - ✔✔stomach
what position should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in preparation for a rectal examination?
- ✔✔Sims
a medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee amputations for an EKG.
Which of the following sites should the assistant select for electrode placement? - ✔✔abdomen
a medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac card. which of the following
actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔interpret a blue color as a positive result
a medical assistant works at a practice that is part of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). This
designation means that the practice's health care team will focus on improving care for patients who
have which of the following types of medical insurance? - ✔✔Medicare
To provide culturally competent care, the medical assistant should - ✔✔examine personal religious and
cultural values and beliefs to identify any biases
a medical assistant is assisting a provider with an abdominal examination. when the provider palpates
the major portion of the liver, the assistant should recognize that he is palpating which of the following
abdominal quadrants? - ✔✔right uppera medical assistant is scheduling a patient for an outpatient procedure. what action should the assistant
take first? - ✔✔obtain an oral or written order from the provider
a medical assistant is caring for an infant who suddenly becomes unresponsive for unknown reasons.
what action should the assistant take? - ✔✔initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
a medical assistant is reviewing a patient's medical history prior to the patient's appointment. which of
the following laboratory results indicates the need to schedule an extension of the current visit? -
✔✔fasting blood glucose 168mg/dl
which of the following terms refers to the range of fees charged by providers who have similar training
and experience and practice in the same geographical area? - ✔✔Customary
which of the following action should the medical assistant take when obtaining the head circumference
of an infant? - ✔✔record the measurement to the nearest 0.6 cm (1/4 in)
a medical assistant is preparing a patient for edema. in which position should the assistant place the
patient for this procedure? - ✔✔sims' position
How many digits are there in CPT codes - ✔✔five digits
urticariap - ✔✔a rash on the skin that consists of hives or wheals, which are itchy, raised lesions. it is a
sign of an allergic reaction
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