Ccma Review

Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient about the use of a Holter monitor equipped with an event marker?

"Press the marker when the monitoring period begins."

To be in compliance with Hyppa, a medical assistant should ensure that which of the following statements is provided to patients?

Confidentiality statement

A medical assistant should take which of the following actions when removing sutures?

Lift and not toward the wound.

A medical assistant has orders to collect blood cultures, CBC, PIT, and iron panel from a patient. Which of the following tubes should the assistant draw seconds?

Light blue

Which of the following methods should a medical assistant use when weighing a patient who has balance issues?

Position a walker over the scale

Which of the following should've medical system obtain wanna patient who has managed care plan require surgery?

Prior authorization

Which of the following routes should be used for an insulin injection?

Subcutaneous

A medical assistant has a question about the accretion standards for the providers office. Which of the following resources should the assistant consult?

The Joint Commission

A medical assistant is confirming that a patient is in the basal state prior to a procedure. Which of the following responses by the pat acceptable?

"I have not eaten anything for 12 hours."

Which of the following should a medical assistant use when sending out reminders to patients for their yearly checkup?

A tickler file

A medical assistant pretends to be busy rather than to speak with the coworker with whom they have a conflict. The assistant is demonstrating which of the following types of passive aggressive behavior?

Avoidance

Which of the following is the current universal claim form submitted for outpatient medical billing?

CMS-1500

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take prior to obtaining an EKG tracing?

Check paper level

A medical assistant is preparing to perform a capillary collection on a child. Which of the following factors should the assistant consider to determine whether to use heel stick or fingerstick method?

Child's age

Which of the following actions should a medical system take when providing an irrigation?

Ensure the solution is warm prior to use.

And influenza vaccination was ordered by the provider and performed on the patient by the medical system. Which of the following information should be assistant document in the patient's chart upon completion of this procedure?

Explain date and lot number

Escherichia coli is classified as which of the following?

Gram- negative bacillus

Which of the following criteria are used to determine the BMI?

Height and weight

A provider will be performing a physical examination on a patient who has a sore throat. Which of the following supplies should the medical assistant prepare for the exam?

Otoscope

A medical assistant obtains an elevated blood pressure reading from a visibility upset patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.

Which of the following should a medical assistant instruct a patient to do before a scheduled pulmonary function test?

Refrain from using bronchodilators

A medical assistant should identify osteomalacia as which of the following?

The softening of the bone due to vitamin D deficiency

A medical assistant has performed quality control testing on urine dipstick tests, which has failed to produce the required control results as per the package insert. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Verify the reagent solution expiration date.