CMA Practice Test Questions

What distance should a heat lamp be placed from a patient's skin?

2-4 feet

What section of the PDR is the index for manufacturers located?

White section

What is NOT a classification of medical waste?

tissue

CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories?

3

How long foes OSHA require hepatitis vaccine records to be kept?

30 years

What angle is a subQ injection given?

45 degrees

How long should urine be centrifuged?

5 minutes

How far ahead should an appointment book be "blocked out?"

6 months

What is the optimal temperature for an exam room?

75 degrees

A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme temperatures.

A spore

At what age should blood pressure be included in vital signs?

Age 5

What location should be used to obtain a pulse on an infant?

Apex of heart

Has an assignment of lifetime benefits

CHAMPVA

Which is responsible for handling all instructions & calculations received from other hardware components in a computer as well as software programs running on the computer?

CPU

What should be reviewed by the Quality Assurance Committee

Disallowed insurance claims, waiting times for patients, emergency procedures, data trends of events and claims.

Law that covers hiring procedures of new employees

EEOA

Fastest type of mail

Express mail

What type of violation would OSHA cite an employee for?

Failing to remove PPE before leaving the office.

The primary goal of an employee performance evaluation

Give positive reinforcement for continued improvement.

Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2

Infarct

A Material Safety Data Sheet includes

Information on the hazardous materials in the office.

Tissue death due to decreased blood flow

Ischemia

What organization is responsible for safety guidelines in handling hazardous & contaminated materials?

OSHA

What condition would NOT be associated with a low Hct?

Polycythemia

What lead is NOT used in EKG recording?

RL (it is a ground and not a lead)

The easiest way to spot an error when proof-reading.

Read from bottom to top.

What is the first step to process mail efficiently?

Sort mail in clean work space.

Normal urine color

Straw

A physician does NOT have to report these to the proper authorities.

Strokes

What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP)?

Tanometer

Who has the greatest responsibility for accurate documentation and completion of insurance forms?

The physician

The goal of the 1996 AAMA Role Delineation Study

To revise and update standards used for medical assisting and program accreditation.

How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical office?

Within 3 minutes.

An appointment where the patient does not show up is called

a failed appointment

An audit trail is

a tracking device

A sentinel event is

an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury

What kind of check is a payer's check guaranteed by the bank?

certified check

The QRS complex

contraction of the ventricles

A structured collection of records & information stored in a computer system

database

Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood components.

erythrocytes

Computer memory is measured in

gigabytes

A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means

high protein diet, fever, increased intake of vitamin C, diarrhea

Albumin in urine could indicate what?

hypertension, heart failure, renal disease, diabetes

First line of defense against micro-organisms

intact skin

A "systems approach" to office management is to

integrate functions

A compliance plan does NOT demonstrate that the medical office

is attempting to lower health insurance rates.

What color tube would be used for a PT/PTT

light blue

What is a unit of measurement used for occupational radiation exposure?

rem