NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 B 2022 Answered

A medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac card. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? A patient presents to an emergency department with a large laceration to the wrist that is bleeding profusely. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take first? A medical assistant is classifying services that a patient requires. The assistant should identify which of the following as an ancillary diagnostic service? 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? A medical assistant is caring for an infant who suddenly becomes unresponsive for unknown reasons. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? A primary care provider suspects that a patient has fibromyalgia. A medical assistant should expect the provider to refer the patient to which of the following specialists? A medical assistant is preparing a patient to have cryosurgery following an abnormal Pap test. Which of the following statements should the assistant make to explain the procedure ? A medical assistant is coding an office visit during which the provider reviewed the systems related to a patients chief complaint but did not discuss the patient's family or social history. Which of the following procedure codes should the assistant use for this visit? When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should a medical assistant expect to perform? A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has active tuberculosis. Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used during the patients care? A medical assistant is scheduling a patient for an outpatient procedure. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? 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? Which of the following additives should be used when performing a CBC? A medical assistant is entering is entering patient data into an electronic medical record (EMR) system. Which of the following information should be entered into the Patient Demographic section of the EMR? A medical assistant should insert the needle at which of the following angles during a venipuncture? Which of the following dressings should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? While measuring a patients pulse, the medical assistant should recognize that which o the following patient factors can contribute to an erroneous pulse rate?