CMA Practice Test Questions & Answers(Latest Update 2023)

A patient with a rapid pulse had bradycardia - ANSWERSFalse Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K - ANSWERSFalse Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism - ANSWERSTrue Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment - ANSWERSFalse It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it - ANSWERSTrue A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees - ANSWERSFalse A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain - ANSWERSTrue Another name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction - ANSWERSTrue A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva - ANSWERSFalse The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory - ANSWERSTrue Hepat stands for root of kidney - ANSWERSFalse A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens - ANSWERSTrue Viruses are found in soil - ANSWERSTrue The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation - ANSWERSTrue Water contributes about 60% of body weight - ANSWERST