NHA Medical terminology
1) A medical assistant is reviewing a patient's medical record. Which of the following
acronyms should the medical assistant identify as the new Tatian use when interpreting
the correlation between the patient's body weight and height? - answerBMI body mass
index
2) When a medical assistant is documenting data in a patient's progress notes, which of
the following abbreviations is acceptable for use - answerO2 oxygen
3) Which of the following abbreviations is used in place of the word prescription in a
patient's chart? - answerRx prescription
4) Which of the following abbreviations should a medical assistant use when
documenting initial assessment data collected prior to a patient's wellness exam? -
answerVS vital signs
5) Which of the following should a medical assistant identify as a diagnostic Procedure
that produces images of body structure? - answerComputed tomography (CT)
6) when processing a patient referral, a medical assistant should identify which of the
following is a laboratory test - answerBlood urea nitrogen
7) when reviewing a patient's medical history, a Medical assistant should identify which
of the following terms is a medical disorder that involves inflammation of the joints? -
answerRheumatoid arthritis RA
8) A medical assistant is preparing to record a patient's heart rhythm. Which of the
following devices should the medical assistant used to before this recording? -
answerElectrocardio gram machine ECG
9) using knowledge of Roots and suffixes, a medical assistant should identify the term
for oophorectomy has which of the following meaning ? - answerRemoval of the ovaries
10) using knowledge of medical roots And suffixes, a medical assistant should identify
which of the following terms as a procedure that involves incision into the eardrum -
answerMyringotomy
11) using knowledge of prefixes and suffixes, A medical assistant should identify that
the term presbyopia has which of the following meanings ? - answerAge related vision
loss
12) Using knowledge of prefixes and suffixes a medical assistant should identify the
term for slow breathing as which of the following? - answerBradypnea
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