CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the assessment of ABC's of CPR?
a. airway, breathing, checking the scene
b. asking the patient are you ok, bystanders, checking to see if
anyone knows what happened
c. airway, breathing, circulation
d. airway, safe scene, see of the scene poses and immediate
dangeer Correct Answer airway, breathing, circulation
What would be the first emergency action step when arriving upon
a unknown situation?
a. observe the scene surrounding the victim to determine if the
scene is safe
b. see if you can move the victim to their feet
c. determine what happened
d. call 911 Correct Answer observe the scene surrounding the
victim to determine if the scene is safe
What are the most common cause of breathing emergencies?
a. swallowing down the wrong pipe
b. obstruction
c. both b and d
d. drugs Correct Answer drugs
Define CVA
a. cardiovascular
b. cardiovascular aorta
c. cerebrovascular cardiovascular
d. cerebrovascular accident Correct Answer cerebrovascular
accident
,Define hypothermia?
a. sudden drop in body temperature due to cold
b. sudden drop in environmental temperature
c. digits are black due to cold and lack of circulation
d. blue skin Correct Answer sudden drop in body temperature
due to cold
A heat induced shock as a result of sudden fluid loss is defined
as?
a. dehydration
b. heat exhaustion
c. stroke
d. fever Correct Answer heat exhaustion
The formation of ice crystals in body crystals in body tissue due to
exposure of cold is known as?
a. shock
b. gout
c. hypothermia
d. frostbite Correct Answer frostbite
What is the normal rate of breathing for an adult?
a. 12-20
b. 14-18
c. 12-26
d. 18-22 Correct Answer 12-20
Blockage of circulation to the heart muscle often attributable to
cardiovascular disease is known as?
a. cardiomegaly
b. congestive heart failure
c. myocardial infraction
d. mycardile infraction Correct Answer myocardial infraction
,The study and identification of pathogenic organisms is known
as?
a. pathology
b. microbiology
c. genetics
d. genotology Correct Answer microbiology
PPE that minimizes exposure beyond limits of emergency and
work practice control include all except?
a. lab coats
b. hair nets
c. gloves
d. face shields Correct Answer hair nets
Why would you use controls?
a. to calibrate lab instruments at the beginning of every shift
b. to make sure that the patient's test results are completed in a
timely fashion
c. to confirm that the laboratory has complete instructions
d. to confirm that the patient has complete instructions to finish an
exam Correct Answer to calibrate lab instruments at the
beginning of every shift
Which additive is used for cell counts for hematology testing?
a. gel
b. sodium heparin
c. none
d. EDTA Correct Answer EDTA
Which blood tube contains no additive?
a. sst
b. red
c. gray
d. yellow Correct Answer red
, How long must blood be allowed to clot before placing the tube in
for centrifuge?
a. no waiting time
b. 5 minutes
c. 1 minute
d. 15 minutes Correct Answer 15 minutes
What is the liquid portion of unclotted blood?
a. billycoat
b. plasma
c. lymph
d. monocytes Correct Answer plasma
Which sites are used for pediatric capillary punction?
a. great toe, outer portion of heel
b. ring finger, earlobe
c. great finger, great toe
d. only the heel Correct Answer great toe, outer portion of heel
Which urine specime collection is considered most concentrated?
a. random
b. 24 hour
c. first morning
d. clean catch Correct Answer first morning
What is the first test you use a clean catch midstream urine for?
a. glucose
b. leukocytes
c. urine culture
d. HCG Correct Answer urine culture
Physical examination of a urine includes all except?
a. color
b. transparency
c. odor
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