CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM
2024/2025
An arthrogram is the radiographic visualization of
(A) a joint
(B) a blood vessel
(C) the gallbladder
(D) the spinal column
(E) an artery - Precise Answer ✔✔A joint
Diathermy is an example of an agent that incorporates the use of
(A) paraffin wax
(B) cold water
(C) ultraviolet light
(D) deep heat
(E) hot water - Precise Answer ✔✔Ultraviolet light
Which of the following conditions would benefit from a low-purine
diet?
(A) Gout
(B) Obesity
(C) High blood pressure
Antihypertensive medications are associated with the treatment of
(A) fever
(B) vomiting
(C) high blood pressure
(D) allergies
(E) gout - Precise Answer ✔✔High blood pressure
A laceration appears as a
(A) scrape on the skin
(B) bruise
(C) jagged cut
(D) swelling on the skin
(E) hematoma - Precise Answer ✔✔Jagged cut
Res ipsa loquitur is a Latin term that means which of the following?
(A) Let the buyer beware
(B) The thing speaks for itself
(C) The employer is responsible for the employee
(D) The patient is always first
,(E) The physician is responsible - Precise Answer ✔✔The thing speaks
for itself
The medical term meaning "inflammation of the bone is
(A) arthritis
(B) bursitis
(C) chondritis
(D) osteitis
(E) tendonitis - Precise Answer ✔✔Chondritis
The superior vena cava is the
(A) vein that carriers blood from the lower extremities to the aorta
(B) artery that carriers blood between the heart and lungs
(C) vein that carries blood between the heart and lungs
(D) artery that carries blood from the aorta to the kidneys
(E) vein that carries blood from the upper body back to the heart -
Precise Answer ✔✔Vein that carries blood from the upper body back to
the heart
Basic communication requires a message and
(A) sender and receiver
(B) feedback and body language
(C) clarification and feedback
(D) receiver and body language
, (E) a decoder - Precise Answer ✔✔Sender and receiver
The term facsimile refers to
(A) fax
(B) photocopy
(C) e-mail
(D) voice mail
(E) internet - Precise Answer ✔✔Fax
A matrix is a(n)
(A) form of billing
(B) appointment book schedule with blocked out periods of time
(C) form used for insurance filing
(D) timed laboratory test
(E) document used for patient billing - Precise Answer ✔✔Appointment
book schedule with blocked out periods of time
The most common method used to chart the patient's medical record is
(A) CPT
(B) SOMR
(C) SOAP
(D) HCFA
(E) ICD - Precise Answer ✔✔SOAP
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