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1. While documenting a patient history, the medical assistant does not make eye
contact with the patient. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Passive listening
B. Positive nonverbal communication
C. Negative nonverbal communication
D. Evaluative listening
E. Effective use of silence - ANSWER✔✔C
2. How should the medical assistant handle a misdirected fax of patient
information?
A. Fax a request to the incorrect fax number and ask for destruction of the
document.
B. Fax a request to the incorrect fax number and request a return fax.
C. Write a letter to the recipient explaining the error.
D. Call the recipient and apologize for the error.
E. Ask the recipient to forward the fax to the correct number. - ANSWER✔✔A
3. The patient's temperature is 97.6°F and is listed in the medical chart as: T97.6°F
(Ax). Which of the following is the least accurate method of taking body
temperature?
A. Aural
,B. Automated
C. Oral
D. Axillary
E. Rectal - ANSWER✔✔D
4. Which of the following is a principle of medical asepsis that includes the safety
measures of clean water, laws to protect the public from contaminated food, and
availability of antimicrobial medications?
A. Infection control
B. Quality assurance
C. Universal precautions
D. Epidemiology
E. Immunization - ANSWER✔✔A
5. When scheduling appointments, you should consider all of the following, except
A. flexibility.
B. analyzing patient flow.
C. legal issues.
D. patient gender.
E. waiting time. - ANSWER✔✔D
6. A series of steps an employee is required to perform to maintain clinical and
quality assurance is called which of the following?
,A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Notice
D. Schedule
E. Format - ANSWER✔✔B
7. Which of the following types of scissors or instruments may be straight or
curved, with a combination of blades?
A. Sutures
B. Operating scissors
C. Bandages
D. Needle holders
E. Hemostats - ANSWER✔✔B
8. Which of the following medications should not be administered by mouth?
A. Insulin
B. Nitroglycerine
C. Vitamin D
D. Amoxicillin
E. Acetaminophen with codeine - ANSWER✔✔A
9. Which of the following terms describes an abnormal sensitivity to a drug?
, A. Tolerance
B. Antagonism
C. Idiosyncrasy
D. Prophylaxis
E. Placebo - ANSWER✔✔C
10. A plan that covers employees in the event of injury or illness resulting in
disability is referred to as
A. insurance withholding.
B. unemployment tax.
C. deposit requirement.
D. disability insurance. - ANSWER✔✔D
11. Which of the following is an example of horizontal communication?
A. When the supervisor communicates with a subordinate
B. When a supervisor communicates with another supervisor
C. When the medical assistant communicates with a supervisor
D. When a supervisor communicates with the physician - ANSWER✔✔B
12. The physician tells a patient she has a stone in a bursa of a synovial joint, and
that she needs to have an incision into the joint to remove the stone. Which of the
following medical terms describes the procedure to remove the stone?
A. Arthroscopy
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