NHA Medical Assistant Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
HbA1c - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be performed on a patient presenting with
polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia
Trendelburg position - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-what position should be used on a patient
whos blood pressure drops very low
Atrioventricular (AV) Node - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is stimulated after Sinoatrial (SA) Node
in the conduction system
Sigmoidoscope - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-requires high level disinfectant
Poison Control - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-parent should be directed to call if a child has
ingested a cleaning solution
Sublingual - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-the best route for a patient who has a prescription for
nitroglycerin to treat angina
Apical Pulse - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is the preferred method for determining heart rate in
an infant
Lithotomy Position - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is for a patient that should be on their back
with knees bent and feet in stirrups
PT/INR Protrombin Time - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be drawn in a light blue tube first
before gold and lavender
, 21 gauge needle with evacuation tube - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used on healthy
adults
Alopecia - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is another term for baldness
Hematemesis - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-term for vomiting blood
(hemat=blood,emisis=vomiting)
Intradermal Route - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used when testing patients for
allergens
State your professional medical title - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when greeting a patient you
should always
red hazard - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-indicates the soulution is flamable
Snellen E chart - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used for non English speaking patients
to check visual acuity
rapid streptococcus test - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be obtained via the throat
MMR vaccine - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is given to a child subcutaneously in the upper arm
at a 45 degree angle
Electrical activity - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a 12 lead EKG is used to trace the hearts
offer the patient orange juice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when they are experiencing a
hypoglycemic emergency
dry the patients chest prior to applying the electrodes - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when a
patient is diaphoretic during an EKG
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
HbA1c - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be performed on a patient presenting with
polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia
Trendelburg position - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-what position should be used on a patient
whos blood pressure drops very low
Atrioventricular (AV) Node - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is stimulated after Sinoatrial (SA) Node
in the conduction system
Sigmoidoscope - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-requires high level disinfectant
Poison Control - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-parent should be directed to call if a child has
ingested a cleaning solution
Sublingual - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-the best route for a patient who has a prescription for
nitroglycerin to treat angina
Apical Pulse - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is the preferred method for determining heart rate in
an infant
Lithotomy Position - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is for a patient that should be on their back
with knees bent and feet in stirrups
PT/INR Protrombin Time - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be drawn in a light blue tube first
before gold and lavender
, 21 gauge needle with evacuation tube - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used on healthy
adults
Alopecia - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is another term for baldness
Hematemesis - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-term for vomiting blood
(hemat=blood,emisis=vomiting)
Intradermal Route - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used when testing patients for
allergens
State your professional medical title - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when greeting a patient you
should always
red hazard - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-indicates the soulution is flamable
Snellen E chart - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be used for non English speaking patients
to check visual acuity
rapid streptococcus test - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-should be obtained via the throat
MMR vaccine - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-is given to a child subcutaneously in the upper arm
at a 45 degree angle
Electrical activity - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a 12 lead EKG is used to trace the hearts
offer the patient orange juice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when they are experiencing a
hypoglycemic emergency
dry the patients chest prior to applying the electrodes - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-when a
patient is diaphoretic during an EKG
