CMA (AAMA) Review -Complete With Solutions
An abnormal decrease in the total number of white blood cells (WBCs) is known as ✔ Ans - Leukopenia
An extremely high fever is called ✔ Ans - Hyperpyrexia
The term that means to control or stop bleeding is ✔ Ans - Hemostasis
Another term for swallowing is ✔ Ans - Deglutition
Adipose tissue is ✔ Ans - Fat
A patient with urticaria most likely has ✔ Ans - Hives
The membrane that surrounds the abdominopelvic cavity is the ✔ Ans - Peritoneum
The peripheral nervous system is composed of how many pairs of cranial nerves? ✔ Ans - 12
The outer membrane of a bone is the ✔ Ans - Periosteum
The primary site of absorption of nutrients is the ✔ Ans - Small intestine
Small, purple hemorrhagic spots on the skin are called ✔ Ans - Petechiae
The type of immunity that develops when an antigen is introduced into the body is ✔ Ans - Active
A sudden loss of blood or body fluids may cause ✔ Ans - Hypovolemic shock
The vitamin involved with the coagulation process is ✔ Ans - Vitamin K A partial-thickness burn that results in blisters and redness is classified as ✔ Ans - Second degree
A freely moving blood clot in the circulation is called a ✔ Ans - Embolus
The basic unit of heredity is ✔ Ans - A gene
All of the following are considered a tort except ✔ Ans - Breach of contract
Rendering care to a patient without consent could result in a charge of ✔ Ans - Battery
The medical assistant's signature on an informed consent form means that the medical assistant ✔ Ans - Verified the patient's signature
Patients are most likely to remember instructions when ✔ Ans - The most important information is given first
When communicating with a hearing-impaired person, ✔ Ans - Speak naturally
Poor eye contact is an example of ✔ Ans - Nonverbal communication
The matrix of a schedule is the ✔ Ans - Times not available
The medical office works on a fixed appointment schedule and a patient arrives without an appointment requesting to see the physician. The patient ✔ Ans - Should be squeezed in for a brief visit so the physician can decide what the next treatment step should be
A patient calls to cancel an appointment. This should be noted by ✔ Ans
- Writing "cancelled" in the appointment book
What information is needed to properly matrix the appointment book? ✔ Ans - Hours of hospital rounds
A disadvantage of alphabetic filing is ✔ Ans - Difficulty in retrieving
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