Practice Exam 1 NCMA Questions With Complete Solutions
Course
NCMA
Institution
NCMA
Kaposi's sarcoma is a malignancy of which of the following organs?
1. Skin and kidneys
2. Skin and lymph nodes
3. Skin and lungs
4. Skin and bones correct answer: Skin and lymph nodes
Which of the following is the most appropriate method of maintaining an airway in an unconscious adult who ...
Practice Exam 1 NCMA Questions With Complete Solutions
Kaposi's sarcoma is a malignancy of which of the following organs?
1. Skin and kidneys
2. Skin and lymph nodes
3. Skin and lungs
4. Skin and bones correct answer: Skin and lymph nodes
Which of the following is the most appropriate method of maintaining an airway in an unconscious adult who does not have a neck or spinal injury?
1. Place your thumb in the patient's mouth and lift the lower jaw
2. Jaw-thrust maneuver
3. Turn the patient on his or her side
4. Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver correct answer: Head-tilt, chin-
lift maneuver
A medical assistant earns $15.00 per hour and works 40 hours during a 1-week pay period. Federal taxes for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) are withheld at 7.65 percent.
How much money will be withheld from her gross earnings for a
1-week pay period?
1. $45.90
2. $34.60
3. $57.30
4. $22.65 correct answer: $45.90
Private medical records for an individual patient should be kept separate from the individual's. 1. CHAMPUS records 2. Medicaid records
3. Medicare records
4. Workers' compensation records correct answer: Workers' compensation records
Patient consent is required to release which of the following information from a medical record?
1. History of committing child abuse 2. History of communicable disease
3. History of being stabbed
4. History of drug or alcohol abuse correct answer: History of communicable disease
In a medical office, computer spreadsheet programs are most often used for which of the following tasks?
1. Composing letters
2. Maintaining medical records
3. Tracking accounts payable
4. Scheduling appointments correct answer: Tracking accounts payable
The metabolism of most drugs is a function of which of the following organs?
1. Brain
2. Lungs
3. Liver
4. Kidneys correct answer: Liver
Office policy manuals contain which of the following types of information? 1. Employer insurance contributions 2. Employee salaries
3. Names and positions of each employee 4. Employee health records correct answer: Employee salaries
Which of the following is a type of reimbursement by a health maintenance organization (HMO) to a group of physicians on a per-person-per-month contract?
1. Managed care
2. Fee-for-service
3. Capitation
4. Co-payment correct answer: Capitation
When using an autoclave for sterilization of instruments that have been sanitized and wrapped, which of the following is the required exposure time?
1. 10 minutes
2. 30 minutes 3. 25 minutes
4. 15 minutes correct answer: 15 minutes
Blood pressure readings should routinely be started at the age of...
1. 15 years
2. 10 years
3. 5 years
4. 20 years correct answer: 5 years
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates the use of which of the following protective
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