RMA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024
An expressed contract is - Answers -In writing
The rate of cellular chemical reactions is increased by special proteins called - Answers
-enzymes
All of the following pieces of information about the patient will need to be provided to the
hospital when calling to schedule inpatient surgery, EXCEPT the - Answers -Anesthesia
required
During an office visit, the patient receives an immunizations. Where is the appropriate
code most likely to be found in the ICD-9-CM book? - Answers -V Codes
Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by - Answers -reducing the
surface tension of alveolar fluid
The standard envelope size for general business correspondence is - Answers -No. 10
The most abundant inorganic compound found in the body is - Answers -Water
When reconciling the bank statements for the medical practice, which of the following
actions will cause an error? - Answers -Deducting monthly interest paid by the bank the
checkbook balance
What does the QRS complex represent in an ECG tracing? - Answers -Ventricular
depolarization
Which if the following organizations has established standards for safe working medical
environments? - Answers -OSHA
Which of the following vitamins is recommended in pregnancy in order to prevent neural
tube defects? - Answers -Folic acid
Which of the following is the coding system used to categorize diseases and injuries? -
Answers -international classification of diseases
Which lab work would be helpful prior to prescribing warfarin (Coumadin)? - Answers -
prothrombin time
Which sterilization method is most appropriate for a fiber-optic endoscope? - Answers -
Chemical sterilization
The medical office has been cited for storing boxes of medical supplies in front of an
emergency exit. The agency or person this infraction is - Answers -The local fire
inspection agency
, Inorganic elements such as potassium, sodium, and calcium are classified as - Answers
-Minerals
During proper autoclaving, what is the temperature and pressure of the steam? -
Answers -Steam temperature at 250 degrees; steam pressure of 15 lb
The patients ledger is actually a(n) - Answers -Accounts receivable ledger
A person with gout should decrease their intake of - Answers -Purine
A written authorization by the patient that allows direct reimbursement to the physician
for billed charges is called - Answers -assignment of benefits
When is the coding abbreviation NEC used? - Answers -When information is not known
for specific category coding
Accounts receivable are - Answers -The record of money owed to the practice
A modifier has been attached to a CPT code. This indicates. - Answers -the services or
procedures were altered from the standard
Payments for professional services by cash, check, or credit card are called - Answers -
receipts
Malfeasance is one form of - Answers -malpractice
The medical office maintains a record of each check issued that shows the date, the
check number, the amount, and the payee This is called an - Answers -Check register
Signs of an anaphylactic reaction to a drug include all of the following, except - Answers
-bloodshot eyes
The term that refers to the areas of myelinated axons is - Answers -white matter
When, using clinical thermometers, cross-contamination may best be prevented by -
Answers -soaking for 20 minutes in commercial disinfectant
In synaptic transmission, the postsynaptic neuron is stimulated to form an impulse buy a
neurotransmitters released from the. - Answers -Axon tip of the presynaptic neuron
Which of the following is not a part of the patient bill of rights? - Answers -The right to
negotiate fees for medical services received
Which of the following vitamins is recommended in pregnancy in order to prevent neural
tube defects? - Answers -folic acid
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