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NCMA PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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NCMA PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERSKaposi'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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -$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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -Liver
A patient has been instructed to exercise his arm for 5 minutes, several times a day. He
tells the medical assistant he could not do the exercises since his last appointment
because he had to go to work. Which of the following defense mechanisms is he using?
1. Displacement
2. Projection
3. Regression
4. Repression - Answers -Displacement
How long is the hepatitis B virus capable of surviving in a dried state on environmental
surfaces?
1. One week
2. One month
3. Two weeks
4. Three weeks - Answers -One week
Which of the following psychological theories was developed by Abraham Maslow?
1. Negative reinforcement
2. Stages of grief
3. Hierarchy of needs
4. Conditional response - Answers -Hierarchy of needs
If a patient is chronically late and requires more of the physician's time than most
patients, when should this patient's appointment be scheduled?
1. First appointment of the day
2. Last appointment of the day
3.Last appointment before lunch
4. First appointment after lunch - Answers -Last appointment of the day
Which of the following terms described the dose required to sustain a level of narcotics
in a patient's blood to control pain caused by cancer?
1. Maintenance
2. Therapeutic
3. Maximum
4. Loading - Answers -Maintenance
Which of the following cytoplasmic organelles digests material that comes into the cell?
1. Ribosome
2. Lysosome
3. Mitochondrion
4. Centriole - Answers -Lysosome
, Which of the following is the most common cancer in males between the ages of 20 and
35?
1. Thyroid
2. Testicular
3. Prostate
4. Pancreatic - Answers -Testicular
Minor cauterization procedures are performed in the medical office by all the following
means, except...
1. Caustic agents
2. Electric currents
3. Hemostats
4. Lasers - Answers -Hemostats
A patient calls the office and angrily states that he is dissatisfied with his medical care.
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial responses?
1. Apologize and suggest that he change physicians
2. Ask him to describe the problem
3. Tell him the physician will return his call
4. Suggest that he calm down and call back later - Answers -Ask him to describe the
problem
Which of the following serum levels is included in a lipid profile?
1. Cholesterol
2. Potassium
3. Sodium
4. Albumin - Answers -Cholesterol
Which of the following is NOT an element of the "six rights" of proper drug
administration?
1. Room
2. Patient
3. Route
4. Time - Answers -Room
The physician orders 75 mg of medication to be given intramuscularly. The medication
is available in 50 mg/mL vials. The medical assistant should administer...
1. 1.5 mL
2. 0.75 mL
3. 0.50 mL
4. 1.0 mL - Answers -1.5 mL
According to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which of the following must be
documented in a child's permanent medical record?
1. Vaccine information sheets
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