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Practice Test 1 Questions With Verified Answers A medical assistant is providing instructions to a patient about how to take an extended-release medication orally. Which of the following patient statements indicates a need for further teaching? - answer"I can crush or chew the pill if it is too...

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A medical assistant is providing instructions to a patient about how to take an extended-release

medication orally. Which of the following patient statements indicates a need for further

teaching? - answer✔"I can crush or chew the pill if it is too hard for me to swallow."


A medical assistant is preparing to obtain a patient's vital signs. Which of the following patient

information should the assistant verify prior to obtaining the patient's vital signs? - answer✔Date

of birth

When removing sutures, why is it important for a medical assistant to place the removed sutures

on a gauze pad? - answer✔To determine the number of sutures removed.


A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient reports

developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in)

in diameter. Which of the following terms should the assistant use to document their

observations in the patient's medical record? - answer✔Papules


Which of the following body systems work together to control and maintain homeostasis? -

answer✔Endocrine and nervous systems

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Which of the following actions by a medical assistant is an example of disease prevention

coaching? - answer✔Providing instructions about effective hand washing


A medical assistant needs to remove all living micro-organisms from a contaminated towel

clamp. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to cleanse this instrument? -

answer✔Sterilization


A medical assistant is preparing a patient for an EKG. The assistant should wipe the area where

the electrodes will be placed on the patient with which of the following substances to remove any

sweat or lotion? - answer✔Alcohol.


A medical assistant should identify that which of the following procedures requires prior

authorization? - answer✔Endoscopy


A medical assistant asks a patient to complete a health questionnaire. In which of the following

sections of the questionnaire should the patient include information about tobacco and alcohol

use? - answer✔Social history


A medical assistant is walking a patient back to the examination room following a laboratory

test. The patient asks about the results of the test.


Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - answer✔Inform the patient that the

provider will review the results with them in the examination room.

A medical assistant observes a provider failing to perform hand hygiene before beginning to

remove sutures from a patient's hand. The patient's hand later becomes infected. The assistant

should identify that which of the following legal torts has occurred? - answer✔Negligence

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A medical assistant is preparing a community resource library. Which of the following actions

should the assistant take first? - answer✔Compile a list of local community agencies.


Which of the following is a common root word? - answer✔Anti


A medical assistant is assisting a patient who refuses to accept their terminal illness diagnosis.

The assistant should identify that this patient is in which of the following Kübler-Ross stages of

grief? - answer✔Denial


A medical assistant should identify that which of the following types of technology uses

webcams and internet video chat to provide medical care and services? - answer✔Telemedicine.


After a patient leaves an examination room, which of the following actions should a medical

assistant take to prepare the examination table for the next patient? - answer✔Roll up the

disposable paper on the table tightly and quickly.

A medical assistant is preparing a sterile field for a minor surgery. Which of the following

should the assistant identify as a potential contamination? - answer✔Touching the inside of the

sterile pack

A medical assistant is attempting to resolve a patient complaint. The assistant should identify

that which of the following describes the defense mechanism of reaction formation? -

answer✔The patient expresses the opposite of what they actually feel.

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