1. A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which
of the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding?:
Have the patient repeat information
2. Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when
bandaging a wound?: Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
3. A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the
following documents should the assistant locate information about provider
referrals or follow up appointment request for the patient?: Encounter form
also known as super bill it contains information about any and all services provided
by
Clinic staff including referrals a follow up appointments
4. A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor.
which of the following instructions should the assistant include?: You should
avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
5. Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on
a patient's leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant
use to remove the medication from the jar?: A tongue blade
6. Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following
information should the medical system report to the provider?: Recent
laboratory results
7. A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has
Epstein-barr virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can
cause which of the following conditions?: Mononucleosis
8. The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized
problem-oriented medical record (POMR). into which of the following
sections of the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history
and laboratory results?: Database
9. A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is
requesting the total cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is
an appropriate response by the assistant?: Provide the patient with an
estimated cost for the procedure
10. A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal
allergies. which of the following healthcare provider should the assistant I
did the find as being able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary
treatment?: Physician assistant
11. A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient.
which of the following statements should the assistant take?: "I'll be
collecting a blood sample from you today, there will be a small stick in your arm."
, 12. A medical system it is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients
visual acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the
following distance away?: 20 feet
13 Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by
medical assistant?: Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
14. Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of
practice?-
: Order additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
15. The medical system is monitoring a patient during a stress test. the
patient becomes increasingly short of breath and tachycardia abnormalities
appear in his EKG rhythm. which of the following actions should the assistant
take first?: Discontinue the test
16. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with
concrete debris. upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the
surface of the sclera which of the following actions should the assistant
take?: Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer canthus.
17. when preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following
actions should the medical assistant take?: Vigorously dry the patient skin prior
to electrode placement
18. A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. the
assistant should identify which of the following blood pressure readings as
stage two hypertension?: 150/95 mm Hg
19. A medical system is talking with an older adult patient who sustained a
foot fracture in the fall. she reports managing most tasks at home well but
has difficulty navigating with her crutches and is currently homebound. to
which of the following resources should the assistant refer the patient?:
Meals on wheels
20. A patient arrives at a clinic with a bill for x-rays the required due to an
injury at the patient's place of employment. The patient has private insurance
and is eligible for Worker's Compensation. The system should recognize that
which of the following part is responsible for the payment of this bill?: Paid in
full by workers compensation
21. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about lifestyle
modifications to help regulate his hypertension. Which of the following
statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "I only
smoked half a pack a day, so I'll just cut it out completely"
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