Free Practice Exam

Free Practice Exam 1. What does "BMD" stand for? Bone Mineral Density 2. The physician orders 160 mg/mL of Depo-Medrol. 4 ML You have 40mg/mL on hand. How many milliliters will you give? 3. Which of the following is NOT appropriate patient Keep the site moist for at education information when instructing a patient least 24 hours. for after care of suturing? 4. A patient's medical record is to be released. What Release a copy of the is an important rule to remember? medical record, not the original. 5. Urine giving off a fruity odor may indicate the pathological condition of: diabetes mellitus 6. What method uses a device to measure pulse and blood pressure simultaneously? the electronic sphygmomanometer method 7. The epiglottis is: A flaplike structure covering the larynx during swallowing 8. What is a mixture of insoluble solids in a liquid? A suspension 9. What is a mixture of one or more medications dissolved in a liquid? A solution 10. What is a flavored solutions mixed with sugar? A syrup 11. What is a syrup mixed with alcohol? An elixir 12. Normal ranges for a creatinine blood test: 0.6 to 1.3 mg/dL 13. A range of 2 to 6.5 mg/dL for a creatinine blood kidney failure test would indicate: 14. Medical term for a crushed bone fracture with many fragments 1/3 comminuted 15. Medical term for a fracture causing bone to pierce the skin compound 16. Which is the body system through which a mi- vascular system croorganism enters if it enters the blood supply? 17. Which is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it is swallowed? gastrointestinal system 18. Which is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it is breathed in through the nose? respiratory system 19. Which is the body system through which a mi- integumentary system croorganism enters if it enters via a cut or other break in the skin? 20. The 1994 act that determines the individuals to HIPAA whom medical assistants are able to communicate test results 21. What condition does a positive Treponema pal- Syphillis lidum antibodies blood test indicate? 22. What is required for a patient to receive a copy of A written request AND a his or her own records? patient signature. 23. What is The sudden blocking of an artery by an An embolism embolus or the formation of an embolus? 24. What type of puncture do medical assistants not Arterial perform? Venipuncture, Skin, Arterial? 25. If the physician tells you to place the client in the Side-Lying lateral position, you understand that this means: 26. If the physician tells you to place the client in the Fowler's position, you understand that this means: 2/3 Sitting 27. If the physician tells you to place the client in the Lying Flat supine position, you understand that this means: 28. A patient lying flat is in the ________ postion Supine 29. A patient sitting up is in the _________ postion Fowlers 30. A patient lying on her side would be in the _________ position. Lateral 31. What determines the fees that insurance compa- CPT nies pay? CPT, ICD, CLIA, or AMA? 32. A protein in the blood associated with antibodies Globulin is: globulin, immunoglobulin, or antiglobulin? 33. Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a week if who recommends? The manufacturer 34. Abbreviation for milliequivalent mEq. 35. Abbreviation for milligram mg 36. Abbreviation for millileter ml 37. Abbreviation for minim m/min. 38. What is the term for a motor neuron and muscle Motor unit fibers that it controls? 39. A single neuron that causes muscle fibers to contract is a: Motor Neuron 40. Another word for a condition with a slow onset: Tardive 3/3