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NCCT'S NATIONAL CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT (NCMA) MOCK EXAM
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NCCT'S NATIONAL CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT(NCMA) MOCK EXAM
The most common color coding filing system color codes which of the following?
a. Patient's first name
b. Provider's name
c. Patient's last or surname
d. Patient's social security number - Answers -d. Color coding is most often applied to
the patient's last name.
Which one of the following statements applies to paper medical record entries?
a.Physicians must approve all entries
b. Must be written in permanent ink
c. Must be handwritten by the physician
d. Each entry must be no more than 200 words in length - Answers -d. All records
should be either typed or written using permanent ink.
Which of the following are not factors that affect respiration?
a.Gender
b. Weight
c. Height
d. Age - Answers -d. age
Which of the following may be the cause of AC noise on an EKG?
a. Gain settings
b.Static build up
c. Skin abrasions
d. Patient movement - Answers -c. AC noise on an EKG may be caused by an abrasion
on the skin, involuntary muscle tremor, poor ground connections, dry out of electrodes,
poor cables or lead wires, or presence of fluorescent lights.
Identify which form of punctuation should be used inside the parentheses. Jarrell wants
to know when we expect to have all the specifications ( ).
a. Question mark
b. Comma
c .Period
d.Exclamation mark - Answers -b. A period is the correct punctuation for this sentence.
Which of the following vacutainer tubes does not contain an additive?
a. Lavender
b .Green
c .Gold
d .Red - Answers -d. The red tube does not contain an additive. The other choices all
contain an additive.
,"Let the master answer" describes which legal doctrine?
a. Res judicata
b. Informed consent
d. Respondeat superior
e. Res ipsa loquitur - Answers -a. Respondent superior is Latin correspondent superior
is Latin for "let the master answer."
Res ipsa loquitur describes "the thing speaks for itself".
Informed consent is a process of informing a patient of all benefits, risks and alternate
options of medical care.
Res judicata indicates that a matter has been adjudicated by court.
Which of the following is a purpose of the medical record?
a. Diagnosis and treatment
b. Financial record of patient's account balance
c. Intraoffice communication
d. Legal protection for patient - Answers -c. The medical record is used to diagnosis and
treat the patient.
Medical records do not contain intraoffice communication or financial records.
The medical record is not designed to provide legal protection for the patient.
What is a location for temporary data storage during computer processing called?
a. Query
b. Buffer
c .Node
d. Bus - Answers -c. A location for temporary data storage during computer processing
is called a buffer.
A node is a basic unit of a data structure.
A query is a request for data.
A bus is the communication system that transfers data between components inside a
computer.
Which of the following is one who specializes in the study of tissue?
a.Cytology
b.Histology
c. Histologist
d.Cytologist - Answers -c. Hist- means tissue and -ology means the study of.
What are AEDs used for?
a. Resetting pacemaker
, b. Ventricular fibrillation
c.Diastole
d. Asystole - Answers -b. AEDs are used for ventricular fibrillation and ventricular
tachycardia.
AEDs are not used in asystole, diastole, or resetting a pacemaker.
Which of the following is the urine chemistry test that measures the percent of hydrogen
ion concentration?
a.Nitrite
b. Urobilinogen
c. Bilirubin
d. pH - Answers -d. pH
pH is a measurement of the acidity/alkalinity of a substance and, therefore, measures
the hydrogen ion concentration of that substance.
Nitrite testing is done to determine if there is bacteria in the urine.
Urinary urobilinogen may be increased in the presence of a hemolytic process such as
hemolytic anemia.
Bilirubin is a yellowish substance made during the body's normal process of breaking
down red blood cells.
The medical abbreviation that means four times a day is which of the following?
a. qs
b. q.i.d
c. q x 4
d. q.4.h. - Answers -The medical abbreviation that means four times a day is q.i.d.
Q4h means every four hours.
Qx4 means every 4 days.
Qs means "defined here."
When administering medication to a patient, what is the first step the medical assistant
should take?
a. Apply a bandage to the injection site
b. Verify you have the correct medication
c. Verify you have the correct patient
d. Use an alcohol wipe where the patient will be injected - Answers -b. The first step in
any medication administration is to verify you have the correct patient.
What angle should the needle form with the arm surface for a blood draw?
a. 15-30 degrees
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