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Practice Exam 1 NCMA-Questions and AnswersPatient 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 Correct Ans-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 Correct Ans-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 Correct Ans-Liver
Office policy manuals contain which of the following types of information?
, Practice Exam 1 NCMA-Questions and Answers
1. Employer insurance contributions
2. Employee salaries
3. Names and positions of each employee
4. Employee health records Correct Ans-Employee salaries
Which of the following is a type of reimbursement by a health maintenance organization
(HMO) to a group of physicians on a per-person-per-month contract?
1. Managed care
2. Fee-for-service
3. Capitation
4. Co-payment Correct Ans-Capitation
When using an autoclave for sterilization of instruments that have been sanitized and
wrapped, which of the following is the required exposure time?
1. 10 minutes
2. 30 minutes
3. 25 minutes
4. 15 minutes Correct Ans-15 minutes
Kaposi's sarcoma is a malignancy of which of the following organs?
1. Skin and kidneys
2. Skin and lymph nodes
, Practice Exam 1 NCMA-Questions and Answers
3. Skin and lungs
4. Skin and bones Correct Ans-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 Correct Ans-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 Correct Ans-$45.90
Private medical records for an individual patient should be kept separate from the
individual's.
1. CHAMPUS records
2. Medicaid records
, Practice Exam 1 NCMA-Questions and Answers
3. Medicare records
4. Workers' compensation records Correct Ans-Workers' compensation records
Blood pressure readings should routinely be started at the age of...
1. 15 years
2. 10 years
3. 5 years
4. 20 years Correct Ans-5 years
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates the use of which of the
following protective equipment by health care professionals whose work exposes them to
patient with tuberculosis?
1. Googles and head cover
2. Filter mask
3. Gloves and gown
4. Head and face mask Correct Ans-Filter mask
The physician orders promethazine (Phenergan) 25 mg intramuscularly for a patient with
nausea. The bottle of promethazine is labeled "50 mg per mL." How much of the drug should
be administered to the patient?
1. 0.5 mL
2. 1 mL
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