,A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following should the
assistant do to ensure patient understanding? - Correct Answers Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? - Correct
Answers Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
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? - Correct Answers 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
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of the following
instructions should the assistant include? - Correct Answers You should avoid using an electric blanket
during monitoring.
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? - Correct
Answers A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the medical
system report to the provider? - Correct Answers Recent laboratory results
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? - Correct
Answers Mononucleosis
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? - Correct Answers Database
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? - Correct Answers
Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
, 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? - Correct Answers Physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. which of the following
statements should the assistant take? - Correct Answers "I'll be collecting a blood sample from you
today, there will be a small stick in your arm."
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? - Correct Answers 20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical assistant? - Correct
Answers Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice? - Correct Answers Order
additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
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? - Correct Answers Discontinue the test
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? - Correct Answers Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer
canthus.
when preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should the medical
assistant take? - Correct Answers Vigorously dry the patient skin prior to electrode placement
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? - Correct Answers 150/95 mm Hg
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
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