NHA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS @ 2023
What is the primary benefit of numeric filing? - Answer Patient confidentiality is
preserved.
If a patient is unresponsive, what should be assessed first? - Answer Respiration
The receptionist must arrive how long before office hours begin? - Answer 1...
What is the primary benefit of numeric filing? - Answer Patient confidentiality is
preserved.
If a patient is unresponsive, what should be assessed first? - Answer Respiration
The receptionist must arrive how long before office hours begin? - Answer 15 to 20
minutes
What information is obtained from a completed day sheet? - Answer Accounts
receivable data.
What organisms most commonly causes toxic shock syndrome? - Answer
Staphylococcus aureus
The mesentery is located in which body cavity? - Answer Abdominal
A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the insurance company
will begin to cover any expenses. What is this payment called? - Answer Deductible
What is the primary function of Pulmonary Arteries? - Answer Pulmonary Arteries
transfer low-oxygen blood away from the heart so that it can be re-oxygenated.
What is the most effective way to educate new patients about office policies? - Answer
Distribute patient information packets.
What is the normal range of RBC in men? - Answer 4.3-5.7
What is the normal range of RBC in women? - Answer 3.8-5.1
What is the normal range of WBC in an adult? - Answer 4.5-11.0
What is the normal range for platelet count in an adult? - Answer 150-400
What is the normal range for Hematocrit in men? - Answer 39%-49%
What is the normal range for Hematocrit in women? - Answer 35%-45%
, What is the normal range for Hemoglobin in men? - Answer 13.2-17.3 g/dL
What is the normal range for Hemoglobin in women? - Answer 11.7-16.0 g/dL
What is the normal range for Cholesterol in men? - Answer 158-277 mg/dL
What is the normal range for Cholesterol in women? - Answer 162-285 mg/dL
What is the normal range for Glucose in adults? (Fasting blood sugar) - Answer 74-120
mg/dL
What is the normal range for Insulin in adults? - Answer <17 U/mL
What is the normal range for Iron in men? - Answer 65-175
What is the normal range for Iron in women? - Answer 50-170
What is the normal range for Uric acid in men? - Answer 4.4-7.6 mg/dL
What is the normal range for Uric acid in women? - Answer 2.3-6.6 mg/dL
What is the order of the draw? - Answer yellow, light blue, gold, red, tiger top, green,
lavender, gray
In addition to name and phone number, what else is required for a patient to make an
appointment? - Answer Reason for the visit.
A CCMA records a male patient's hemoglobin value as 9 g/dL. What should she report
to the provider? - Answer That the value is below reference range.
In a 12 lead EKG, where is the correct placement for lead 4? - Answer 5th intercostal
space, midclavicular line
How far away does the patient need to be for a near vision acuity test? - Answer 15
inches
If the patient just smoked, which vital sign to you record last? - Answer temperature
If a patient is 30 kg, what do they weigh in pounds? - Answer 66 lbs
What is the CCMA's role during a pulmonary function test? - Answer To coach the
patient through the test.
The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how many digits? - Answer 5
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