MEDICAL ASSISTANT LICENSE EXAM WITH ANSWERS #2
Who is known as the father of Medicine - correct answer Hippocrates
The medical assistant must have basic knowledge of - as they relate to the medical
Profession - correct answer law and ethics
During the physicians absence, the medical assistant can give emergency care to a
patient - correct answer true
It is not a good policy for medical assistance to discuss patients complaints with them
because - correct answer the patient tends to identify the M/A's remarks as being the
opinion of the doctor
An - is an organization that provides comprehensive health care to an enrolled group for
a fixed - correct answer HMO
- is the specialty concerned with the complete, non-surgical care of an adult - correct
answer Internal medicine
What is the normal blood pressure of an adult - correct answer 120/80
- is the specialty devoted to the medical and surgical treatment of disease in women,
especially those of reproductive organs and functions - correct answer Gynecology
- medicine is the specialty concerned with the physiological, pathological and
psychological problems encountered by humans in space - correct answer Aerospace
Therapeutic radiology involves the use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of - correct
answer cancer and tumors
A band of fibrous connective tissue that extends from a muscle to a bone is known as a
- correct answer tendon
- is the science that deals with the causes, mechanisms of development and effects of
disease - correct answer pathology
- are abnormal reactions to substances that are harmless to most people - correct
answer Allergies
Which of the following is not a communicable disease - correct answer diabetes
An (MA) assistant in professional attire has a positive psychological effect on patients -
correct answer well -groomed
, A medical assistant that does not wear a - should still follow the principal of good taste
and propriety in choosing office wardrobe - correct answer uniform
An EKG machine is most generally used for the diagnosis - correct answer heart
disease
Post- partum care is generally given after - correct answer child birth
Fever, chills, inflamed eyelids, running nose, and cough are all symptoms of - correct
answer Scarlet Fever
Penicillin is effective in the treatment of all of the following several diseases because it -
correct answer kills the organisms causing the disease
The science of human behavior is called - correct answer psychology
If a patient lying on her side is uncomfortable the nurse may give her - correct answer
pillow to support the lumbar region
If a patient shows a sign of a pressure sore at the base of the spine,you should - correct
answer place an air-ring under the patient's buttocks
The microscopic examination of bacteria is used to determine - correct answer Size,
Shape Ect..
You are alone in the clinic as the doctor and the nurses are running late. A patient
begins coughing and has a severe hemorrhage. The best procedure for you to follow is
- correct answer call the police for an ambulance
A patient in the clinic is in immediate need of first-aid for shock. The most important
thing to do in the absence of both doctor and nurse is to - correct answer keep the
patient as warm as possible
Of the following, the one that is not considered to be the duty of the assistant is - correct
answer administer local anesthesia to patients
When a patient is given food intravenously, it means - correct answer through the veins
A bed cradle is a useful device for - correct answer keeping the weight of upper bed
covers off the patient
Which one of the following is not a method of an x-ray examination - correct answer
cardiogram
An opinion as to the probable course and outcome of a disease is known as a - correct
answer diagnosis
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