RMA Practice Exam 2 ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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RMA Practice Exam 2 ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What document applies to donation of anatomical gifts? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Uniform anatomical gift act
Which endocrine gland produces calcitonin? - CORRECT ANSWER- Thyroid
In what situation can a patient's medical record be released witho...
RMA Practice Exam 2 ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What document applies to donation of anatomical gifts? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Uniform anatomical gift act
Which endocrine gland produces calcitonin? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Thyroid
In what situation can a patient's medical record be released without a signed authorization? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The pt is HIV positive
What health care worker is licensed to practice? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Registered
nurse
What would be the most appropriate first step when dealing with a pt who is distraught and
angry? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ask the pt to calm down
Hematopoiesis is - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The production of new blood cells
A 75-yr-old woman with emphysema continues to smoke and to miss appointments against
the orders of her physician. What is the most appropriate next step? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Notify the pt that her medical care is being terminated
What would be the most appropriate action for the medical assistant to take when the
physician is running behind schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Explain the delay and
offer another appointment if the pt requests one
What agency regulates licensure for physicians? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔State
government
This document allows a pt to grant her husband legal authority to act on her behalf? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Durable power of attorney
,"Have you had this problem in the past?" is an example of which of the following types of
questions? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Closed-ended
An 18-yr-old woman comes into the office for an STD test. The next day her mother calls and
asks for the results. What prevents disclosure of this info? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔HIPPA
Which developmental stage is characterized by the desire to belong to a group and a need for
independence and privacy? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Adolescence
A lateral curvature is known as - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔scoliosis
The best method for transmitting confidential info from one medical practice to another is by
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fax
The best method for communicating with an elderly pt would be to - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔encourage questions
Ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lack of blood flow to tissue
The correct term that describes fluid that drains from a wound is - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔serous
A pt whose husband recently passed away comes into the office because of malaise. She is
unkempt and weepy. She tells the medical assistant that she wishes she were dead. What
would be the most sensitive response to this pt? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"Please tell me
more about those feelings."
What would most likely be the cause of revocation of the physician's license? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Performing medical research without the consent of the pt
Tingling in the hands and numbness in the arm, and frequent episodes of blurred vision are
characteristic of - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔transient ischemic attack
, What punctuation mark is used to indicate the exact words of the pt? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔quotation marks
A woman pt with advanced breast cancer refuses to allow her mother to care for her. She
becomes extremely upset when her family member talk about her maternal grandmother who
died of the disease. Which defense mechanism is this pt using? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Denial
The suffix that means deficiency is - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-penia
A mucous membrane - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lines body cavities that open to the outside
of the body
What demonstrates proper grammar? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔There was no recurrence
of the tumor*
Review of the systems were negative
She neither drinks or smokes
He was scheduled for the replacement of his aorta valve
What is a fungal infection of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ringworm
What is the most effective way of communicating with a pt who does not speak English? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Encouraging nonverbal communication
The term that refers to the back of the body - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Dorsal
An X-ray study to confirm the diagnosis of a break in the bone of the thigh would be ordered
on which bone? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Femur
Spermatozoa are produced in the - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Seminiferous tubules
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