Rma Practice Test 3

Front 1

The proofreader's mark that resembles an equal sign means which of the following?

Back 1

Insert hyphen

Front 2

Which of the following is the correct spelling for the term describing absence or abnormal cessation of menses?

Back 2

Amenorrhea

Front 3

Which of the following medical terms is common known as "crossed eyes"?

Back 3

Strabismus

Front 4

Which of the following basic computer software operations obtains a saved file?

Back 4

Retrieving file

Front 5

Cromolyn is used to treat

Back 5

asthma

Front 6

You are providing rescue breathing to an unresponsive, nonbreathing child who shows signs of circulation. How often should you provide rescue breaths for this child?

Back 6

Once every six to eight seconds (eight to ten breaths per minute)

Front 7

Butenafine is prescribed to treat

Back 7

Athlete's foot

Front 8

Which of the following steps must be taken to recall a mailed letter?

Back 8

Call the post office

Front 9

If a patient weighs 165 pounds, how much does he or she weigh in kilograms?

Back 9

75 kg

Front 10

Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the security of electronic medical records?

Back 10

Restricting access to information based on each user's job function

Front 11

The production of heat needed to use food is called

Back 11

Thermogenesis

Front 12

Scheduling two or more patients in the same slot is known as

Back 12

double booking

Front 13

Serum sickness is what type of sensitivity?

Back 13

lll

Front 14

The combining form cheil/o means

Back 14

lip

Front 15

Which of the following devices is used to keep irregular flows of alternating current electricity from damaging computer components?

Back 15

surge protector

Front 16

Which of the following is the body's initial response to any injury?

Back 16

inflammation

Front 17

Which of the following is collected for a leukocyte count?

Back 17

whole blood

Front 18

When practicing sterile technique, the medical assistant should use which of the following instruments to set up a sterile field?

Back 18

Transfer forceps

Front 19

Standard precautions require that examination rooms, equipment, blood spills, and other potentially infectious materials be cleaned with which of the following?

Back 19

bleach

Front 20

Which of the following is a general term for measuring weight and height?

Back 20

Mensuration

Front 21

Which of the following is the portion of a centrifuged urine sample used for microscopic examination

Back 21

Sediment

Front 22

A daysheet provides complete and up-to-date information about

Back 22

Accounts receivable

Front 23

Which of the following is the most important consideration when scheduling patient appointments?

Back 23

Urgency of patient need

Front 24

What action should a medical assistant take if a caller wants to talk to a physician but refuses to identify him or herself?

Back 24

Ask the person to write a letter to the physician and mark it "personal"

Front 25

Which of the following procedures requires that surgical asepsis be maintained?

Back 25

Aspiration of fluid from a cyst in the breast

Front 26

Which of the following muscles is located in the torso?

Back 26

External oblique

Front 27

Which of the following thermometers can be used to obtain the fastest accurate reading?

Back 27

Tympanic membrane electronic

Front 28

When performing electrocardiography, which of the following chest leads should be placed at the fifth intercostal space at the junction of the left midclavicular line?

Back 28

V4

Front 29

Biohazardous waste must be collected in impermeable polyethylene bags that are which of the following colors?

Back 29

red

Front 30

A synapse is

Back 30

The junction between two neurons

Front 31

Which of the following is the best use of computers in the medical office?

Back 31

Accessing patient records

Front 32

Sensitivity testing is used to determine

Back 32

A pathogen's susceptibility to antibiotics

Front 33

Drugs that increase urine secretion are

Back 33

Diuretics

Front 34

The condition in which one of the sex chromosomes is missing is called

Back 34

Turner's syndrome

Front 35

Which of the following terms refers to an advance directive made by an individual that specifies his or her end-of-life wishes?

Back 35

living will

Front 36

When a urine culture is being performed, the urine should be incubated on the culture dishes for how many hours?

Back 36

24

Front 37

The physician prescribes Prozac 60 mg per day for thirty days. Prozac is available in 20 mg tablets. Which of the following is the correct number to be dispensed?

Back 37

90

Front 38

The proofreaders' mark "#" represents which of the following?

Back 38

add a space

Front 39

The anticoagulant EDTA is most appropriate for a blood specimen that has been collected for

Back 39

Complete blood cell counts

Front 40

Which of the following terms means "fainting"?

Back 40

Syncope

Front 41

Which of the following injections is administered under the skin and into the fat layer?

Back 41

Subcutaneous

Front 42

A telephone feature that answers calls and has a recording that identifies services available by pressing a specific number is known as which of the following?

Back 42

Automated routing unit

Front 43

An 18-month-old girl was taken to her pediatrician for a vaccine. Which of the following terms most likely relates to her reaction to the nurse with the needle?

Back 43

Anxiety

Front 44

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Back 44

Homerous

Front 45

All but which of the following are characteristics of the endocrine system?

Back 45

It is responsible for many conscious and unconscious activities

Front 46

Which of the following is the most likely adverse effect in a patient who takes a beta-adrenergic blocking agent?

Back 46

Bradycardia

Front 47

Through the U.S. Postal Service, a package of books that weighs 90 pounds

Back 47

Cannot be sent because it exceeds weight limits

Front 48

Which of the following types of insurance covers medical expenses for patients who are injured "in their home"?

Back 48

Liability

Front 49

Which of the following is a mechanism involved in healing ulcers?

Back 49

Reduction of gastric acidity and enhancement of mucosal defenses

Front 50

Fluoxetine is a type of

Back 50

Antidepressant

Front 51

The abbreviation NP stands for

Back 51

New patient

Front 52

Which of the following statements is true about a typical purchasing procedure in a medical office?

Back 52

An authorized person should be in charge of purchasing

Receipts of goods should be recorded

High-quality goods should be ordered at the lowest price

Shipments should be checked against packing slips

All of these ***

Front 53

Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in the

Back 53

lower legs

Front 54

The part of the brain responsible for visual recognition is the

Back 54

Occipital lobe

Front 55

Which of the following is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions?

Back 55

Transverse

Front 56

Which of the following provides detailed information about the potential hazards of chemicals used in the physician's office?

Back 56

Safety Data Sheets

Front 57

Epinephrine is a(n)

Back 57

Adrenergic

Front 58

Which of the following body systems contains the cervix and fallopian tubes?

Back 58

reproductive

Front 59

Which of the following is a type of hormone?

Back 59

Secretin

Front 60

In a medical record, dyspepsia should be recorded under which of the following body systems?

Back 60

Digestive

Front 61

Which of the following is the study of death and dying?

Back 61

Thanatology

Front 62

A medical assistant is paid biweekly and earns a regular rate of $10.50/hour. Her employer pays 1.5 times the regular rate for any hours exceeding 80 within a two-week time period. During the past two weeks, she worked 82 hours. Which of the following represents her gross earnings for this biweekly time period?

Back 62

$871.50

Front 63

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

Back 63

Lithiasis

Front 64

Certified mail is used to send

Back 64

Documents, contracts, and bankbooks

Front 65

Type A blood has

Back 65

A antigen on the red blood cells and anti-B antibodies in plasma

Front 66

The three bones in the middle ear that amplify vibration are called

Back 66

Auditory ossicles

Front 67

You are babysitting your infant nephew. You are alone and find the infant unresponsive. Which of the following is the best action?

Back 67

Begin the ABCs of CPR and then phone 911 after one minute of rescue support

Front 68

Which of the following should be placed on top of a stack of incoming mail for the physician's attention?

Back 68

Consultant's report

Front 69

What is the function of the hormone calcitonin, which is released from the thyroid gland?

Back 69

It decreases plasma calcium concentrations

Front 70

A patient with Addison's disease should be examined by which of the following types of specialists?

Back 70

Endocrinologist