CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE DRILLS PRATICE EXAM COMPLETE SOLUTION

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which of the following terms should an MA use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER Dyspnea Which of the following is outside of an MA's ... scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER order additional laboratory tests to confirm the pts condition when assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should an MA expect to perform? - CORRECT ANSWER receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing A patient losses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following actions should an MA take first? - CORRECT ANSWER call for help and begin CPR An MA is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER remove your nail polish before the test An MA receives a denial of payment for a pmts cholecystectomy. The reason state is "noncovered service." If the procedure was deemed emergent by the provider, Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER Instruct the pt. to contact the insurer about the denial of payment Which of the following laboratory results should the MA recognize is abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWER Potassium 3 mEq/L An MA is scheduling diagnostic tests for a patients liver and pancreas. Which of the following systems is being assessed? - CORRECT ANSWER Digestive The MA drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the pt. calls the office, concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed? - CORRECT ANSWER Negligence an MA is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a patients hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER hold the needle by its wings...... [Show More]

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