Missed Questions

Question 1

What should a MA use when weighing a patient who has balance issues?

Answer 1

Position a walker over the scale

Question 2

What route should be used for an insulin injection?

Answer 2

Subcutaneous

Question 3

Which supply should the MA prepare for a physical examination on a patient with a sore throat?

Answer 3

Microscope slide

Question 4

What action should a MA take prior to obtaining an EKG tracing?

Answer 4

Check the paper level

Question 5

What is a basal state?

Answer 5

Fasting for 12 hours

Question 6

What action should an MA take when removing sutures?

Answer 6

Lift the knot toward the wound

Question 7

What item is required to properly process the instruments for sterilization when preparing the autoclave?

Answer 7

Sterilization indicators

Question 8

What symptom is associated with infectious mononucleosis?

Answer 8

Extreme fatigue

Question 9

Where should an MA refer a patient with an increased level of hemoglobin A 1 c?

Answer 9

Endocrinologist

Question 10

What legal tort involves deception with the intent to deprive another person of their rights?

Answer 10

Fraud

Question 11

What chart is used to test for color vision?

Answer 11

Ishihara chart

Question 12

What technique should a MA use to provide support to the joint when applying a bandage to an ankle?

Answer 12

Figure 8

Question 13

What distance from the edges of a surgical tray’s sterile field should the assistant consider contaminated?

Answer 13

1 inch

Question 14

When does the timing for a glucose tolerance test begin?

Answer 14

1 hour after drinki

Question 15

When performing surgical skin preparation, what solution should a MA use?

Answer 15

Povidone-iodine

Question 16

When setting a tray up for a minor procedure, what action maintains the sterile field of the tray?

Answer 16

Opening the package away from the body

Question 17

What part of the diagnostic statement should a MA use when searching in the alphabetical index?

Answer 17

The main term

Question 18

What form should a MA give to a patient when Medicare might not cover services or items?

Answer 18

An advance beneficiary notice (ABN)

Question 19

What does an ESR test do?

Answer 19

It measures the distance a patient’s RBCs have dropped

Question 20

What is needed to complete a CMS-1500 form?

Answer 20

The provider’s federal tax identification number

Question 21

How long does the authorization process for an urgent referral request to an insurance company take to process?

Answer 21

24 hours

Question 22

How often should a facility review and update its exposure control plan at the minimum?

Answer 22

Annually

Question 23

What laboratory test requires a MA to follow the chain of custody protocol?

Answer 23

Blood alcohol level (BAL)

Question 24

What is the proper length of time for a MA to wash their eyes out after eye exposure to a patient’s body fluids?

Answer 24

15 minutes

Question 25

Complications such as poor wound healing, amputations, blindness, polyuria (increased urination), and kidney failure are associated with what disease?

Answer 25

Diabetes mellitus

Question 26

What information should a MA include in the teaching about a Holter monitor?

Answer 26

The monitor records the usage of an underwire bra

Question 27

What area should a MA use to obtain an accurate measurement when performing a body fat measurement on a patient?

Answer 27

Tricpes

Question 28

When should a MA label the tubes during a phlebotomy procedure?

Answer 28

After disposing of the used needle

Question 29

What resource should a MA use to obtain the outside laboratory results of a patient?

Answer 29

Electronic health record (EHR)

Question 30

When setting up for a minor procedure, what should a MA do when they notice a coworker reaching across the sterile field to get something?

Answer 30

Break down the tray and start over

Question 31

What does CLIA stand for?

Answer 31

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

Question 32

What does OSHA stand for?

Answer 32

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 33

What stage of Erikson’s psychosocial theory may adolescents experience?

Answer 33

Identity vs. role confusion

Question 34

What is pleurisy?

Answer 34

Inflammation of the pleura, or the lining of the lungs

Question 35

What is the correct needle length for a subcutaneous injection?

Answer 35

½ - ⅝ inches

Question 36

What is the needle length range for a pediatric IM injection?

Answer 36

⅝ to 1 inch

Question 37

How many bones form the face?

Answer 37

14

Question 38

What test is used to diagnose gestational diabetes?

Answer 38

1 hour oral GTT (glucose tolerance test)

Question 39

What surface of the left ventricle do Leads II, III, and aVF view?

Answer 39

The inferior surface

Question 40

Two bones are held together by which structure?

Answer 40

Ligaments

Question 41

Muscles attach to bones via what?

Answer 41

Tendons

Question 42

Which of the following glands is part of both the immune and endocrine systems?

Answer 42

Thymus

Question 43

Which of the following diseases is seen mostly in those patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?

Answer 43

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 44

What does the TJC do?

Answer 44

Inspects and accredits laboratories

Question 45

Poor R-wave progression is a phrase used to describe R waves that decrease in size from V1 to V4. This is often seen in what type of infarction?

Answer 45

Anteroseptal

Question 46

When opening the airway of a patient who you have discovered lying on the ground unconscious, what is the best method to use?

Answer 46

Jaw thrust maneuver

Question 47

What type of therapy is monitored by the activated clotting time (ACT) test?

Answer 47

Heparin

Question 48

What is malfeasance?

Answer 48

Knowingly committing an unlawful act

Question 49

What does the medical term blephar/o mean?

Answer 49

eyelid

Question 50

What vein is the most common second choice when the median cubital vein is not appropriate for withdrawing a blood sample?

Answer 50

Cephalic vein

Question 51

What is malpractice?

Answer 51

delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a patient

Question 52

What is misfeasance?

Answer 52

Unintentionally committing a wrongful or unlawful act (e.x. prescribing the wrong medication dose to a patient)