CMA Practice Test 3

Question 1

Which of these would be best placed under the heading of “medical etiquette”?

Accepted Answer

The way you talk to a patient

Answer

The way you decide on a patient’s treatment

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Obeying the law regarding patient confidentiality

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The way a patient’s medical fees are calculated

Question 2

A palpation examination is performed by…?

Accepted Answer

Feeling

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Striking

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Looking

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Drawing fluid

Question 3

Which body part is not part of the acronym EENT?

Accepted Answer

Torso

Answer

Eye

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Ear

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Throat

Question 4

What area(s) of the brain are the most affected if a person is unable to understand written or verbal speech?

Accepted Answer

Weirnecke’s area

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Broca’s area

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Occipital lobe

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Parietal lobe

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A and B

Question 5

Which of these terms means stopping breathing?

Accepted Answer

Apnea

Answer

Abiosis

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Adenitis

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Arthralgia

Question 6

What would result following an injury to the phrenic nerve?

Accepted Answer

An inability to control breathing

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An inability to stand

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An irregular heart rate

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An increase in body temperature

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An increase in facial spasms

Question 7

In law, what does “respondeat superior” mean?

Accepted Answer

An employer can be held responsible for employee actions

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Employers are not responsible for employee actions

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Only employers are responsible for employee actions

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Employees are the only ones responsible for their actions

Question 8

What is a "tickler" system used for?

Accepted Answer

To remind patients of appointments

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To interrogate the patient database

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To alert staff to database errors

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To organize patient billing

Question 9

Who has ownership of a patient's medical records?

Accepted Answer

The care provider

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The insurance company

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The patient

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The state medical board

Question 10

A patient release is required if you are sending the patient's medical records to another party using which of these methods?

Accepted Answer

Fax

Answer

Registered mail

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Motorcycle courier

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Hand delivery