Question 1

Which of the following is a myelocele?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herniation of a muscle 
B)  Herniation of a nerve 
C)  Herniation of an umbilicus 
D)  Herniation of the spinal cord 
E)  Herniation of the diaphragm 
A)  Herniation of a muscle 
B)  Herniation of a nerve 
C)  Herniation of an umbilicus 
D)  Herniation of the spinal cord 
E)  Herniation of the diaphragm

Question 2

Giardiasis is

Accepted Answer

A)  inflammation of the appendix. 
B)  infection of the small intestine, also called "traveler's diarrhea". 
C)  infectious inflammation of the liver. 
D)  food poisoning. 
E)  hereditary disease that leads to mental and physical retardation. 
A)  inflammation of the appendix. 
B)  infection of the small intestine, also called "traveler's diarrhea". 
C)  infectious inflammation of the liver. 
D)  food poisoning. 
E)  hereditary disease that leads to mental and physical retardation.

Question 3

If an insurance company has rejected a claim because no preauthorization was obtained, what should your medical office do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Write a letter of appeal and review the patient's contract. 
B)  Bill the patient. 
C)  Resubmit the claim with proper preauthorization. 
D)  Call the carrier, and take the company to court if necessary. 
E)  Write off the claim as a loss. 
A)  Write a letter of appeal and review the patient's contract. 
B)  Bill the patient. 
C)  Resubmit the claim with proper preauthorization. 
D)  Call the carrier, and take the company to court if necessary. 
E)  Write off the claim as a loss.

Question 4

Which of the following endocrine glands secretes calcitonin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothalamus 
B)  Adrenal cortex 
C)  Thyroid gland 
D)  Thymus gland 
E)  Adrenal medulla 
A)  Hypothalamus 
B)  Adrenal cortex 
C)  Thyroid gland 
D)  Thymus gland 
E)  Adrenal medulla

Question 5

Which of the following conditions of the eye may elevate pressure within the eye and cause blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cataract 
B)  Glaucoma 
C)  Uveitis 
D)  Entropion 
E)  Myxedema 
A)  Cataract 
B)  Glaucoma 
C)  Uveitis 
D)  Entropion 
E)  Myxedema

Question 6

Which of the following acts provides immunity from liability for any civil damages to volunteers at the scene of an accident?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-Determination Act 
B)  Good Samaritan Act 
C)  Uniform Anatomical Gift Act 
D)  Bill of Rights 
E)  Medical Liability Emergency Act 
A)  Self-Determination Act 
B)  Good Samaritan Act 
C)  Uniform Anatomical Gift Act 
D)  Bill of Rights 
E)  Medical Liability Emergency Act

Question 7

As a medical assistant working at the receptionist desk in a medical office, you get a call from an angry individual who
Insists on talking to Dr. Joneze, a physician at the office. The angry woman on the phone refuses to identify herself,
Insists that she has a right to be heard by her own physician, and claims that you are just some person in the front office who obviously doesn't know anything and can't help her. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tell her to calm down or you will hang up, and if she still insists on yelling at you and refuses to identify herself, hang up on her
Without saying anything else. 
B)  Transfer the call to Dr. Joneze if she is available, because the physician might be able to calm an angry patient. 
C)  Tell the caller politely that she needs to tell you who she is in order for you to be able to help her, and that if she can't tell you,
She should write a letter to the physician and mark it Personal. 
D)  Trace the call to find out who the caller is, and pull her file and try to help her even if she refuses. 
E)  Offer the caller the option of leaving a message on the physician's voicemail. 
A)  Tell her to calm down or you will hang up, and if she still insists on yelling at you and refuses to identify herself, hang up on her
Without saying anything else. 
B)  Transfer the call to Dr. Joneze if she is available, because the physician might be able to calm an angry patient. 
C)  Tell the caller politely that she needs to tell you who she is in order for you to be able to help her, and that if she can't tell you,
She should write a letter to the physician and mark it Personal. 
D)  Trace the call to find out who the caller is, and pull her file and try to help her even if she refuses. 
E)  Offer the caller the option of leaving a message on the physician's voicemail.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of a living will?

Accepted Answer

A)  A living will is legal if two witnesses have signed it. 
B)  A living will is legal if there is a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. 
C)  A living will is legal if the patient is competent at the time of its creation. 
D)  A living will is legal if the patient is competent to create such a will and two witnesses sign it and attest to its accuracy. 
E)  A living will is legal if there is a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order AND it is legal if the patient is competent to create such a will
And two witnesses sign it and attest to its accuracy. 
A)  A living will is legal if two witnesses have signed it. 
B)  A living will is legal if there is a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. 
C)  A living will is legal if the patient is competent at the time of its creation. 
D)  A living will is legal if the patient is competent to create such a will and two witnesses sign it and attest to its accuracy. 
E)  A living will is legal if there is a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order AND it is legal if the patient is competent to create such a will
And two witnesses sign it and attest to its accuracy.

Question 9

A computer or other networked device that manages shared resources is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  server. 
B)  software-driven computer. 
C)  operating system. 
D)  modem computer. 
E)  application computer. 
A)  server. 
B)  software-driven computer. 
C)  operating system. 
D)  modem computer. 
E)  application computer.

Question 10

Which type of filing cabinet requires the least amount of room?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vertical 
B)  Movable 
C)  Four-drawer 
D)  Open-shelf 
E)  None of these 
A)  Vertical 
B)  Movable 
C)  Four-drawer 
D)  Open-shelf 
E)  None of these

Question 11

Intercostal means

Accepted Answer

A)  between two coasts, in reference to the coverage area of some insurance companies. 
B)  pertaining to an area between the ribs. 
C)  between two joints. 
D)  pertaining to an area between the vertebrae. 
E)  pertaining to a disease that affects a large geograp. 
A)  between two coasts, in reference to the coverage area of some insurance companies. 
B)  pertaining to an area between the ribs. 
C)  between two joints. 
D)  pertaining to an area between the vertebrae. 
E)  pertaining to a disease that affects a large geograp.

Question 12

The most appropriate filing system for organizing and storing medical research material is the ___________ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  tickler. 
B)  alphabetical. 
C)  subject. 
D)  numerical. 
E)  chronological. 
A)  tickler. 
B)  alphabetical. 
C)  subject. 
D)  numerical. 
E)  chronological.

Question 13

Which type of drug always requires a prescription and may be refilled five times in six months when authorized by the physician?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schedule I 
B)  Schedule III 
C)  Schedule V 
D)  Schedules III and IV 
A)  Schedule I 
B)  Schedule III 
C)  Schedule V 
D)  Schedules III and IV

Question 14

If induration from the Mantoux tuberculin test is less than 10 mm, it is considered a negative reaction. However, all of
The following people with an induration of 5 mm or more are considered to have a positive reaction, except

Accepted Answer

A)  migrant workers. 
B)  infants. 
C)  children. 
D)  adults exposed to active tuberculosis. 
E)  immunosuppressed patients. 
A)  migrant workers. 
B)  infants. 
C)  children. 
D)  adults exposed to active tuberculosis. 
E)  immunosuppressed patients.

Question 15

Educational charts, sound recordings, and films are often sent as

Accepted Answer

A)  Media Matter. 
B)  Priority Mail. 
C)  Library Mail. 
D)  International Mail. 
E)  Parcel Post. 
A)  Media Matter. 
B)  Priority Mail. 
C)  Library Mail. 
D)  International Mail. 
E)  Parcel Post.

Question 16

In an ICD-10-CM code, a placeholder character such as an "x" may be used in which part of the code?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the 1st character 
B)  After the 1st character 
C)  After the 2nd character 
D)  After the 3rd character 
E)  After the 4th character 
A)  As the 1st character 
B)  After the 1st character 
C)  After the 2nd character 
D)  After the 3rd character 
E)  After the 4th character

Question 17

Which of the following has been successful in preventing death from the overt phase of AIDS, which without therapy
Usually causes the patient's death within two to three years

Accepted Answer

A)  Immunization 
B)  Condom use 
C)  Increased research 
D)  Antiretroviral therapy 
E)  Changes in attitudes about sex among young individuals 
A)  Immunization 
B)  Condom use 
C)  Increased research 
D)  Antiretroviral therapy 
E)  Changes in attitudes about sex among young individuals

Question 18

Questions that require elaboration on the part of the patient are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  long-answer questions. 
B)  open-ended questions. 
C)  direct questions. 
D)  yes/no or is/do questions. 
E)  None of these 
A)  long-answer questions. 
B)  open-ended questions. 
C)  direct questions. 
D)  yes/no or is/do questions. 
E)  None of these

Question 19

When a mistake has been made in billing, you should

Accepted Answer

A)  rebill, noting the changes on the copy of the original form and writing "Second Billing" at the top. 
B)  hope the insurance provider will not notice any mistakes. 
C)  wait until the insurance provider asks for corrections. 
D)  trace the original claim. 
E)  wait until the insurance provider asks for corrections AND trace the original claim. 
A)  rebill, noting the changes on the copy of the original form and writing "Second Billing" at the top. 
B)  hope the insurance provider will not notice any mistakes. 
C)  wait until the insurance provider asks for corrections. 
D)  trace the original claim. 
E)  wait until the insurance provider asks for corrections AND trace the original claim.

Question 20

Dorsal means

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal. 
B)  anterior or front. 
C)  frontal. 
D)  posterior or back. 
E)  vertical. 
A)  horizontal. 
B)  anterior or front. 
C)  frontal. 
D)  posterior or back. 
E)  vertical.

Which of the following is a myelocele?

Giardiasis is

If an insurance company has rejected a claim because no preauthorization was obtained, what should your medical office do?

Which of the following endocrine glands secretes calcitonin?

Which of the following conditions of the eye may elevate pressure within the eye and cause blindness?

Which of the following acts provides immunity from liability for any civil damages to volunteers at the scene of an accident?

Which of the following is true of a living will?

A computer or other networked device that manages shared resources is known as a(n)

Which type of filing cabinet requires the least amount of room?

Intercostal means

The most appropriate filing system for organizing and storing medical research material is the ___________ system.

Which type of drug always requires a prescription and may be refilled five times in six months when authorized by the physician?

If induration from the Mantoux tuberculin test is less than 10 mm, it is considered a negative reaction. However, all of The following people with an induration of 5 mm or more are considered to have a positive reaction, except

Educational charts, sound recordings, and films are often sent as

In an ICD-10-CM code, a placeholder character such as an "x" may be used in which part of the code?

Which of the following has been successful in preventing death from the overt phase of AIDS, which without therapy Usually causes the patient's death within two to three years

Questions that require elaboration on the part of the patient are referred to as

When a mistake has been made in billing, you should

Dorsal means

The Profession of Medical Assisting

Medical Terminology

Anatomy and Physiology

Pathophysiology

General Psychology

Nutrition and Health Promotion

Medical Law and Ethics

Reception, Correspondence, Mail, Telephone Techniques, and Supplies

Appointments, Scheduling, Medical Records, Filing, Policies, and Procedures

Communication in the Medical Office

Keyboarding and Computer Applications

Filters

Exam 5: Microbiology

Which of the following is a myelocele?

Giardiasis is

If an insurance company has rejected a claim because no preauthorization was obtained, what should your medical office do?

Which of the following endocrine glands secretes calcitonin?

Which of the following conditions of the eye may elevate pressure within the eye and cause blindness?

Which of the following acts provides immunity from liability for any civil damages to volunteers at the scene of an accident?

Which of the following is true of a living will?

A computer or other networked device that manages shared resources is known as a(n)

Which type of filing cabinet requires the least amount of room?

Intercostal means

The most appropriate filing system for organizing and storing medical research material is the ___________ system.

Which type of drug always requires a prescription and may be refilled five times in six months when authorized by the physician?

If induration from the Mantoux tuberculin test is less than 10 mm, it is considered a negative reaction. However, all of The following people with an induration of 5 mm or more are considered to have a positive reaction, except

Educational charts, sound recordings, and films are often sent as

In an ICD-10-CM code, a placeholder character such as an "x" may be used in which part of the code?

Which of the following has been successful in preventing death from the overt phase of AIDS, which without therapy Usually causes the patient's death within two to three years

Questions that require elaboration on the part of the patient are referred to as

When a mistake has been made in billing, you should

Dorsal means

The Profession of Medical Assisting

Medical Terminology

Anatomy and Physiology

Pathophysiology

General Psychology

Nutrition and Health Promotion

Medical Law and Ethics

Reception, Correspondence, Mail, Telephone Techniques, and Supplies

Appointments, Scheduling, Medical Records, Filing, Policies, and Procedures

Communication in the Medical Office

Keyboarding and Computer Applications

Filters