Medical Assisting Clinical Skills
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Course Introduction
Medical Assisting Clinical Skills introduces students to the foundational procedures and practices required in the clinical setting for medical assistants. This course covers essential skills such as obtaining vital signs, administering injections, performing EKGs, assisting with physical exams, preparing and sterilizing instruments, collecting and processing laboratory specimens, and maintaining patient records. Emphasis is placed on developing competency in patient interaction, infection control, medical asepsis, and adhering to proper clinical protocols. Through a combination of hands-on practice, simulation, and demonstration, students gain the proficiency necessary to support healthcare providers and deliver safe, effective patient care in various medical environments.
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Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants 8th Edition by Kathy Bonewit
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Chapter 1: The Medical Record
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Q1) The purpose of the tab on a file folder is to
A) Hold documents in place in the folder
B) Identify the contents of the folder
C) Prevent the folder from being misfiled
D) Keep the folder closed when not in use
Answer: B
Q2) In a source-oriented record, a radiology report is filed under which of the following chart dividers?
A) History and Physical
B) Progress Notes
C) Lab/X-ray
D) Hospital
Answer: C
Q3) What is the ROS?
A) A history of the patient's previous diseases, injuries, and operations
B) The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
C) A systematic review of each body system
D) A review of the hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Medical Asepsis and the Osha Standard
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Q1) All of the following are examples of work practice controls except
A) Sanitizing the hands after removing gloves
B) Placing a lancet in a biohazard sharps container
C) Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
D) Bandaging a cut on the hands before gloving
Answer: C
Q2) What is the name given to a person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body?
A) Reservoir host
B) Resistant host
C) Contagious
D) Susceptible host
Answer: D
Q3) Patients with chronic hepatitis B face an increased risk of developing
A) Liver cancer
B) Pancreatitis
C) Rheumatic heart disease
D) Gallstones
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sterilization and Disinfection
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Q1) Which of the following items requires high-level disinfection?
A) Stethoscope
B) Flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscope
C) Surgical instruments
D) Examining table
Answer: B
Q2) The purpose of wrapping articles before they are sterilized in the autoclave is to
A) Permit better steam penetration during autoclaving
B) Protect the articles from recontamination after autoclaving
C) Ensure complete destruction of all pathogens
D) Protect the articles from damage
E) All of the above
Answer: B
Q3) The inside of the autoclave should be wiped every day with
A) A damp cloth
B) A disinfectant
C) A low-sudsing detergent
D) A scouring pad
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Vital Signs
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Q1) Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when taking blood pressure?
A) Radial
B) Brachial
C) Apical
D) Carotid
Q2) The lens of a tympanic membrane thermometer should be cleaned with
A) A mild detergent
B) An abrasive cleanser
C) An antiseptic wipe
D) A soft tissue
Q3) The control center for involuntary respiration is the
A) Medulla
B) Thalamus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Olfactory lobe
Q4) The normal respiratory rate of an adult ranges from
A) 8 to 16 respirations per minute
B) 10 to 18 respirations per minute
C) 12 to 20 respirations per minute
D) 16 to 22 respirations per minute
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Chapter 5: The Physical Examination
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Q1) Eye
A)audi/o
B)bar/o
C)dia-
D)-gnosis
E)-iatrics
F)-meter
G)ophthalm/o
H)ot/o
I)-scope
Q2) Which of the following is an example of percussion?
A) Measuring pulse
B) Testing reflexes with a rubber hammer
C) Testing hearing with a tuning fork
D) Listening to breath sounds
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a therapeutic procedure?
A) Electrocardiography
B) Antibiotic injection
C) CT scan
D) Sigmoidoscopy
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Chapter 6: Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
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Q1) What is the most common color vision defect?
A) Acquired color vision defects
B) Total color blindness
C) Congenital color vision defects
D) Green-blue color vision defect
Q2) State of
A)a-
B)audi/o
C)hyper-
D)-ic
E)-ism
F)-meter
G)-opia
H)ot/o
I)-scope
J)tympan/o
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Chapter 7: Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
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Q1) The process of pus formation.
A)Ambulation
B)Brace
C)Compress
D)Edema
E)Erythema
F)Exudate
G)Maceration
H)Orthopedist
I)Soak
J)Splint
K)Sprain
L)Strain
M)Suppuration
Definition
Q2) Synthetic casts are usually made of
A) Plaster
B) Cotton
C) Fiberglass
D) Clay
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Chapter 8: The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
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Q1) The causative agent of trichomoniasis is a
A) Yeast
B) Motile protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
Q2) Excessive bleeding during the menstrual period is known as
A) Metrorrhagia
B) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
C) Hemorrhaging
D) Dyspareunia
Q3) The purpose of the present pregnancy history is to
A) Establish a baseline for the present health status of the prenatal patient
B) Record medications being taken by the patient
C) Determine if the patient has experienced any of the early signs of pregnancy
D) Calculate the EDD
E) All of the above
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Chapter 9: The Pediatric Examination
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Q1) What is the name for the physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in children?
A) Pediatrician
B) Podiatrist
C) Obstetrician
D) Neonatologist
Q2) All of the following are problems associated with childhood obesity except
A) High blood pressure
B) Skin disorders
C) Type 2 diabetes
D) Asthma
Q3) Measuring pediatric blood pressure helps to identify children at risk for developing
A) Hypertension
B) Type 2 diabetes
C) Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
D) Heart disease
E) All of the above
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Chapter 10: Minor Office Surgery
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Q1) When not in use, an instrument with a ratchet should be stored
A) In an open position
B) With the tips tightly approximated
C) In a closed position
D) With a protective cover over the ratchet
Q2) What name is given to the type of wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged and irregular edges?
A) Cut
B) Puncture
C) Laceration
D) Abrasion
Q3) For which of the following wounds, would the physician be most likely to order a tetanus booster?
A) Cut
B) Puncture
C) Laceration
D) Abrasion
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Chapter 11: Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy
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Q1) Which of the following conditions may require the IV administration of nutritional supplements?
A) Ulcerative colitis
B) Anorexia nervosa
C) Pancreatitis
D) Crohn's disease
E) All of the above
Q2) The vastus lateralis site is used most often to administer medication to
A) Adults
B) Infants and young children
C) Adolescents
D) Elderly patients
Q3) Which of the following needle lengths is used to administer an intramuscular injection into the dorsogluteal site on an average-size adult?
A) 3/8 inch
B) 5/8 inch
C) 1 inch
D) 1 1/2 inches
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Chapter 12: Cardiopulmonary Procedures
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Q1) How many leads are there on a standard electrocardiogram?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 12
D) 15
Q2) All of the following may result in muscle artifacts except
A) Patient discomfort
B) An apprehensive patient
C) Electrodes that have come loose
D) Patient coughing or talking
Q3) Which of the following should be recorded in the Holter monitor diary notebook?
A) Meals
B) Emotional states
C) Bowel movements
D) Sleep periods
E) All of the above
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Chapter 13: Colon Procedures and Male Reproductive Health
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Q1) Sigmoid colon
A)-ase
B)bi/o
C)colon/o
D)endo-
E)-opsy
F)ox/i
G)-scope
H)-scopy
I)sigmoid/o
Q2) What is occult blood?
A) Less than 5 ml of blood in the stool
B) Digested blood
C) Blood that is not visible
D) Visible red blood
Q3) All of the following are symptoms of prostate cancer except
A) Difficulty in urinating
B) Painful urination
C) Weak urinary flow
D) Thick, yellow discharge from the penis
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Chapter 14: Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
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Q1) Which of the following assists in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease?
A) DEXA scan
B) IVP
C) Nuclear cardiac stress test
D) Cerebral angiogram
Q2) The breasts are compressed during mammography to
A) Prevent the patient from moving
B) Protect the patient from radiation burns
C) Obtain a clear radiograph
D) Reduce patient discomfort
E) All of the above
Q3) Which of the following instructions should be relayed to the patient regarding an upper GI radiographic examination?
A) Perform a cleansing enema on the morning of the examination.
B) Take a laxative the evening before the examination.
C) Do not eat or drink after midnight on the day before the examination.
D) Take dye tablets with the evening meal.
E) All of the above
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Chapter 15: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
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Q1) What is a profile?
A) A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory test
B) A quantitative laboratory test
C) An array of laboratory tests for identifying a disease
D) A laboratory test that is required by state law
Q2) All of the following are included on a laboratory request form except the
A) Physician's name and address
B) Patient's age and gender
C) Date and time of collection of the specimen
D) Source of the specimen
E) Laboratory test results
Q3) All of the following are advantages of the laboratory component of an EMR program except
A) Laboratory requests can be completed on the computer.
B) Laboratory requests can be transmitted electronically to the medical laboratory.
C) The type of tests required by the patient can be determined by the program.
D) Laboratory tests performed on a routine based can be plotted on a flow sheet.
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Chapter 16: Urinalysis
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Q1) Which of the following does not result in oliguria?
A) Profuse perspiration
B) Vomiting
C) Diarrhea
D) Edema
Q2) Pus
A)an-
B)bilirubin/o
C)dys-
D)glyc/o
E)hemat/o
F)keton/o
G)noct/i
H)olig/o
I)-osis
J)poly
K)py/o
L)ur/o
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Chapter 17: Phlebotomy
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Q1) Breakdown
A)ante-
B)anti-
C)chondr/o
D)hemat/o
E)-itis
F)lysis
G)myel/o
H)-oma
I)oste/o
J)-otomy
K)-ous
L)phleb/o
M)stasis
Q2) What position should be used for a venipuncture if a patient appears nervous or has fainted in the past from a venipuncture?
A) Semi-Fowler
B) Prone
C) Sims
D) Sitting
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Chapter 18: Hematology
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Q1) Leukocytes do their work in the
A) Circulatory system
B) Tissues
C) Lymphatic system
D) Central nervous system
Q2) What is the average life span of a red blood cell?
A) 1 week
B) 30 days
C) 120 days
D) 6 months
Q3) Which of the following red blood cell indices measures the average size of a single red blood cell?
A) MCV
B) MCH
C) MCHC
D) RDW
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Chapter 19: Blood Chemistry and Immunology
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Q1) Infectious mononucleosis is transmitted through A) Coughing and sneezing
B) Contaminated food
C) Sexual intercourse
D) Saliva by direct oral contact
E) All of the above
Q2) The recommended A<sub>1c</sub> level for an individual with diabetes is A) 4% to 6%
B) Less than 6%
C) Less than 7%
D) Greater than 8%
Q3) All of the following may result in elevated blood triglyceride levels except A) Obesity
B) Hyperthyroidism
C) Type 2 diabetes
D) Smoking
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Chapter 20: Medical Microbiology
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Q1) The invasion of the body by a pathogenic microorganism is known as
A) Inflammation
B) Infection
C) Disease
D) Susceptibility
Q2) The purpose of incubating a culture is to
A) Allow the pathogen to grow and multiply
B) Prevent overgrowth of the specimen with extraneous microorganisms
C) Produce a pure culture
D) Kill any pathogens present
Q3) What name is given to the interval of time between the invasion by a pathogen and the appearance of the first symptoms of the disease?
A) Prodromal period
B) Infectious period
C) Inoculation
D) Incubation period
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Chapter 21: Emergency Medical Procedures
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Q1) Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?
A) Sudden weakness on one side of the body
B) Chest pain
C) Shortness of breath
D) Nausea
Q2) What type of shock is caused by loss of blood or other body fluids?
A) Neurogenic
B) Hypovolemic
C) Cardiogenic
D) Hemorrhaging
Q3) Which of the following spiders can cause a serious or life-threatening reaction?
A) Wolfe spider
B) Daddy long legs
C) Brown recluse spider
D) The itsy-bitsy spider that went up the water spout
Q4) Which of the following may result in insulin shock?
A) Forgetting to administer an insulin injection
B) Skipping meals
C) Overeating
D) Not administering enough insulin
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