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Medical Assistant Practice Test
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The three most common certifications for Medical Assistants in United States are offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the American Medical Technologists (AMT) and the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). These exams mainly cover the following three subject areas: General Knowledge, Administrative Knowledge and Clinical Knowledge.
 

Medical Assistant Practice Test
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22 Questions

1. A patient is describing a contusion of his arm over the telephone to you. What description would closely describe a contusion?
2. Diabetic patients are monitored by using which of the following tests?
3. Who owns a patient's x-rays?
4. The Common Law source of laws is:
5. Which of the following vital signs can be expected in a child that is afebrile?
6. Which of the following pieces of information would be considered patient demographics?
7. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome will experience which of the following symptoms?
8. Who proposed the Hierarchy of Needs?
9. Of the following choices, which should NOT be considered when performing payroll functions?
10. Elizabeth Kubler Ross is known for developing the Stages of Grief. Which of the following is true of these stages?
11. Which of the following anticoagulants would be found in a light blue vacutainer tube?
12. Category A drugs include those that: (Choose the BEST answer.)
13. Which of the following tasks is NOT the responsibility of the office manager?
14. Coding systems are a way for medical conditions and procedures to be listed as a number. This allows for easier tracking of statistics related to this information. It also allows for easier communication between physicians and health care insurance plans. Volume II of the ICD-10 coding book:
15. The "Write it Once" system is used in some offices as an alternative to:
16. The medical term, "basophilia," refers to:
17. A woman is being accused of failure to pay her medical bills. Which of the following classifications of law is she violating?
18. How many drug schedules are there under the Controlled Substances Act?
19. Who owns a patient's medical record?
20. Your doctor has given you a patient memo that he has written. You notice that his grammar and punctuation need corrected. Which of the following proofreader's marks signifies that a period is to be introduced into a sentence?
21. The term, "Afferent Nerve," means:
22. As a rule of social acceptance, what is the maximum number of times a telephone should be allowed to ring in most cases?