NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Test 5

Which of these would not fall under the heading of medical malpractice?

A person who issues a legal suit against a medical professional is known as what?

Which of these is an external barrier to good communication?

In your medical office, staff are issued with iPads in order to access patient information during consultations etc. It’s vital that they have…?

Which of these is the only element that is not a vital part of an appointment matrix?

Patient details should be updated as necessary every…?

Under which of these circumstances must patient records be released?

Every medical office should have…?

In the event of patient mortality with payment for treatment still outstanding, where the patient is uninsured, who is liable for the payment?

Every medical institution is required by the OHSA to have which of these?

All medical workers who will be exposed to blood or other bodily fluids in the course of their work should be given which vaccine?

When performing a venipuncture, where should the collecting syringe/tube be held in relation to the puncture site?

When only a small amount of blood is needed, a capillary puncture may be used. Which of these is the best site for this in a healthy adult?

After a 24-hour urine specimen has been obtained, it should be…?

Occult blood is tested for using which procedure?

What does a palliative drug do?

The median effective dose of a drug is also known as…?

When using a pain scale to take a patient history, nagging pain that doesn’t really impose on general life or activities should be categorized as…?

In putting a patient into the lithotomy position for examination, how should they be positioned?

The first step when removing sutures is to do what?