Page 46 - ractice Exam Questions and rationales

addition to mask and gloves, the medical assistant must wear which of the following personal
protective equipment when performing this procedure?

A. protective eyewear

B. N95 respirator mask

C. hazmat suit

D. sterile gown

Your response:
protective eyewear
Correct response:
protective eyewear
Rationale: I & D refers to incision and drainage. The staff should be protected from splashes and
spurts to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens. Proper infection control with personal
protective equipment would include masks, gloves, and protective eyewear. This simple medical
office procedure would not require the use of a N95 respirator (the infection risk is not
airborne), a hazmat suit (there is no hazardous material risk) or sterile gown (this is not
considered a sterile surgical procedure).
An established patient who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is evaluated in the
medical office for hypertension. What is the importance of identifying the reason for today’s
visit related to billing?

A. to determine the primary diagnosis

B. to ensure a secondary diagnosis is not listed on the claim form

C. to assign a two-digit modifier

D. to assign a V code

Your response:
to determine the primary diagnosis
Correct response:
to determine the primary diagnosis
Rationale: In this example, hypertension should be listed as the primary diagnosis (main reason
the patient sought care for visit) and COPD as secondary (this will disease will be considered
when medications are prescribed for HTN.)
The medical assistant schedules the patient with a sebaceous cyst for an I & D. Which of the
following statements best describes this procedure?

A. Excision of lacerated, dead, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a
wound.