Page 49 - ractice Exam Questions and rationales

C. Place the patient on NPO status.

D. Tell the patient these are common side effects.

Your response:
Report these symptoms to the physician.
Correct response:
Report these symptoms to the physician.
Rationale: Bronchodilators (Ex. Albuterol) relax smooth muscles of the airway. Common side
effects are tremors, tachycardia, and hypertension. Nausea, blurred vision, and headache may
indicate the patient is having an adverse reaction, or has a toxic level of medication in their
system, and should be reported.
When reading the results of an HCT the medical assistant should read starting at the

A. top of the packed cells.

B. bottom of the meniscus.

C. top of the buffy coat.

D. bottom of the plasma.

Your response:
top of the packed cells.
Correct response:
top of the packed cells.
Rationale: When testing the hematocrit (hct) level in the blood it is important that the medical
assistant read from the top of the packed cells. The hematocrit level in the blood tells how much
of the blood is composed of red blood cells, therefore, the medical assistant must look at the
packed red blood cells to get an accurate reading. Looking at the bottom of the plasma, top of
the buffy coat, or the bottom of the meniscus will not give an accurate reading of the hematocrit
level because they will not show the total amount of red blood cells in the sample.
The medical assistant performs daily accounts receivable (AR) procedures in the medical office
to identify:

A. outstanding debts not yet paid.

B. amounts owed to the physician.

C. total assets and liabilities.

D. the amount available in petty cash fund.

Your response:
amounts owed to the physician.