Page 50 - ractice Exam Questions and rationales

Correct response:
amounts owed to the physician.
Rationale: Accounts receivable include the funds owed to the physician for treatments, supplies,
or services received. Outstanding debts not yet paid are those that have been billed but no
payment received. Assets are the items of value in the health care practice. Liabilities are the
outstanding debts owed by the health care practice. Accounts receivable are independent of the
amount available in a petty cash fund.
The physician believes a patient might have problems with her spleen. Where would the doctor
palpate to feel for the spleen?

A. right side of the patient's abdomen beneath the diaphragm

B. middle of the patient's abdomen beneath the diaphragm

C. left lower portion of the patient's abdomen

D. left side of the patient's abdomen beneath the diaphragm

Your response:
left side of the patient's abdomen beneath the diaphragm
Correct response:
left side of the patient's abdomen beneath the diaphragm
Rationale: The spleen is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen beneath the
diaphragm. It is located in the same quadrant as the stomach, pancreas, left lobe of the liver, part
of the left kidney, and sections of the colon.
The medical assistant is performing a 12-lead ECG on a patient and notices that lead III does not
appear on the tracing. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?

A. Re-center the stylus and repeat the tracing.

B. Check for a loose wire, reconnect, and repeat the tracing.

C. Ask the patient to lie still to reduce somatic interference.

D. Add an extra electrode to the 5th intercostal space.

Your response:
Check for a loose wire, reconnect, and repeat the tracing.
Correct response:
Check for a loose wire, reconnect, and repeat the tracing.
Rationale: Lead III will record the left arm and the left leg, so there is a need to reevaluate the
connections to these plus all other connections on EKG. Then the medical assistant can re-run
the EKG and present the results to the physician. The correct course of action as represented in
the correct answer is to check for a loose wire, reconnect, and repeat the tracing.
The medical assistant is completing front office opening tasks prior to the start of the day.
Which of the following indicates the reception area is prepared to receive patients? (Select the