CCBMA Clinical Exam: Practice Questions The Examelot Team Author

Prepare for the California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants (CCBMA) Clinical Exam with this unofficial book of practice questions.This book contains 300 multiple choice practice questions divided into the six sections of the exam:1. Infect... Read more

Prepare for the California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants (CCBMA) Clinical Exam with this unofficial book of practice questions.This book contains 300 multiple choice practice questions divided into the six sections of the exam:1. Infection Control2. Patient Preparation3. Lab Procedures/Diagnostic Testing4. Patient History5. Administering Medications6. Office EmergenciesTo give you an idea of what the questions are like, here are four questions from the book:1) On which part of the body is the radial pulse taken?a. Elbow b. Neck c. Shoulder d. Wrist2) The CAGE questionnaire is used to help diagnose which health problem?a. Alcoholism b. Post-natal depression c. Schizophrenia d. Sleeping disorders3) How is NPH insulin administered?a. Intramuscularly b. Intravenously c. Orally d. Subcutaneously4) An interaction between two or more drugs that have opposite effects on the body is called:a. a duplication reaction b. an idiosyncratic reaction c. drug antagonism d. drug synergismAnswers:1) d. Wrist. The radial artery is an artery in the forearm. It is a useful artery for taking a patient's pulse. To take the radial pulse, place two of your fingertips on the thumb side of the patient's inner wrist.2) a. alcoholism. The CAGE questionnaire is a 4-question screening tool that helps diagnose alcoholism.3) d. Subcutaneously. NPH insulin is administered by subcutaneous injection only.4) c. drug antagonism Less