NHA CCMA PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2025 TEST

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NHA CCMA PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2025 TEST

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A medical assistant is adding information to a patient's computerized problem-oriented medical record (POMR). Into which of the following sections of the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results?

• Problem list
• Database
• Progress notes
• Diagnostic and treatment plan - Correct Answer - b. Database
• The problem list includes the patient's problems/conditions, including

those involving social, demographic, medical, or surgical concerns

• The database includes the patient's medical history, diagnostic and

laboratory results, review of systems, and CC

• The provider should enter progress notes on every problems recorded

on the problem list; the notes should be in chronological order and should include the CC, tx, and response to treatments

• In the diagnostic and treatment plan the provider should document the

treatment plan for each condition as well as laboratory and diagnostic test prescriptions

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pg. 2 A medical assistant is to use the Snellen Chart to test and adult's visual acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away?

• 10 feet
• 20 feet
• 14 inches
• 30 inches - Correct Answer - b. 20 feet
• 10 feet is for patients 5 years old or younger for the Snellen chart test
• 14 inches away is for the Jaeger Near Vision acuity test
• 30 inches is for the Ishihara color vision test

A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a stress test. The patient becomes increasingly short of breath and is tachycardia.Abnormalities appear in his EKG rhythm. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first?

• Discontinue the test
• Instruct the patient to take slow, deep breaths
• Ask the patient if he is experiencing chest pain
• Obtain the patient's vital signs - Correct Answer - a. Discontinue the

test

• Shortness of breath, tachycardia, and abnormalities in the EKG rhythm

are all indications of an impending cardiac arrest

A medical assistant is talking with an older patient who sustained a foot fracture in a fall. She reports managing most tasks at home well but has 2 / 4

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pg. 3 difficulty navigating with her crutches and is currently homebound. To which of the following resources should the assistant refer the patient?

• Hospice services
• Legal Aid Society
• Meals on Wheels
• American Red Cross - Correct Answer - c. Meals on Wheels
• Meals on Wheels is a program designed to support older adult patients

who are considered homebound by delivering meals daily.

• The Legal Aid Society provides legal support for people who have low

incomes

In which of the following positions should a medical assistant place a patient when obtaining a rectal temperature?

• Sims
• Knee-chest
• Lithotomy
• Dorsal Recumbent - Correct Answer - a. Sims
• Knee-chest is used during proctological procedures to examine the

anus and rectum

• Dorsal Recumbent is used for examination of the vagina and rectum

when inserting catheters

A medical assistant is preparing 1g/1kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 lbs. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare? 3 / 4

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• 79 g
• 387 g
• 352 g
• 76 g - Correct Answer - a. 79 g
• 176 lbs = 80 kg

A medical assistant is making a new sign-in sheet for patients who have appointments that day. Which of the following information should the sign-in sheet include?

• Insurance policy number
• Provider's name
• Patient's DOB
• Reason for the visit - Correct Answer - b. Provider's name
• the sign-in sheet should include the provider's name to make sure the

patient receives the proper care in a timely manner

An ammonia or putrid smell in the urine may indicate which of the following?

• Phenylketonuria
• Too much garlic consumption
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• An infection - Correct Answer - d. An infection
• Urine that smells like ammonia may indicate concentration of waste

products, and usually indicates the presence of an infection

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