MA practice test 1

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

• BP

• mmhg

• p

• 02

What is the abbreviation for three times per day?

• BID

• TID

• QID

• 3x

To establish eligibility for a Medicare patient, you must check their

• social security number

• ID

• policy number

• all of these listed

The type of physician that would diagnose and treat disease and malfunctions of the glands of internal secretion is a(n)

• rheumatologist

• endocrinologist

• orthopedist

• oncologist

Palpation is done by?

• listening with a stethoscope

• feeling with your hand

• tapping

• moving a joint

The lithotomy position is used for

• if the patient is short of breath

• to examine the back

• EKGs

• vaginal exams

A patient bleeding heavily from a wound on the forearm, you should

• call 911

• apply pressure

• irrigate the wound with saline

• tourniquet the arm

Which of the following is NOT normally included in a pelvic examination tray

• gloves

• lubricant

• speculum

• hemostats

Incorrect information spoken that may injure the reputation of another is called

• battery

• assault

• slander

• libel

Physiology is the

• study of function of living organisms

• study of exercise

• study of life

• none of these listed