NAHP review part 1 and 2

The prefix is the __________ of a word.

• Meaning

• Ending

• Beginning

• Root

Palpation is done by __________.

• Using a percussion hammer

• Looking at the area

• Feeling with part of the hand

• Listening with a stethoscope

An insurance contract written for a company for its employees is __________.

• Individual coverage

• Group coverage

• Benefit coverage

• Free coverage

The purpose of aging the accounts receivable:

• to list payments and charges for a given date

• is for a trial balance

• is used to identify past due accounts for collections

• none of the choices

If a patient who has complained of chest pain collapses in the office, the medical assistant should:

• Call an ambulance

• Check the patient’s chart to see what medication the patient is taking

• Immediately begin chest compressions

• Make sure the patient is breathless and pulseless before administering CPR

A critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation of Kidney function is known as:

• Pyelonephritis

• Polycystic kidney disease

• Spastic colon

• Renal failure

For the first 2(two) months, the unborn child is referred to as a/an:

• Neonate

• Ovum

• Embryo

• Fetus

A congenital defect consisting of the absence of vertebral arch of the spinal column is called:

• Hydrocephalus

• Spina bifida

• Parasthesia

• Pedis dorsalis

Neoplasm refers to:

• New growth

• Tissue of the kidney

• Absence of the growth

• Cancer of the kidney

A subdivision of the brain that consists of medulla, pons, and mid-brain, located between the spinal cord and the cerebrum is called the:

• Temporal

• Parietal

• Brainstem

• None of the choices