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A medical assistant obtains the following vital signs from an adult patient: heart rate 105/min, temperature 37.2C (99F), BP 94/62 mm Hg, and respiratory rate 18/mins. The assistant should document which of the following in the patient’s health record?

When administering CPR, how many compressions, at a minimum, should the medical assistant do in 1 min?

Ringworm belongs to which of the following disease classifications?

 Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when performing a capillary puncture on a 10 month old patient? 

A medical assistant is reviewing the electronic health record of a patient who is scheduled for a postoperative mastectomy visit. Which of the following documents should the assistant ensure is present from the hospital prior to this visit? 

A provider is caring for a patient who has a bowel blockage and recommends a surgical procedure to reroute the colon. The medical assistant should identify that which of the following terms describes this procedure?

A medical assistant is performing a body fat measurement on a patient. Which of the following areas should the assistant use to obtain an accurate measurement?

A medical assistant schedules three patients to arrive at the same time for each hour of the day, and each patient is seen in the order they arrive. Which scheduling style is the assistant using?

To be in compliance with HIPAA, a medical assistant should ensure that which of the following statements is provided to patients?

A provider orders an ESR to be performed on a patient and describes the test to the patient. Which of the following statements made by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching?