CCMA Exam

1. If a patient refuses a venipuncture procedure, the phlebotomist should:

Inform the patient that they will be responsible to pay for the procedures anyway

Have the patient restrained

Inform the patient that they must leave the facility

Immediately report the refusal and actions taken to the nurse

2. Latex sensitivity is a type of:

Biologic hazard

Allergic reaction

Physical hazard

Chemical hazard

3. Which of the following represents the correct order of draw?

Gray, Lavender, Green, Red, LT Blue

Green, Gray, LT Blue, Red

Yellow, LT Blue, Green, Gray

Red, Blue, Gray, Lavender

4. Microorganisms that cause disease are:

Hereditary

Normal flora

Nonpathogenic

Pathogenic

5. Proteinuria:

The presence of excess iron in the urine

Blood in the urine

The presence of excess proteins in urine

6. Which of the following is not considered a PPE:

Goggles

Face Shield

Mask

Bio hazard bags

7. A medical condition in which the patient has a defisiency in insulin production is:

Gouty arthritis

Pancreatic CA

Diabetes Mellitus

Anemia

8. Order of draw:

Yellow likes Red; Green loves Gray

Yellow, Lt. Blue, Red, Green, Lavendar, & Gray

Yellow, Lavendar, Red, Lt. Blue, & Gray

Red, Green, Lavendar, Lt. Blue, Yellow

9. The "Good Samaritan Law" encourages healthcare professionals to:

Report abuse to the proper authorities

Provide for medical care to the elderly and poor.

Provide for legal representation for all heath care providers within a charity care based hospital.

10. The proper way to dispose of a needle is to:

Recap it and put it in sharps container

Throw it recapped into a biohazard bag

Put it into a sharps container, without recapping, immediately after withdrawing it

Collect them in a cup for disposal at the end of the day

11. Second order of draw

Sodium citrate tubes (Lt. Blue)

Serum or non-additive tube (Red or Red/Gray)

EDTA tubes (Lavender)

12. Tourniquets may be left on the patient for:

1 minute

3 minutes

5 minutes

There is no specific limit

13. First order of draw

Sodium citrate tubes (Lt. Blue)

Oxalate/fluoride tubes (Gray)

Blood Cultures (Yellow)

14. Waveform:

refers to movement away from the isoelectric line either upward (positive) deflection or downward (negative) deflection.

True

False

15. Polyuria is defined as:

The passage of large volumes of urine

Excess rention of fluids

Water weight gain

16. Third order or draw

Blood Cultures (Yellow)

Oxalate/fluoride tubes (Gray)

Serum or non-additive tube (Red or Red/Gray)

17. EDTA tubes

Lavander

Gray

Lt. blue

18. Sixth order of draw

Blood Cultures (Yellow)

Oxalate/fluoride tubes (Gray)

Serum or non-additive tube (Red or Red/Gray)

19. Isolation is condensed into three categories which are:

Airborne, droplet, and contact

Droplet, allergy, and airborne

Contact, droplet, and isoteric

Airborne, contact and allergy

20. Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard:

Biologic

Chemical

Physical

Allergic

21. Fifth order of draw

Serum or non-additive tube (Red or Red/Gray)

EDTA tubes (Lavender)

Sodium citrate tubes (Lt. Blue)

22. Post-prandial means

Fasting

Before a meal

After a meal

Before bedtime

23. The tube that contains sodium citrate tubes and used for coagulation studies

Green

Lt. blue

Gray

24. A hematoma can be prevented if:

Pressure is placed on the venipuncture site until the bleeding stops

The needle is removed before the tourniquet is released

A gauze and adhesive strip is immediately placed on venipuncture site after the needle is removed

A butterfly needle is used

25. The cardiovascular system includes:

Heart and blood vessels

Heart and lungs

Lungs and capillaries

Heart and kidneys

26. The most effective method for killing spores is:

Boiling

Disinfecting

Sanitizing

Autoclaving

27. Which of the following veins in the arm is most subjected to venipuncture?

Median cubital vein

Brachial vein

Basilic vein

Cephalic vein

28. The CCMA is working at the clinic and is in charge of drug inventory. How does he prevent a cabinet full of expired drugs?

Dispose of past dated drugs in garbage

Rotate newly supplied drugs to the back and bring older to front for usage

Perform inventory weeekly on the computer

Ask the sales rep to monitor and remove expired drugs

29. A CCMA is filling out a CMS 1500. Diagnistic codes for completion can be found:

Gray

Box 1

Patinet's insurance card

Encounter form

30. The "S" in SOAP in reference to charting stands for:

Symptoms

Signs

Source

Subjective

31. Which position is used to exam the abdomen?

Prone

Supine

Sims

Fowlers

32. The waveform that represents ventricular depolarization (activation/contraction).

R wave

QRS complex

P wave

33. Fourth order of draw

Heparin tubes (Green)

Serum or non-additive tube (Red or Red/Gray)

EDTA tubes (Lavender)

34. Which of the following is a genetic bleeding disorder?

Anemia

Aneurysm

Hemophilia

Leukemia

35. Which of the following is not a common symptom of shock:

Pale, cold clammy skin

Rapid, weak pulse

Hot, diaphoretic skin

Expressionless face/staring eyes

36. A serum tubes without clot activator or gel

Lavendar

Green

Red

37. The term nephrectomy is defined:

Incision into a nephron

Excision of a kidney

Opening into a kidney

Dialysis

38. Which of the following is a point of care monitoring performed by a CCMA:

Glucose monitoring

KUB

Blood cultures

EEG

39. The CCMA is assisting in the exam of a patient for a lower leg sports injury. The patient states she is having pain in her muscle. The CCMA would chart the medical term for this condition as:

Myosin

Myocardium

Myomalacia

Myalgia

40. Which of the following is not a component that makes up the chain of infection?

Mode of transportation

Source

Susceptible host

Mode of transmission

41. The deflection produced by atrial depolarization

P wave

Q wave

R wave

42. On an EKG, a waveform plus a segment

Interval

Segment

Complex

43. The first negative deflection produced by the ventricular depolarization that follows the first positive deflection, (R) wave.

S wave

Q wave

T wave

44. The standard speed on an ECG is:

25mm/s

20mm/s

30mm/s

15mm/s

45. Aterial blood gases need special handling. What is that requirement?

Specimen must be chilled after collection

Specimen must be protected from light

Specimen must be pre-warmed in an incubator

Specimen must be collected after an eight hour fast

46. The line between two waveforms.

Complex

Interval

Segment

47. Pathogens that thrive on O2 are :

Oxides/Aerobes

Antitoxins

Anaerobes

Spores

48. A series of several waveforms found on an EKG

Segment

Interval

Complex

Multiple waveforms

49. A CCMA is performing a diagnositc ECG. In response to the providers inquiry, he/she knows that _____represents ventricular depolarization time.

RR interval

QRS interval

PR segment

50. This complication results from repeated venipuncture of the same vein

Petechiae

Hemolysis

Thrombus

Phlebitis

51. The recommended depth for an infant microcapillary collection should not exceed

0.2 mm

2.0 mm

2.5 mm

2 inches

52. What portion of the eye contains the rods and the cones?

Lens

Sclera

Conjunctiva

Retina

53. Which test tube would be used for "Fasting Blood Sugar" or "Glucose Tolerence Test"

Red

LT Blue

Lavender

Gray

54. The deflection seen following the T wave but preceding the next P wave.

RR interval

U wave

S wave

55. The line from the end of the P wave to the onset of the QRS complex.

PR Segment

QRS interval

ST segment

56. Which manual identifies procedure codes for submitting insurance codes:

CPT

ICD

PPO

HMO

57. The routine urinalysis procedure is composed of three parts:

a. color
b. clarity
c. odor

True

False

58. Phone number for Phlebotomy Inversions

723-1234

844-8588

834-5888

59. The deflection produced by ventricular repolarization.

QRS Complex

U wave

T wave

60. The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization on an ECG is:

R wave

QRS complex

T wave

61. The two main divisions of the CNS are:

Cerebrum and Cerebellum

Spinal Cord and Brain

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Endocrine and Exocrine

62. Which of the following is considered a preanalytical error?

Wrong order of draw

Exposure to light

Under filling tubes

Inadequate fast

63. A localized dilation of an artery is a (n):

Embolism

Aneurysm

Infarction

Thrombus

64. The heart is divided into right and left sides by the:

Aorta

Atria

Septum

Valves

Ventricles

65. Anthropometric measurements consist of:

BP, P, RR

BP, P, RR, Temp, Height and weight

Height and weight

BP, P

66. The initial negative deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.

S wave

T wave

Q wave

67. A CCMA has drawn blood and is ceturfuging a Red Top tube. Which type of sample will be obtained after proper centerfuge time?

Plasma

Serum

Unclotted RBC

Fibrogen

CCMA Exam

1. If a patient refuses a venipuncture procedure, the phlebotomist should:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Latex sensitivity is a type of:

3. Which of the following represents the correct order of draw?

4. Microorganisms that cause disease are:

5. Proteinuria:

6. Which of the following is not considered a PPE:

7. A medical condition in which the patient has a defisiency in insulin production is:

8. Order of draw:Yellow likes Red; Green loves Gray

9. The "Good Samaritan Law" encourages healthcare professionals to:

10. The proper way to dispose of a needle is to:

11. Second order of draw

12. Tourniquets may be left on the patient for:

13. First order of draw

14. Waveform: refers to movement away from the isoelectric line either upward (positive) deflection or downward (negative) deflection.

15. Polyuria is defined as:

16. Third order or draw

17. EDTA tubes

18. Sixth order of draw

19. Isolation is condensed into three categories which are:

20. Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard:

21. Fifth order of draw

22. Post-prandial means

23. The tube that contains sodium citrate tubes and used for coagulation studies

24. A hematoma can be prevented if:

25. The cardiovascular system includes:

26. The most effective method for killing spores is:

27. Which of the following veins in the arm is most subjected to venipuncture?

28. The CCMA is working at the clinic and is in charge of drug inventory. How does he prevent a cabinet full of expired drugs?

29. A CCMA is filling out a CMS 1500. Diagnistic codes for completion can be found:

30. The "S" in SOAP in reference to charting stands for:

31. Which position is used to exam the abdomen?

32. The waveform that represents ventricular depolarization (activation/contraction).

33. Fourth order of draw

34. Which of the following is a genetic bleeding disorder?

35. Which of the following is not a common symptom of shock:

36. A serum tubes without clot activator or gel

37. The term nephrectomy is defined:

38. Which of the following is a point of care monitoring performed by a CCMA:

39. The CCMA is assisting in the exam of a patient for a lower leg sports injury. The patient states she is having pain in her muscle. The CCMA would chart the medical term for this condition as:

40. Which of the following is not a component that makes up the chain of infection?

41. The deflection produced by atrial depolarization

42. On an EKG, a waveform plus a segment

43. The first negative deflection produced by the ventricular depolarization that follows the first positive deflection, (R) wave.

44. The standard speed on an ECG is:

45. Aterial blood gases need special handling. What is that requirement?

46. The line between two waveforms.

47. Pathogens that thrive on O2 are :

48. A series of several waveforms found on an EKG

49. A CCMA is performing a diagnositc ECG. In response to the providers inquiry, he/she knows that _____represents ventricular depolarization time.

50. This complication results from repeated venipuncture of the same vein

51. The recommended depth for an infant microcapillary collection should not exceed

52. What portion of the eye contains the rods and the cones?

53. Which test tube would be used for "Fasting Blood Sugar" or "Glucose Tolerence Test"

54. The deflection seen following the T wave but preceding the next P wave.

55. The line from the end of the P wave to the onset of the QRS complex.

56. Which manual identifies procedure codes for submitting insurance codes:

57. The routine urinalysis procedure is composed of three parts: a. colorb. clarityc. odor

58. Phone number for Phlebotomy Inversions

59. The deflection produced by ventricular repolarization.

60. The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization on an ECG is:

61. The two main divisions of the CNS are:

62. Which of the following is considered a preanalytical error?

63. A localized dilation of an artery is a (n):

64. The heart is divided into right and left sides by the:

65. Anthropometric measurements consist of:

66. The initial negative deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.

67. A CCMA has drawn blood and is ceturfuging a Red Top tube. Which type of sample will be obtained after proper centerfuge time?

8. Order of draw:

Yellow likes Red; Green loves Gray

14. Waveform:

refers to movement away from the isoelectric line either upward (positive) deflection or downward (negative) deflection.

57. The routine urinalysis procedure is composed of three parts:

a. color
b. clarity
c. odor