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Question 1 · Administrative AssistingA new patient arrives and is unsure which documents to provide at the front desk.
Which response by the medical assistant best guides the patient through registration?
- A. Please show a photo ID and your insurance card.
- B. Registration can wait until after you see the provider.
- C. Only a verbal statement of your name is required.
- D. Bring every medical record you have ever received.
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A. Please show a photo ID and your insurance card.Photo identification and the insurance card are the standard documents needed to register a new patient accurately.
During intake, a patient states that they have completed an advance directive.
What is the correct procedure step the medical assistant should take?
- A. Tell the patient that advance directives are only valid in a hospital
- B. Ignore the statement because advance directives are optional and not recorded
- C. Require the patient to revoke the directive before the visit can continue
- D. Document it and ask for a copy for the chart
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D. Document it and ask for a copy for the chartThe medical assistant should document that an advance directive exists and request a copy for the medical record when available.
Under the privacy rule, which practice correctly limits disclosure of a patient's protected health information?
- A. Provide the full record to any family member who asks
- B. Discuss the case in the waiting room so the patient can hear
- C. Send the entire chart by unsecured email for convenience
- D. Share only the minimum information needed for the purpose
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D. Share only the minimum information needed for the purposeThe minimum-necessary standard requires that only the information essential to the task be disclosed.
A patient asks the medical assistant where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the respiratory system.
What is the best response the medical assistant should give?
- A. Gas exchange occurs in the trachea as air enters the lungs.
- B. Gas exchange occurs in the bronchi that branch from the trachea.
- C. Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli of the lungs.
- D. Gas exchange occurs in the nasal passages during inhalation.
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C. Gas exchange occurs in the alveoli of the lungs.The alveoli are the thin-walled air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.
A laboratory report shows an antibody titer of 1:160. The reference range for a positive immune response in this assay begins at 1:80.
How many times higher is the reported titer than the minimum positive threshold?
- A. 2 times
- B. 4 times
- C. 80 times
- D. 160 times
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A. 2 times160 divided by 80 equals 2, so the reported titer is 2 times the minimum positive threshold.
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