CMA (AAMA) Practice Test

Answer choices

1. A. Select a cuff appropriate to the patient's arm, position and support the patient consistently, then recheck and document the reading
2. B. Keep the original value because patient comfort proves the cuff size was acceptable
3. C. Silently replace the unexpected value with the patient's prior blood pressure
4. D. Repeat immediately with the same cuff and unsupported arm until a lower result appears

Wrong-answer review

• B. Keep the original value because patient comfort proves the cuff size was acceptable: Comfort does not establish that cuff size and measurement technique were appropriate.
• C. Silently replace the unexpected value with the patient's prior blood pressure: Prior readings cannot replace an observed value, and findings must not be silently changed.
• D. Repeat immediately with the same cuff and unsupported arm until a lower result appears: Repeating the same technique errors does not produce a more reliable measurement.

Answer choices

1. A. Remove the first dressing repeatedly so the wound can be inspected after every few seconds.
2. B. Use PPE, maintain direct pressure, add clean material over the saturated dressing, and escalate according to the bleeding protocol.
3. C. Place the saturated dressing in ordinary waste and leave the wound uncovered while waiting for the provider.
4. D. Stop applying pressure so the patient can walk to the treatment area independently.

Answer choices

1. A. Write off the balance automatically because its aging category is old
2. B. Ignore payer and patient status and send the account to collection immediately
3. C. Change prior notes so the balance appears newly created
4. D. Review status, responsibility, and prior actions, then follow authorized collection or adjustment procedures under applicable law and office policy

Answer choices

1. A. Use the child by default because complexity does not affect interpreter qualification
2. B. Require the patient to communicate only through written English forms
3. C. Provide a qualified interpreter or suitable auxiliary service matched to the patient's preference and the complexity of the exchange
4. D. Ask any nearby visitor to interpret because the covered entity has no communication responsibility

Answer choices

1. A. Report the patient result because waived testing permits any procedural change
2. B. Accept the result if it matches the patient's symptoms despite the failed control
3. C. Keep the shortened procedure and omit the control failure from the quality record
4. D. Follow the manufacturer's current instructions, complete required quality-control records, and do not report the patient result while required controls have failed

Answer choices

1. A. Investigate and correct the account posting, compare all supporting transactions, and use only properly reasoned and authorized adjustments
2. B. Force the difference into an unauthorized write-off so system totals match
3. C. Move another patient's payment to cover the unexplained amount
4. D. Ignore deposits and payments because reconciliation considers charges only

Answer choices

1. A. Defend the practice without listening because blame resolves the patient experience
2. B. Promise every requested remedy even when another person must authorize it
3. C. Avoid documenting the complaint so no follow-up obligation exists
4. D. Listen and acknowledge the specific failures, avoid unauthorized promises, route the issue to an authorized resolver, and document follow-up

Answer choices

1. A. Verify identity and current demographics, resolve the possible duplicate before creating another chart, and escalate any identity-theft concern under policy
2. B. Choose the first similar name and copy its old billing information without confirmation
3. C. Create another record immediately so the identity mismatch is distributed across charts
4. D. Merge the records without verifying whether they belong to the same patient

Answer choices

1. A. Keep the shared account because it makes every action equally attributable
2. B. Use personal messaging whenever it is faster than an approved secure method
3. C. Assign unique credentials, prohibit password sharing, and transmit sensitive information only through approved secure methods
4. D. Remove physical safeguards because technical controls alone protect all electronic PHI

Answer choices

1. A. ICD-10-CM is HCPCS Level I and reports all medical supplies
2. B. HCPCS Level II commonly identifies supplies, products, equipment, and services not included in CPT Level I
3. C. CPT is HCPCS Level II and is used only for ambulance equipment
4. D. No code should be used because documented equipment is never reportable