Medical Assisting Administrative And Clinical Procedures With Anatomy & Physiology 3rd edition – Test Bank

Medical Assisting Administrative And Clinical Procedures With Anatomy & Physiology 3rd edition By Kathryn Booth- Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions

1.  The primary purpose of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is ____.
A.  to offer national certification to medical assisting practitioners
B.  to advance the field of pharmacy and the safety of patients
C.  to maintain and improve the quality of medical care and to certify doctors in various specialties
D.  to provide education and information resources to the entire field of internal medicine and its subspecialties
E.  to oversee accreditation of hospitals and outpatient surgery centers

2. Insurance companies refer to which group of physicians as primary care physicians?
A. Cardiologists and orthopedists
B. Pathologists and psychiatrists
C. Family practitioners and internists
D. Gerontologists and endocrinologists
E. Podiatrists and gastroenterologists

3. Which of the following specialists reads electrocardiograms (ECGs) for hospital laboratories?
A. Cardiologist
B. Gastroenterologist
C. Anesthetist
D. Phlebotomist
E. Pathologist

4. The branch of medicine that works to maintain the function of the musculoskeletal system is called ____.
A. urology
B. orthopedics
C. pediatrics
D. neurology
E. cardiology

5. Which of the following is the nation’s largest network of institutional healthcare providers?
A. American Hospital Association
B. American Medical Association
C. American Pharmacists Association
D. American College of Physicians
E. American Association of Medical Assistants

6. The world’s largest publisher of scientific and medical information is the ____.
A. American College of Physicians
B. American Medical Association
C. American Hospital Association
D. American Society of Clinical Pathologists
E. American Pharmacists Association

7. Which of the following health professionals uses their eyes and hands to identify structural problems while supporting the body’s natural tendency toward health and self-healing?
A. Doctors of osteopathy
B. Ophthalmologists
C. Dermatologists
D. Family practitioners
E. Obstetricians