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10 free, exam-style Certified Management Accountant (CMA) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free CMA practice test to study every exam domain.

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Domain 1: Part 1 - External Financial Reporting Decisions 15% of exam

Question 1

A medical assistant records a heart rate of 130 beats per minute. For which patient would this finding be considered WITHIN the expected normal range?

  1. A 45-year-old resting adult
  2. A 6-month-old infant
  3. A 16-year-old athlete at rest
  4. A 70-year-old sleeping adult
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Correct answer: B - A 6-month-old infant

Domain 2: Part 1 - Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting 20% of exam

Question 2

A medical assistant has finished a procedure and is removing personal protective equipment. Which item should be removed FIRST?

  1. Gloves
  2. Mask or respirator
  3. Protective eyewear
  4. Gown
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Correct answer: A - Gloves

Question 3

Performing proper hand hygiene between patients primarily breaks which link in the chain of infection?

  1. The reservoir where the pathogen lives
  2. The host's portal of entry
  3. The mode of transmission
  4. The susceptible host's resistance
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Correct answer: C - The mode of transmission

Question 4

Which method is the ONLY one that reliably destroys bacterial spores on reusable surgical instruments?

  1. Soaking in a chemical disinfectant
  2. Autoclave sterilization
  3. Scrubbing with antiseptic solution
  4. Ultrasonic sanitization
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Correct answer: B - Autoclave sterilization

Domain 3: Part 1 - Performance Management 20% of exam

Question 5

During a multi-tube blood draw, which tube should be collected IMMEDIATELY after the light blue (sodium citrate) coagulation tube?

  1. Lavender (EDTA) tube
  2. Gray (sodium fluoride) tube
  3. Red or gold/SST tube
  4. Green (heparin) tube
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Correct answer: C - Red or gold/SST tube

Question 6

A provider is preparing to perform a sigmoidoscopy. Which patient position is MOST appropriate for this examination?

  1. Lithotomy
  2. Fowler's
  3. Knee-chest
  4. Supine
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Correct answer: C - Knee-chest

Question 7

A patient reports pain in the lower right region of the abdomen. In which abdominal quadrant is the appendix located?

  1. Right upper quadrant
  2. Left lower quadrant
  3. Left upper quadrant
  4. Right lower quadrant
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Correct answer: D - Right lower quadrant

Question 8

An ECG tracing shows a fuzzy, irregular baseline with small rapid spikes throughout all leads. This artifact is MOST likely caused by:

  1. Muscle (somatic) tremor from the patient
  2. A wandering baseline from loose electrodes
  3. Sixty-cycle (AC) electrical interference
  4. The patient breathing too deeply
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Correct answer: A - Muscle (somatic) tremor from the patient

Domain 4: Part 1 - Cost Management 15% of exam

Question 9

A physician orders 0.5 g of amoxicillin. The pharmacy stocks 250 mg capsules. How many capsules should the medical assistant prepare for a single dose?

  1. 1 capsule
  2. 2 capsules
  3. 4 capsules
  4. 5 capsules
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Correct answer: B - 2 capsules

Question 10

A medical assistant is administering an intramuscular injection to an adult patient in the deltoid. At which angle should the needle be inserted?

  1. 15 degrees
  2. 45 degrees
  3. 90 degrees
  4. 10 degrees
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Correct answer: C - 90 degrees

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