CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam case studies
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The CMA (AAMA) - Certified Medical Assistant - is a professional credential for medical assistants, administered through the American Association of Medical Assistants. Candidates usually come from accredited medical assisting programs, but it is the AAMA's own eligibility rules, not a single educational path, that determine who may sit for the exam; the Eligibility section of the AAMA site is the authoritative source. The CMA (AAMA) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,941 words.
1A 16-Year-Old, a Pregnancy Test, and a Caller Claiming to Be Dad
A 16-year-old established patient arrives with her 19-year-old sister and asks for a pregnancy test, saying she does not want her parents told. State law allows minors to consent to pregnancy-related care; the clinic's general policy requires a parent or guardian signature for anyone under 18.
591 words, about 3 min2One MA Down, Four Patients, and a Missing Referral
Monday and one of two medical assistants has called in sick. Okafor has four patients booked before noon: a 45-minute new-patient annual wellness visit whose HMO referral has not arrived; an established patient who called at 8:05 with chest tightness and is walking in now; a 20-minute follow-up for a 78-year-old with new leg swelling who uses a walker and has no ride home until 1:00 p.m.; and a patient now 25 minutes late for a 15-minute INR check.
557 words, about 3 min3The Autoclave Spore Test Comes Back Positive on Friday Afternoon
The office manager reads the weekly biological spore test for the office autoclave: positive, with growth in both the test vial and the control vial. The last negative test was the prior Friday.
612 words, about 3 min4Warfarin, Ibuprofen, Ginkgo, and a Fasting Patient
R, 68, is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. for a shave biopsy of a forearm lesion.
565 words, about 3 min5Quality Control Fails Before Ten Fingersticks
Before the first patient you run the level 2 glucose control on the CLIA-waived meter: it reads 210 mg/dL against a package insert range of 245 to 365 mg/dL. The level 1 control was in range.
616 words, about 3 min