The patient receiving an albuterol treatment by nebulizer in the clinic complains of tremors, nausea, blurred vision, and headache. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? 1. Decrease the oxygen flow meter to three liters per minute. 2. Report these symptoms to the physician. 3. Place the patient on NPO status. 4. Tell the patient these are common side effects. answer: Report these symptoms to the physician. Which of the following is likely considered outside the scope of practice for a medical assistant? 1. verify equipment functionality using a control material 2. perform additional tests on different instruments for validation 3. record quality control results on a log sheet 4. perform CLIA high complexity tests answer: perform CLIA high complexity tests A CMP is ordered for an older adult patient whose veins continue to collapse despite drinking water. Which of the following is the best collection method for this patient? 1. evacuated tube system 2. needle and syringe 3. capillary puncture 4. butterfly needle Answer: butterfly needle When preparing to assist the physician with collection of a deep wound culture, the medical assistant should have which of the following available? 1. blood culture media 2. viral transport media 3. bacterial culture swabs 4. cotton tipped swabs Answer: bacterial culture swabs Forced Vital Capacity is measured by instructing the patient to 1. forcefully breath air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds. 2. complete a minimum of eight acceptable efforts to validate the test. 3. move the one way valve to a minimum of 4000 ml capacity. 4. gently exhale for less than 6 seconds and document the reading. answer: forcefully breath air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds. A patient presents to the urgent care office reporting a burn that occurred a few minutes ago from hot coffee. The left wrist is painful, red, swollen and has blisters.