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Elsevier's Medical Assisting Exam Review

  • 7th Edition - October 20, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Deborah E. Holmes
  • Language: English

There’s no better way to get ready for medical assisting certification exams! With focused, competency-aligned preparation, plus 2,500 test items and an online exam review test… Read more

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Description

There’s no better way to get ready for medical assisting certification exams! With focused, competency-aligned preparation, plus 2,500 test items and an online exam review test generator to create practice sessions and mock exams, Elsevier’s Medical Assisting Exam Review, 7th Edition, provides complete preparation for seven certification exams — the CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, CMAC, and NCMA. Enhanced with new artwork and expanded coverage of telemedicine, vaccinations, infection prevention and control, eating disorders, and reimbursement management, this edition reflects today’s modern medical office and helps you prepare for test-day success!

Key features

  • Comprehensive review covers seven certification exams — CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, CMAC, and NCMA
  • Focused medical assisting curriculum and certification coverage are presented in a convenient and easy-to-follow outline format
  • Three pre-tests (administrative, clinical, and general) and one post-test include answers and rationales to support remediation
  • Full-color art program enhances content review and visually reinforces comprehension
  • UNIQUE! Exam review test generator on the companion Evolve websites supports practice by topic or exam with unlimited “unique” exams generated each time from a database of 2,500 questions — including 200 new questions — with answers, rationales, and blueprint mapping
  • Two sample exams on the companion Evolve website offer valuable exam preparation

Readership

Medical Assisting students

Table of contents

1. Medical Terminology

2. Anatomy and Physiology

3. Diseases and Disorders

4. Growth and Development

5. Communication

6. Law, Ethics, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

7. Professionalism and Career Development

8. Computer Concepts, Written Communications, and Mail Processing

9. Records Management

10. Patient Reception and Appointment Scheduling

11. Office Management

12. Finances

13. Coding

14. Health Insurance

15. Infection Control and Asepsis

16. Vital Signs and Anthropometric Measurements

17. Assisting with the Physical Examination

18. Assisting with Medical Specialties

19. Nutrition and Health Promotion

20. Therapeutic Modalities and Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing

21. Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging

22. Pharmacology, Medication Administration, and Intravenous Therapy

23. Minor Surgery

24. Clinical Laboratory

25. First Aid and Office Emergencies

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 30, 2025
  • Language: English

About the author

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Deborah E. Holmes

Deb Holmes has been in Medical Assisting education for more than two decades, serving as a program director in Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri within both private-sector and public colleges and universities. She has experience as a clinical practitioner and has been an active member of the American Association of Medical Assistants. She has practiced in Medical Assisting and Nursing and currently serves as a school nurse, staying closely connected to Medical Assisting education and competency requirements.
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Assistant Program Director, Vatterott College - Sunset Hills, St. Louis, MO, USA