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AAMA CMA Practice Question

During routine patient positioning, a medical assistant must decide whether to place the patient in the prone position. Which of the following clinical scenarios demonstrates the correct and clinically appropriate use of this face-down position?

  • During an electrocardiogram, a medical assistant positions a patient flat on the abdomen for electrode placement.

  • Before performing abdominal palpation, a patient is asked by a medical assistant to assume a prone position on the exam table.

  • For an otoscopic examination, a medical assistant instructs the patient to lie face-down with the head turned away from the examiner.

  • A medical assistant prepares a patient for a spinal examination by asking the patient to lie flat on the abdomen with arms parallel to the body and the head turned to the side.

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