MAC Practice Test Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Addresing elderly patient: - CORRECT ANSWER Mr. or Mrs ________
When calling a facility to schedule a patient, what is the most important factor to remember?
- CORRECT ANSWER To maintain patient confidentiality
How many minutes after a patient has missed an appointment to call and reschedule? -
CORRECT ANSWER 15 minutes
What method for booking several patients around the same time? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cluster booking
Which temperature site would give the highest normal value? - CORRECT
ANSWER Rectal
What is a patient's chief complaint? - CORRECT ANSWER The main reason that the
patient is seeking care that day
The selection of one of three available blood pressure cuff sizes depends on which of the
following criteria? - CORRECT ANSWER Weight of patient/size of their arm
Latex sensitivity is a type of: ? - CORRECT ANSWER Allergic reaction
What is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes/detergents to remove
blood/mucous, etc.? - CORRECT ANSWER Sanitization
, What is the process of soaking or wiping process to inhibit the activity of disease-causing
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER Disinfecting
What is the process used for supplies that come in contact with internal body tissue/open
wounds that involves heating/steaming and an autoclave? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sterilization
You are taking vitals and they have dizziness once in a while. What type of symptom is this?
- CORRECT ANSWER Subjective
What procedure that requires patient intervention should be documented for patient
references? - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical procedure
The immune system protect the body from what? - CORRECT ANSWER Disease and
infection
Procedure for filing insurance claims found under which policies section of the procedure
manual? - CORRECT ANSWER Administrative
What is the proper sequence for CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER Circulation
(Compression), airway, breathing
The immune system protects the body from which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Disease and infection
General term for surgical suture? - CORRECT ANSWER Ligature
What instrument drains an abscess? - CORRECT ANSWER Scalpel
What stage of infection is the time where the pathogen has had time to grow and establish
itself in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER Incubation
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Addresing elderly patient: - CORRECT ANSWER Mr. or Mrs ________
When calling a facility to schedule a patient, what is the most important factor to remember?
- CORRECT ANSWER To maintain patient confidentiality
How many minutes after a patient has missed an appointment to call and reschedule? -
CORRECT ANSWER 15 minutes
What method for booking several patients around the same time? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cluster booking
Which temperature site would give the highest normal value? - CORRECT
ANSWER Rectal
What is a patient's chief complaint? - CORRECT ANSWER The main reason that the
patient is seeking care that day
The selection of one of three available blood pressure cuff sizes depends on which of the
following criteria? - CORRECT ANSWER Weight of patient/size of their arm
Latex sensitivity is a type of: ? - CORRECT ANSWER Allergic reaction
What is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes/detergents to remove
blood/mucous, etc.? - CORRECT ANSWER Sanitization
, What is the process of soaking or wiping process to inhibit the activity of disease-causing
organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER Disinfecting
What is the process used for supplies that come in contact with internal body tissue/open
wounds that involves heating/steaming and an autoclave? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sterilization
You are taking vitals and they have dizziness once in a while. What type of symptom is this?
- CORRECT ANSWER Subjective
What procedure that requires patient intervention should be documented for patient
references? - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical procedure
The immune system protect the body from what? - CORRECT ANSWER Disease and
infection
Procedure for filing insurance claims found under which policies section of the procedure
manual? - CORRECT ANSWER Administrative
What is the proper sequence for CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER Circulation
(Compression), airway, breathing
The immune system protects the body from which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Disease and infection
General term for surgical suture? - CORRECT ANSWER Ligature
What instrument drains an abscess? - CORRECT ANSWER Scalpel
What stage of infection is the time where the pathogen has had time to grow and establish
itself in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER Incubation
