AMCA CMAC Practice Test 4 UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
CDC
According to OSHA, medical person almost wear PPE when they have contact with which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER -HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instructions best describe what your patient should do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Void a
specimen midstream in a sterile cup
If a urine specimen is collected, and then left standing for more than an hour, bacteria will grow,
causing the pH of the urine to soon become, which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Alkaline
What is the pH range for normal urine? - CORRECT ANSWER -4.5-8.0
If your patient normally drinks 10 or more 8 ounce glasses of water each day, urine would most
likely be which color? - CORRECT ANSWER -Straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sterile
, A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examination? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Microscopic, Chemical , and Physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be
which of following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tested within one hour of collection
One placing a urine specimen tube into the center diffuse for later creating a wet mount, where
should you place an identical tube containing water in the same centrifuge? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
What is the principle reason for bracing the handholding, the needle assembly against the
patient's arm during phlebotomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prevent excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result is positive for ketones, this
may be an indication of which condition? - CORRECT ANSWER -diabetes mellitus
What is the measure of of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine called? - CORRECT ANSWER
-pH
All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary puncture except for which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Placing a tourniquet around the finger
When would a blood sample be diluted with tissue fluid? - CORRECT ANSWER -The finger is
squeezed excessively
Which of the following is the most common micro puncture site on adults? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Ring finger
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
CDC
According to OSHA, medical person almost wear PPE when they have contact with which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER -HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instructions best describe what your patient should do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Void a
specimen midstream in a sterile cup
If a urine specimen is collected, and then left standing for more than an hour, bacteria will grow,
causing the pH of the urine to soon become, which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Alkaline
What is the pH range for normal urine? - CORRECT ANSWER -4.5-8.0
If your patient normally drinks 10 or more 8 ounce glasses of water each day, urine would most
likely be which color? - CORRECT ANSWER -Straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Sterile
, A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examination? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Microscopic, Chemical , and Physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be
which of following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tested within one hour of collection
One placing a urine specimen tube into the center diffuse for later creating a wet mount, where
should you place an identical tube containing water in the same centrifuge? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
What is the principle reason for bracing the handholding, the needle assembly against the
patient's arm during phlebotomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -Prevent excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result is positive for ketones, this
may be an indication of which condition? - CORRECT ANSWER -diabetes mellitus
What is the measure of of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine called? - CORRECT ANSWER
-pH
All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary puncture except for which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -Placing a tourniquet around the finger
When would a blood sample be diluted with tissue fluid? - CORRECT ANSWER -The finger is
squeezed excessively
Which of the following is the most common micro puncture site on adults? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Ring finger
