AMCA Practice Test #2 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following on an ecg reflects ventricular heart depolarization?
Qrs wave
What is the universal standard speed for recording an ecg?
25 mm/second
What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity on a urine sample?
It measure its density when compared with distilled water.
All the following demonstrates quality control. What is the exception?
Testing every customer properly
What is the pacemaker of the heart?
(sa)sinotrial node
Which of the following commonly used disinfectants is used in the medical field and found to be
effective against bloodborne pathogens?
Bleach
Which of the following is th emost appropriate method of disposing of contaminated needles?
Place is in a biohazard shaprs container located in the room where used.
What is the most important step in achieving medical asepsis?
Washing hands
Which of the following solutions will help prevent the transmission of hepatitis?
Household bleach
How often should quality control tests be done for procedures performed in the office?
Daily
Which organization developed the guildlines for universal precautions?
Cdc
, According to osha, medical personnel must wear ppe (personal protective equipment) when
they have contact with which of the following?
Blood
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instructions best describe what your patient should do?
Void a speciment midstream in a sterile cup
A urine specimen was collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour. Bacteria grew, and
the ph of the urine became which of the following?
Alkaline
What is the ph range for normal urine?
4.5 to 8.0
If a patient normally drinks ten or more 8 oz glasses of water each day , urine would most likely
be which color?
Straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacteria culture?
Sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
Microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable ph sample, the specimen should be
handled in which manner?
Tested within 1 hour of collection
Which color on a vacuum tube top indicates that the blood specimen will be used for cultures?
Yellow
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later creating a wet mount, where
should you place an identical tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
Directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
What are bioethics concerned with?
Moral controversy over biomedical technology
and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following on an ecg reflects ventricular heart depolarization?
Qrs wave
What is the universal standard speed for recording an ecg?
25 mm/second
What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity on a urine sample?
It measure its density when compared with distilled water.
All the following demonstrates quality control. What is the exception?
Testing every customer properly
What is the pacemaker of the heart?
(sa)sinotrial node
Which of the following commonly used disinfectants is used in the medical field and found to be
effective against bloodborne pathogens?
Bleach
Which of the following is th emost appropriate method of disposing of contaminated needles?
Place is in a biohazard shaprs container located in the room where used.
What is the most important step in achieving medical asepsis?
Washing hands
Which of the following solutions will help prevent the transmission of hepatitis?
Household bleach
How often should quality control tests be done for procedures performed in the office?
Daily
Which organization developed the guildlines for universal precautions?
Cdc
, According to osha, medical personnel must wear ppe (personal protective equipment) when
they have contact with which of the following?
Blood
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instructions best describe what your patient should do?
Void a speciment midstream in a sterile cup
A urine specimen was collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour. Bacteria grew, and
the ph of the urine became which of the following?
Alkaline
What is the ph range for normal urine?
4.5 to 8.0
If a patient normally drinks ten or more 8 oz glasses of water each day , urine would most likely
be which color?
Straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacteria culture?
Sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
Microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable ph sample, the specimen should be
handled in which manner?
Tested within 1 hour of collection
Which color on a vacuum tube top indicates that the blood specimen will be used for cultures?
Yellow
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later creating a wet mount, where
should you place an identical tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
Directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
What are bioethics concerned with?
Moral controversy over biomedical technology
