RMA Exam Clinical Patient Interaction Questions and Answers Updated 2026

RMA Exam Clinical Patient
Interaction Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAregardingAangioplasty?


a.AAnAangiogramAandAangioplastyAareAtheAsameAprocedure.
b.AAngioplastyAisAaAsmallAbattery-operatedAdevice.
c.AAngioplastyAisAusedAtoAdiagnoseAheartAdisorders.
d.AAngioplastyAisAusedAtoArestoreAbloodAflowAtoAischemicAmyocardialAtissue.A-
AAnswerAd.AAngioplastyAisAusedAtoArestoreAbloodAflowAtoAischemicAmyocardial
Atissue.


AngioplastyAisAaAtreatmentAtoAopenAnarrowedAbloodAvesselsAbyAexpandingAaA
smallAballoonAatAtheAsite,AwhichAwidensAtheAvessel:AaAstentA(smallAmetalAcoil
)AmayAbeAinsertedAtoAhelpAkeepAtheAvesselAopened.


SensitivityAtestingAinAmicrobiologyAisAperformedAto:


a.AcheckAforAantibioticAsensitivityAtoAtheAbacteriaAfoundAinAtheAspecimen.
b.AcheckAforAmistakesAinAspecimenAcollection.
c.AcheckAforAreactionsAtoAdyes.
d.AcorrectAmistakesAinAspecimenAcollection.A-
AAnswerAa.AcheckAforAantibioticAsensitivityAtoAtheAbacteriaAfoundAinAtheAspeci
men.


OnceAaAbacteriaAhasAbeenAidentified,AtheAproviderAwillAperformAaAcultureAand
AsensitivityAtestAtoAdetermineAtheAappropriateAantibioticAtoAdestroyAtheApathog
en.ACultureArefersAtoAgrowingAtheAbacteriaAandAsensitivityArefersAtoAtheAorgan
ism'sAsusceptibilityAtoAantibiotics.

,WhenAeducatingAyourApatient,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisArecommendedAforAthe
ApreventionAofAdeepAveinAthrombosis?


a.AAllowAtheApatientAtoAsitAstillAforAlongAperiodsAofAtime
b.AConsumeAhighAlevelsAofAdietaryAfibre
c.ADiscourageAwalkingAorAmovingAlegsAduringAtheAday
d.AEncourageAtheAuseAofAcompressionAstockingsA-
AAnswerAd.AEncourageAtheAuseAofAcompressionAstockings


TheApatientAshouldAwearAcompressionAstockingsAasAorderedAbyAtheAphysician.A
TheApatientAshouldAalsoAbeAencouragedAtoAmoveAtheirAlegsAandAfeetAtoAmaxi
mizeAcirculationAandApreventAbloodAclots.


YouAhaveAjustAdoneAaAvenipunctureAonAyourApatientAandAtheApatientAsaysAshe
AfeelsAlikeAsheAisAgoingAtoAfaint.AIntoAwhatApositionAdoAyouAquicklyAplaceAyo
urApatientAin?


a.ALithotomy
b.ASemi-Fowler's
c.ASims'
d.ATrendelenburgA-AAnswerAd.ATrendelenburg


Trendelenburg'sApositionAmeansAthatAtheApatientAliesAflatAonAtheirAbackAwithA
theirAheadAlowerAthanAtheAlegs.AThisApositionAisAusedAforAabdominalAsurgery,
AforAtreatmentAofApatientsAwhoAareAinAshock,AandAtoAincreaseAbloodApressure
AinApatientsAwithAhypotension.


Cheyne-StokesAdescribesAa:


a.ARhythmAofApulse.
b.AStethoscope.

, c.ASurgicalAinstrument.
d.ATypeAofArespiration.A-AAnswerAd.AtypeAofArespiration.


Cheyne-
StokesArespirationAisAaAbreathingApatternAmarkedAbyAaAperiodAofAapneaAlasti
ngA10-
60Aseconds,AfollowedAbyAgraduallyAincreasingAdepthAandAfrequencyAofArespirat
ions.AItAisAoftenArelatedAtoAcongestiveAheartAfailure.


TheAbasicAECGAhasAhowAmanyAleads?


a.A6
b.A8
c.A10
d.A12A-AAnswerAd.A12


AAbasicAECGAhasA12Aleads:A3AstandardAleads,A3AaugmentedAleads,AandA6Apre
cordialAleads.


WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAtestsAidentifiesAtheAorganismAassociatedAwithAaAu
rinaryAtractAinfection?


a.AColonyAcount.
b.ACultureAandAsensitivity.
c.AGramAstain.
d.APureAculture.A-AAnswerAb.ACultureAandAsensitivity.


AfterAtheAcultureAhasAbeenAobtained,AappropriateAtestsAareAdoneAtoAidentifyAt
heApathogen.AAAsensitivityAtestAdeterminesAtheAsusceptibilityAofApathogenicAba
cteriaAtoAvariousAantibiotics.