RMA PRACTICE EXAMINATION (AMT WEBSITE)
IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THE PATIENT'S BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION IS
MEASURED WITH Correct Answer: PULSE OXIMETER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SOURCE OF VITAMIN C Correct Answer: CITRUS
FRUITS
PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS MAY INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPT Correct Answer: FINANCIAL CONTROL
WHICH TYPE OF DRUG SCHEDULE HAS NO ACCEPTABLE MEDICAL USE Correct
Answer: SCHEDULE I
A MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHEDULED TO REMOVE STITCHES FROM A PATIENT'S
ARM NOTICED THAT THE AREA WAS RED, SWOLLEN, AND PAINFUL UPON THE
SLIGHTEST TOUCH. THE PATIENT REQUESTED TO SEE THE PHYSICIAN AND WAS
RELUCTANT TO LET THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT REMOVE THE SUTURES. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTE IS MOST IMPORTANT IN DEALING WITH THIS
SITUATION Correct Answer: FLEXIBILITY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS "INCISION IN THE MUSCLE Correct
Answer: MYO TOMY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF WORK EXPERIENCES,
SKILLS, AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Correct Answer: RESUME
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE VAGINA AND
CERVIX Correct Answer: COLPOSCOPY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY Correct Answer: ADMITTING TO AN ERROR MADE
TWO RESCUERS ARE PERFORMING CPR ON A NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO
COLLAPSED AND IS NOT BREATHING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
SHOULD THE RESCUERS TAKE Correct Answer: ATTACH THE AED AND FOLLOW
THE VOICE PROMPTS
THE RMA CERIFICATION IS MAINTAINED BY Correct Answer: EARNING 45 CEUs
WITHIN THREE YEARS OR 15 CEUs PER YEAR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIES THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE CENTRAL
TO SIGMUND FREUD'S THEORIES OF PERSONALITY Correct Answer: ID, EGO,
SUPEREGO
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PULSES IS AUSCULTATED WITH A STETHOSCOPE
Correct Answer: APICAL
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PATIENT'S RECORD
INCLUDES Correct Answer: NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IS CONSIDERED LEGAL WHEN
CONDUCTING A JOB INTERVIEW OF A PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE Correct Answer:
ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
HOW OFTEN SHOULD QUALITY CONTROL BE PERFORMED FOR LABORATORY
PROCEDURES Correct Answer: DAILY
IN A NORMAL BLOOD CELL DIFFERENTIAL, WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CELLS COUNTED Correct Answer: 100
THE BASIC PARTS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS INCLUDE Correct Answer:
THE BASIC PARTS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS INCLUDE
A CAPILLARY PUNCTURE IS MOST LIKELY TO BE PERFORMED ON THE OUTER
EDGES OF THE PLANTAR SURFACE (UNDERSIDE) OF THE HEEL IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PATIENTS Correct Answer: A 10-MONTH-OLD INFANT
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO
UNDERSTAND SOMEONES ELSE'S FEELING OR SITUATIONS Correct Answer:
EMPATHY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS DESCRIBES NEARSIGHTEDNESS Correct
Answer: MYOPIA
THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FROM INSTRUMENTS IS
KNOWN AS Correct Answer: SANITIZATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST SOURCE OF FIBER Correct Answer: RAW
VEGETABLES
A CLEAR LIQUID DIET CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT Correct
Answer: MILK
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MAY INTERFERE WITH IMPARTIALITY OF THE
TREATMENT OF PATIENTS EXCEPT Correct Answer: DIPLOMACY a skill in managing
negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact:
DOSAGES FOR CHILDREN ARE MOST FREQUENTLY CALCULATED ACCORDING TO
BODY WEIGHT Correct Answer:
, THE STUDY OF BODY LANGUAGE IS CALLED Correct Answer: KINESIOLOGY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS "INFLAMMATION OF A VEIN"? Correct
Answer: PHLEBITIS
A PROCEDURE TO SCREEN FOR BREAST CANCER IS KNOWN AS WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING Correct Answer: MAMMORGRAPHY
BEFORE TRANSFERRING A CALL TO ANOTHER EXTENSION, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO DO
Correct Answer: GIVE THE PATIENT THE EXTENSION NUMBER TO WHICH HE OR
SHE IS BEING TRANSFERRED IN CASE THE PHONE GETS DISCONNECTED
INCOMING CALLS SHOULD BE ANSWERED Correct Answer: IDEALLY BY THE FIRST
RING AND DEFINITELY BY THE THIRD RING
WHEN A RESPONSIVE ADULT AGREES TO RECEIVE FIRST AID CARE, IT IS KNOWN
AS Correct Answer: EXPRESSED CONSENT
WHEN RECEIVING A CALL FROM AN ANGRY PATIENT, THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
SHOULD Correct Answer: STAY CALM AND LISTEN TO THE PATIENT
SCREENING OR TRIAGING INCOMING CALLS IS Correct Answer: A METHOD OF
PRIORITIZING THE URGENCY OF CALLS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS INCLUDED IN A PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS Correct
Answer: RESPRIATION RATE
WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH A HEAR-IMPAIRED PATIENT, THE MEDICAL
ASSISTANT SHOULD DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT Correct Answer: TAPE
ALL CONVERSATIONS FOR LATER REVIEW BY THE PATIENT
THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE AND HAS JUST
FILLED THE LAST SPECIMEN TUBE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD THE
MEDICAL ASSISTANT DO BEFORE WITHDRAWING THE NEEDLE Correct Answer:
RELEASE THE TOURNIQUET
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT TREATING CHILDREN ARE TRUE
EXCEPT Correct Answer: CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT A
PROCEDURE TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT MAY FRIGHTEN THEM
WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH AN ILLITERATE PATIENT, THE MEDICAL
ASSISTANT MAY Correct Answer: USE ORAL EXPLANATIONS AND DIRECTIONS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE LOCATION OF
HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION OF THE BODY Correct Answer: BELOW THE RIBS
IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THE PATIENT'S BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION IS
MEASURED WITH Correct Answer: PULSE OXIMETER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SOURCE OF VITAMIN C Correct Answer: CITRUS
FRUITS
PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS MAY INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPT Correct Answer: FINANCIAL CONTROL
WHICH TYPE OF DRUG SCHEDULE HAS NO ACCEPTABLE MEDICAL USE Correct
Answer: SCHEDULE I
A MEDICAL ASSISTANT SCHEDULED TO REMOVE STITCHES FROM A PATIENT'S
ARM NOTICED THAT THE AREA WAS RED, SWOLLEN, AND PAINFUL UPON THE
SLIGHTEST TOUCH. THE PATIENT REQUESTED TO SEE THE PHYSICIAN AND WAS
RELUCTANT TO LET THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT REMOVE THE SUTURES. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTE IS MOST IMPORTANT IN DEALING WITH THIS
SITUATION Correct Answer: FLEXIBILITY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS "INCISION IN THE MUSCLE Correct
Answer: MYO TOMY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF WORK EXPERIENCES,
SKILLS, AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Correct Answer: RESUME
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE VAGINA AND
CERVIX Correct Answer: COLPOSCOPY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY Correct Answer: ADMITTING TO AN ERROR MADE
TWO RESCUERS ARE PERFORMING CPR ON A NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO
COLLAPSED AND IS NOT BREATHING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS
SHOULD THE RESCUERS TAKE Correct Answer: ATTACH THE AED AND FOLLOW
THE VOICE PROMPTS
THE RMA CERIFICATION IS MAINTAINED BY Correct Answer: EARNING 45 CEUs
WITHIN THREE YEARS OR 15 CEUs PER YEAR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIES THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE CENTRAL
TO SIGMUND FREUD'S THEORIES OF PERSONALITY Correct Answer: ID, EGO,
SUPEREGO
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PULSES IS AUSCULTATED WITH A STETHOSCOPE
Correct Answer: APICAL
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PATIENT'S RECORD
INCLUDES Correct Answer: NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IS CONSIDERED LEGAL WHEN
CONDUCTING A JOB INTERVIEW OF A PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE Correct Answer:
ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
HOW OFTEN SHOULD QUALITY CONTROL BE PERFORMED FOR LABORATORY
PROCEDURES Correct Answer: DAILY
IN A NORMAL BLOOD CELL DIFFERENTIAL, WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CELLS COUNTED Correct Answer: 100
THE BASIC PARTS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS INCLUDE Correct Answer:
THE BASIC PARTS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS INCLUDE
A CAPILLARY PUNCTURE IS MOST LIKELY TO BE PERFORMED ON THE OUTER
EDGES OF THE PLANTAR SURFACE (UNDERSIDE) OF THE HEEL IN WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING PATIENTS Correct Answer: A 10-MONTH-OLD INFANT
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO
UNDERSTAND SOMEONES ELSE'S FEELING OR SITUATIONS Correct Answer:
EMPATHY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS DESCRIBES NEARSIGHTEDNESS Correct
Answer: MYOPIA
THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FROM INSTRUMENTS IS
KNOWN AS Correct Answer: SANITIZATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST SOURCE OF FIBER Correct Answer: RAW
VEGETABLES
A CLEAR LIQUID DIET CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT Correct
Answer: MILK
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MAY INTERFERE WITH IMPARTIALITY OF THE
TREATMENT OF PATIENTS EXCEPT Correct Answer: DIPLOMACY a skill in managing
negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact:
DOSAGES FOR CHILDREN ARE MOST FREQUENTLY CALCULATED ACCORDING TO
BODY WEIGHT Correct Answer:
, THE STUDY OF BODY LANGUAGE IS CALLED Correct Answer: KINESIOLOGY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS "INFLAMMATION OF A VEIN"? Correct
Answer: PHLEBITIS
A PROCEDURE TO SCREEN FOR BREAST CANCER IS KNOWN AS WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING Correct Answer: MAMMORGRAPHY
BEFORE TRANSFERRING A CALL TO ANOTHER EXTENSION, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO DO
Correct Answer: GIVE THE PATIENT THE EXTENSION NUMBER TO WHICH HE OR
SHE IS BEING TRANSFERRED IN CASE THE PHONE GETS DISCONNECTED
INCOMING CALLS SHOULD BE ANSWERED Correct Answer: IDEALLY BY THE FIRST
RING AND DEFINITELY BY THE THIRD RING
WHEN A RESPONSIVE ADULT AGREES TO RECEIVE FIRST AID CARE, IT IS KNOWN
AS Correct Answer: EXPRESSED CONSENT
WHEN RECEIVING A CALL FROM AN ANGRY PATIENT, THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
SHOULD Correct Answer: STAY CALM AND LISTEN TO THE PATIENT
SCREENING OR TRIAGING INCOMING CALLS IS Correct Answer: A METHOD OF
PRIORITIZING THE URGENCY OF CALLS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS INCLUDED IN A PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS Correct
Answer: RESPRIATION RATE
WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH A HEAR-IMPAIRED PATIENT, THE MEDICAL
ASSISTANT SHOULD DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT Correct Answer: TAPE
ALL CONVERSATIONS FOR LATER REVIEW BY THE PATIENT
THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE AND HAS JUST
FILLED THE LAST SPECIMEN TUBE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD THE
MEDICAL ASSISTANT DO BEFORE WITHDRAWING THE NEEDLE Correct Answer:
RELEASE THE TOURNIQUET
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT TREATING CHILDREN ARE TRUE
EXCEPT Correct Answer: CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT A
PROCEDURE TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT MAY FRIGHTEN THEM
WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH AN ILLITERATE PATIENT, THE MEDICAL
ASSISTANT MAY Correct Answer: USE ORAL EXPLANATIONS AND DIRECTIONS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE LOCATION OF
HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION OF THE BODY Correct Answer: BELOW THE RIBS
