AMCA 2024 EXAM TEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+
objective
observations made by the medical assistant, examination findings and vital signs
If a patient sample was collected at 1800 in their chart, what time was it collected?
6PM
When the victim's chest rises during CPR, what have you achieved?
Adequate ventilation
What is the instrument used to hold open the walls vagina during an internal
exam?
Speculum
What heading do issues related to medical advances come under?
Bioesthics
What is one thing you CAN NOT do as a Medical Assistant?
Give emergency Medical Advice
What is palpation?
a pounding or racing of the heart
What is the specialty physician that deals with eye disease and injury?
Ophthalmologist
PASS is the acronym used to remember the actions when using a...
Fire Extinguisher
Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic below 60mmHg is...
Hypotension
What is the main purpose of PPE?
provide a barrier against infection
If someone other than the patient calls for tests results what must you do?
make sure that person is authorized to release information based on HIPAA, release
info
You overhear 2 employees discussing a patient in an elevator, what is this a
violation of?
Patient Confidentiality
Annual flu and pneumonia vaccination is a typical topic to prevent disease for
what type of patient?
Elderly
A patient with bluish skin and nail beds and shortness of breath has a lack of...
Oxygen
What type of fever fluctuates from below baseline then high again?
Intermittent
HCG is the hormone tested for in what test?
Pregnancy
,Otitis media is also known as..
Swimmers ear
The ability to identify with someone else's feelings is called..
Empathy
ethics
a moral implication of what is right conduct versus what is wrong conduct
laws
rules of conduct made by a government body
criminal law
concerned with offenses against the public
civil law
concerned with relationships between people
tort
a wrong committed against a person or the persons property. may be intentional or
unintentional
liable
being held accountable under law
negligence
must be proven; an unintentional wrong; failure to give reasonable care
malpractice
negligence by a professional person (unintentional)
intentional tort
acts that are meant to be harmful
defamation
injuring a persons name or reputation by making false statements to a third person
libel
making false statements in print, writing or through pictures
slander
making false statements orally
invasion of privacy
violating a persons right not to have his/her private affairs exposed
fraud
saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
assault
intentionally attempting to touch or threaten a persons body without their consent
battery
touching a persons body without their consent
misdemeanor
a crime punishable by one year or less
felony
a crime punishable by more than one year
kinesics
the study of nonverbal communication
kinesic slip
where verbal and nonverbal messages do not match
intimate space
, 18 inches or closer
personal space
18 inches to 4 feet
social space
4 feet to 12 feet
public space
12 feet or more
empathy
having an understanding and compassion for what someone may be experiencing
medical charts
legal documents
SOAP note charting
method that tracks subjective, objective, assessment and plan for a patients visit
subjective
patients statement (chief complaint)
The acronym for Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan is..
S.O.A.P
Exposure to pathogens falls under what law?
"Right to Know"
What is a 24 hour specimen an example of?
Timed Specimen
In 24 hours the normal volume of urine produced by an adult generally does not
exceed...
2000L
What does the large intestine (colon) absorb?
Water
60-100bpm
normal resting heart rate for an average adult
Stage 1 Hypertension
148/96
Pressure from being in one position for too long can cause the skin to...
weaken and become necrotic
In a patients chart, weight should be listed to the nearest
1/4 pound
When a murmur is heard, it may indicate...
Valvular heart disease
What organs' main function is to eliminate excess water and waste products from
the body?
Kidneys
When the body has had adequate rest and no food for 12 hours it is said to be
in...
Basal State
is a Baby's pulse and respirations faster or slower than an adults?
Faster
When giving an IM injections in the buttocks, what is the muscle the medication
goes into?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+
objective
observations made by the medical assistant, examination findings and vital signs
If a patient sample was collected at 1800 in their chart, what time was it collected?
6PM
When the victim's chest rises during CPR, what have you achieved?
Adequate ventilation
What is the instrument used to hold open the walls vagina during an internal
exam?
Speculum
What heading do issues related to medical advances come under?
Bioesthics
What is one thing you CAN NOT do as a Medical Assistant?
Give emergency Medical Advice
What is palpation?
a pounding or racing of the heart
What is the specialty physician that deals with eye disease and injury?
Ophthalmologist
PASS is the acronym used to remember the actions when using a...
Fire Extinguisher
Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic below 60mmHg is...
Hypotension
What is the main purpose of PPE?
provide a barrier against infection
If someone other than the patient calls for tests results what must you do?
make sure that person is authorized to release information based on HIPAA, release
info
You overhear 2 employees discussing a patient in an elevator, what is this a
violation of?
Patient Confidentiality
Annual flu and pneumonia vaccination is a typical topic to prevent disease for
what type of patient?
Elderly
A patient with bluish skin and nail beds and shortness of breath has a lack of...
Oxygen
What type of fever fluctuates from below baseline then high again?
Intermittent
HCG is the hormone tested for in what test?
Pregnancy
,Otitis media is also known as..
Swimmers ear
The ability to identify with someone else's feelings is called..
Empathy
ethics
a moral implication of what is right conduct versus what is wrong conduct
laws
rules of conduct made by a government body
criminal law
concerned with offenses against the public
civil law
concerned with relationships between people
tort
a wrong committed against a person or the persons property. may be intentional or
unintentional
liable
being held accountable under law
negligence
must be proven; an unintentional wrong; failure to give reasonable care
malpractice
negligence by a professional person (unintentional)
intentional tort
acts that are meant to be harmful
defamation
injuring a persons name or reputation by making false statements to a third person
libel
making false statements in print, writing or through pictures
slander
making false statements orally
invasion of privacy
violating a persons right not to have his/her private affairs exposed
fraud
saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
assault
intentionally attempting to touch or threaten a persons body without their consent
battery
touching a persons body without their consent
misdemeanor
a crime punishable by one year or less
felony
a crime punishable by more than one year
kinesics
the study of nonverbal communication
kinesic slip
where verbal and nonverbal messages do not match
intimate space
, 18 inches or closer
personal space
18 inches to 4 feet
social space
4 feet to 12 feet
public space
12 feet or more
empathy
having an understanding and compassion for what someone may be experiencing
medical charts
legal documents
SOAP note charting
method that tracks subjective, objective, assessment and plan for a patients visit
subjective
patients statement (chief complaint)
The acronym for Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan is..
S.O.A.P
Exposure to pathogens falls under what law?
"Right to Know"
What is a 24 hour specimen an example of?
Timed Specimen
In 24 hours the normal volume of urine produced by an adult generally does not
exceed...
2000L
What does the large intestine (colon) absorb?
Water
60-100bpm
normal resting heart rate for an average adult
Stage 1 Hypertension
148/96
Pressure from being in one position for too long can cause the skin to...
weaken and become necrotic
In a patients chart, weight should be listed to the nearest
1/4 pound
When a murmur is heard, it may indicate...
Valvular heart disease
What organs' main function is to eliminate excess water and waste products from
the body?
Kidneys
When the body has had adequate rest and no food for 12 hours it is said to be
in...
Basal State
is a Baby's pulse and respirations faster or slower than an adults?
Faster
When giving an IM injections in the buttocks, what is the muscle the medication
goes into?
