AMT CERTIFICATION EXAMS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A disadvantage of the wave scheduling system is that:
- ANSWERS-patients become annoyed because they have appointments at the same time
A four year old child who has been potty trained for almost a year begins wetting the bed. Parents state
the bed wetting started after a new sibling was born. The toddler is probably exhibiting which defense
mechanism?
- ANSWERS-Regression
A major function of the large intestine is to:
- ANSWERS-Absorb nutrients
A medical assistant publicly criticizes a physician's diagnostic skills. This is an example of:
a. breach of confidentiality
b. professional negligence
c. slander
d. testimony
e. veracity
- ANSWERS-c. slander
A medical assistant would use word processing software to create which of the following?
a. superbills
b. a record of all patients and their addresses
c. an inventory of the office supplies
d. appointment schedules
e. transcriptions
- ANSWERS-e. transcriptions
A mother brings her 3 year old into the office for a checkup and immunization. To assist the child and
improve communication, the medical assistant should,
,a. ask the mother to wait in the waiting room while the child is given the immunization
b. offer the child a lollipop when he arrives to distract him
c. tell the child that it wont hurt and to be brave
d. give the child information on childhood diseases
e. let the child hold your stethoscope and listen to his own heart to understand what you will be doing
- ANSWERS-e. let the child hold your stethoscope and listen to his own heart to understand what you will
be doing
A new patient from the middle east comes to the office for her first exam. Her husband fills out the forms.
She calmly sits in the room while the husband answers all of the medical questions. This is likely an example
of:
a. domestic violence
b. cultural diversity
c. a deaf patient
d. male domination
e. stereotyping
- ANSWERS-b. cultural diversity
A numeric filing system
a. is not used when a patient confidentiality is especially important
b. organizes records according to the persons last name
c. is the most commonly used filing system
d. may include portions of the patients SSN
e. is the only practical system for a large practice
- ANSWERS-d. may include portions of the patients SSN
A parenteral medication is one that is administered:
- ANSWERS-via injection
A patient continues to smoke despite repeated instruction and information that the medical assistant
provides at appointments. She says that she smokes because her friends all smoke. Which of the following
age groups is she likely to be in?
a. senior citizen
,b. middle age adult
c. adolescent
d. school age child
e. late 20s adult
- ANSWERS-c. adolescent
A patient has developed antibodies to varicella. What part of the chain of infection has been broken in
this case that would provide protection from disease?
a. infectious agent
b. portal of entry
c. portal of exit
d. susceptible host
e. reservoir
- ANSWERS-d. susceptible host
A patient who has diarrhea may benefit from which type of diet?
- ANSWERS-BRAT (controls diarrhea, bananas, rice, applesauce, and tea)
A physician recommends surgery for a female patient who is found to have a mass in her breast. The
patient refuses surgery, stating that she will decrease her caffeine intake and the mass will go away.
What defense mechanism is the patient displaying?
- ANSWERS-Denial
a record of all employees and their earnings, deductions, and other information is called
- ANSWERS-payroll register
A spreadsheet is a type of
- ANSWERS-worksheet
A state statute that outlines the requirements to practice medicine, licensure requirements, and guidelines
for revocation or suspension of licensure is:
- ANSWERS-Medical Practice Act
, A wound that does not heal as expected due to infection is said to heal by
- ANSWERS-second intention
According to Dr. Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross, most individuals who experience the impending death of a loved one will initially experience
which of the following emotions as part of the grieving process?
a. Barganing
b. Empathy
c. Acceptance
d. Denial
e. Grief
- ANSWERS-d. denial
According to Kohlberg, many people
a. never develop a sense of right or wrong
b. do not follow laws
c. do not reach the highest level of moral development
d. are afraid of their parents
e. never develop a sense of morality
- ANSWERS-c. do not reach the highest level of moral development
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, young children who obey their parents do so
because of their,
- ANSWERS-desire to avoid punishment
According to Piaget, at what developmental stage would a child be expected to understand the
differences in size and weights of a group of objects?
a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. formal operations
d. concrete operations
e. self-actualization
- ANSWERS-d. concrete operations
CORRECT ANSWERS
A disadvantage of the wave scheduling system is that:
- ANSWERS-patients become annoyed because they have appointments at the same time
A four year old child who has been potty trained for almost a year begins wetting the bed. Parents state
the bed wetting started after a new sibling was born. The toddler is probably exhibiting which defense
mechanism?
- ANSWERS-Regression
A major function of the large intestine is to:
- ANSWERS-Absorb nutrients
A medical assistant publicly criticizes a physician's diagnostic skills. This is an example of:
a. breach of confidentiality
b. professional negligence
c. slander
d. testimony
e. veracity
- ANSWERS-c. slander
A medical assistant would use word processing software to create which of the following?
a. superbills
b. a record of all patients and their addresses
c. an inventory of the office supplies
d. appointment schedules
e. transcriptions
- ANSWERS-e. transcriptions
A mother brings her 3 year old into the office for a checkup and immunization. To assist the child and
improve communication, the medical assistant should,
,a. ask the mother to wait in the waiting room while the child is given the immunization
b. offer the child a lollipop when he arrives to distract him
c. tell the child that it wont hurt and to be brave
d. give the child information on childhood diseases
e. let the child hold your stethoscope and listen to his own heart to understand what you will be doing
- ANSWERS-e. let the child hold your stethoscope and listen to his own heart to understand what you will
be doing
A new patient from the middle east comes to the office for her first exam. Her husband fills out the forms.
She calmly sits in the room while the husband answers all of the medical questions. This is likely an example
of:
a. domestic violence
b. cultural diversity
c. a deaf patient
d. male domination
e. stereotyping
- ANSWERS-b. cultural diversity
A numeric filing system
a. is not used when a patient confidentiality is especially important
b. organizes records according to the persons last name
c. is the most commonly used filing system
d. may include portions of the patients SSN
e. is the only practical system for a large practice
- ANSWERS-d. may include portions of the patients SSN
A parenteral medication is one that is administered:
- ANSWERS-via injection
A patient continues to smoke despite repeated instruction and information that the medical assistant
provides at appointments. She says that she smokes because her friends all smoke. Which of the following
age groups is she likely to be in?
a. senior citizen
,b. middle age adult
c. adolescent
d. school age child
e. late 20s adult
- ANSWERS-c. adolescent
A patient has developed antibodies to varicella. What part of the chain of infection has been broken in
this case that would provide protection from disease?
a. infectious agent
b. portal of entry
c. portal of exit
d. susceptible host
e. reservoir
- ANSWERS-d. susceptible host
A patient who has diarrhea may benefit from which type of diet?
- ANSWERS-BRAT (controls diarrhea, bananas, rice, applesauce, and tea)
A physician recommends surgery for a female patient who is found to have a mass in her breast. The
patient refuses surgery, stating that she will decrease her caffeine intake and the mass will go away.
What defense mechanism is the patient displaying?
- ANSWERS-Denial
a record of all employees and their earnings, deductions, and other information is called
- ANSWERS-payroll register
A spreadsheet is a type of
- ANSWERS-worksheet
A state statute that outlines the requirements to practice medicine, licensure requirements, and guidelines
for revocation or suspension of licensure is:
- ANSWERS-Medical Practice Act
, A wound that does not heal as expected due to infection is said to heal by
- ANSWERS-second intention
According to Dr. Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross, most individuals who experience the impending death of a loved one will initially experience
which of the following emotions as part of the grieving process?
a. Barganing
b. Empathy
c. Acceptance
d. Denial
e. Grief
- ANSWERS-d. denial
According to Kohlberg, many people
a. never develop a sense of right or wrong
b. do not follow laws
c. do not reach the highest level of moral development
d. are afraid of their parents
e. never develop a sense of morality
- ANSWERS-c. do not reach the highest level of moral development
According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, young children who obey their parents do so
because of their,
- ANSWERS-desire to avoid punishment
According to Piaget, at what developmental stage would a child be expected to understand the
differences in size and weights of a group of objects?
a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. formal operations
d. concrete operations
e. self-actualization
- ANSWERS-d. concrete operations
