AMCA Certification Test - Medical
g g g g
Assisting Study Guide
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1)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgconsideredgagparasiticginfection?
A. Lymegdisease
B. Rabies
C. Ringworm
D. Malariag(A
nsg-gMalaria
2) Aspiringandgacetaminophengaregexamplesgof:
A. Analgesicsgandgantipyretics
B. Antitussivesgandgdecongestants
C. Antihistaminesgandgantiemetics
D. Antidotesgandgantibiotics
(Ansg-gAnalgesicsgandgantipyretics
3) Demerolg75gmg,gIMgeveryg4ghours,gasgneededgforgseveregpain,gisgwhat
gtypegofgmedicationgorder?
A. Single
B. PRN
C. Stat
D. Routineg
(Ansg-gPRN
4) Thisgunitgingtheghospitalgisgrungbygphysiciansgandgexpertsgingthegfieldgofg
musculoskeletalgdisordersgofgbones,gjoints,gligamentsgandgtendons,gidentify
gthisgdepartment.
A. Rheumatology
B. Obstetrics
C. Ophthalmology
D. Oncology
(Ansg-gRheumatology
,5) MSDSginformationgincludes:
A. Tablegofgchemicalgelements
B. Productgmanufacturinggconditions
C. Generalgandgemergencyginformation
D. Informationgongcompetitorgproductsg(An
sg-gGeneralgandgemergencyginformation
6) Thegphysiciangprescribesgagbuccalgmedication.gThegmedicalgassistant
gshouldginstructgthegpatientgto:
A. Placegthegmedicationgbetweengtheglowergteethgandgcheek
B. Chewgthegmedicationgandgswallowgit
C. Placegthegmedicationgundergthegtongue
D. Dissolvegthegmedicationgingwatergandgdrinkgit
(Ansg-gPlacegthegmedicationgbetweengtheglowergteethgandgcheek
7) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgspecimengtogtestgforglevelsgofgirongingthe
gblood?
A. Thegonegcollectedgingagtubegthatgcontainsgsodiumgcitrate
B. Thegonegcollectedgingagmicrocuvette
C. ThegonegcollectedgingthegtubegthatgcontainsgEDTA
D. Thegonegcollectedgingagtubegwithgnogadditive
(Ansg-gThegonegcollectedgingthegtubegthatgcontainsgEDTA
8) Allgpathogensgare:
A. Microorganismsgthatglivegingsoil
B. Microbesgthatgcangcausegdisease
C. Communicablegmicroorganisms
D. Normalgbacteriagfoundgongskin
(Ansg-gMicrobesgthatgcangcausegdisease
9) Everygprescriptiongforgagcontrolledgsubstancegrequiresgthegphysicians
gsignaturegandga number?
A. FDA
B. DEA
,C. EPAgD.C
DCg(Ansg-
gDEA
11) Whatgdruggpreventsgthegactiongofganothergdruggorgchemical?
A. Trade
B. Narcotic
C. Synergist
D. Antagonistg(A
nsg-gAntagonist
10) WhengusinggagNo.g10genvelope,gwheregshouldgthegaddressgbegplaced?
A. 10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg4ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
B. 14glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
C. 10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
D. 14glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg4ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
(Ansg-
g10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgofgthegedgegofgthegen
velope
12) Co-insurancegisgcalculatedgbasedgonga:
A. Agcapitationgrate
B. Percentagegofgcharge
C. Agfixedgchargegforgeachgvisit
D. Numbergofgpolicygholdersgingthegplan
g(Ansg-gPercentagegofgcharge
13) Musclesgthatgactgongthegkneegjointgexhibitgtwogactions:
A. Adductiongandglateralgrotation
B. Medicalgrotationgandgextension
C. AdductiongandgAbduction
D. Flexiongandgextension
, (Ansg-gFlexiongandgextension
14) Agstructuregthatgisgcomposedgofgtwogorgmoregtissuegtypesgisgcalledga/an:
A. System
B. Organism
C. Organ
D. Cell
(Ansg-gOrgan
15) Cellulargrespirationgisgagfunctiongofgthe:
A. Cellgmembrane
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgigapparatus
D. Nucleus
(Ansg-gMitochondria
16) Somaticgtremorgisgthegresultgof:
A. Musclegmovement
B. Loosegsensors
C. Unequalgamountsgofgelectrolytes
D. Impropergstandardizationgofgtheginstrument
g(Ansg-gMusclegmovement
17) Thegsmallestgstructuralgunitgofgthegnervousgsystemgisgthe:
A. Spinalgcord
B. Neurofibrils
C. Neuron
D. Supineg(An
sg-gNeuron
18) Agpatientgcamegintogthegdoctor'sgofficegwithgchestgpaingandgshortnessgof
gbreath.gwhichgpositiongisgthegbestgtoghelpghimgbreathegbetter?
A. Lithotomy
B. Prone
C. Fowler's
g g g g
Assisting Study Guide
g g
1)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgconsideredgagparasiticginfection?
A. Lymegdisease
B. Rabies
C. Ringworm
D. Malariag(A
nsg-gMalaria
2) Aspiringandgacetaminophengaregexamplesgof:
A. Analgesicsgandgantipyretics
B. Antitussivesgandgdecongestants
C. Antihistaminesgandgantiemetics
D. Antidotesgandgantibiotics
(Ansg-gAnalgesicsgandgantipyretics
3) Demerolg75gmg,gIMgeveryg4ghours,gasgneededgforgseveregpain,gisgwhat
gtypegofgmedicationgorder?
A. Single
B. PRN
C. Stat
D. Routineg
(Ansg-gPRN
4) Thisgunitgingtheghospitalgisgrungbygphysiciansgandgexpertsgingthegfieldgofg
musculoskeletalgdisordersgofgbones,gjoints,gligamentsgandgtendons,gidentify
gthisgdepartment.
A. Rheumatology
B. Obstetrics
C. Ophthalmology
D. Oncology
(Ansg-gRheumatology
,5) MSDSginformationgincludes:
A. Tablegofgchemicalgelements
B. Productgmanufacturinggconditions
C. Generalgandgemergencyginformation
D. Informationgongcompetitorgproductsg(An
sg-gGeneralgandgemergencyginformation
6) Thegphysiciangprescribesgagbuccalgmedication.gThegmedicalgassistant
gshouldginstructgthegpatientgto:
A. Placegthegmedicationgbetweengtheglowergteethgandgcheek
B. Chewgthegmedicationgandgswallowgit
C. Placegthegmedicationgundergthegtongue
D. Dissolvegthegmedicationgingwatergandgdrinkgit
(Ansg-gPlacegthegmedicationgbetweengtheglowergteethgandgcheek
7) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgspecimengtogtestgforglevelsgofgirongingthe
gblood?
A. Thegonegcollectedgingagtubegthatgcontainsgsodiumgcitrate
B. Thegonegcollectedgingagmicrocuvette
C. ThegonegcollectedgingthegtubegthatgcontainsgEDTA
D. Thegonegcollectedgingagtubegwithgnogadditive
(Ansg-gThegonegcollectedgingthegtubegthatgcontainsgEDTA
8) Allgpathogensgare:
A. Microorganismsgthatglivegingsoil
B. Microbesgthatgcangcausegdisease
C. Communicablegmicroorganisms
D. Normalgbacteriagfoundgongskin
(Ansg-gMicrobesgthatgcangcausegdisease
9) Everygprescriptiongforgagcontrolledgsubstancegrequiresgthegphysicians
gsignaturegandga number?
A. FDA
B. DEA
,C. EPAgD.C
DCg(Ansg-
gDEA
11) Whatgdruggpreventsgthegactiongofganothergdruggorgchemical?
A. Trade
B. Narcotic
C. Synergist
D. Antagonistg(A
nsg-gAntagonist
10) WhengusinggagNo.g10genvelope,gwheregshouldgthegaddressgbegplaced?
A. 10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg4ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
B. 14glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
C. 10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
D. 14glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg4ginchesgfromgthegleftgedgegofgthe
genvelope
(Ansg-
g10glinesgdowngfromgthegtopgandg2ginchesgfromgthegleftgofgthegedgegofgthegen
velope
12) Co-insurancegisgcalculatedgbasedgonga:
A. Agcapitationgrate
B. Percentagegofgcharge
C. Agfixedgchargegforgeachgvisit
D. Numbergofgpolicygholdersgingthegplan
g(Ansg-gPercentagegofgcharge
13) Musclesgthatgactgongthegkneegjointgexhibitgtwogactions:
A. Adductiongandglateralgrotation
B. Medicalgrotationgandgextension
C. AdductiongandgAbduction
D. Flexiongandgextension
, (Ansg-gFlexiongandgextension
14) Agstructuregthatgisgcomposedgofgtwogorgmoregtissuegtypesgisgcalledga/an:
A. System
B. Organism
C. Organ
D. Cell
(Ansg-gOrgan
15) Cellulargrespirationgisgagfunctiongofgthe:
A. Cellgmembrane
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgigapparatus
D. Nucleus
(Ansg-gMitochondria
16) Somaticgtremorgisgthegresultgof:
A. Musclegmovement
B. Loosegsensors
C. Unequalgamountsgofgelectrolytes
D. Impropergstandardizationgofgtheginstrument
g(Ansg-gMusclegmovement
17) Thegsmallestgstructuralgunitgofgthegnervousgsystemgisgthe:
A. Spinalgcord
B. Neurofibrils
C. Neuron
D. Supineg(An
sg-gNeuron
18) Agpatientgcamegintogthegdoctor'sgofficegwithgchestgpaingandgshortnessgof
gbreath.gwhichgpositiongisgthegbestgtoghelpghimgbreathegbetter?
A. Lithotomy
B. Prone
C. Fowler's
