AWMA TEST BANK QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL REVIEW
●● Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear
Answer: Phrenic
●● . Which of the following is objective information relating to a
patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache
Answer: Absence of patellar reflex
●● 4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed
on a specimen from a patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
,B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count
Answer: Potassium level
●● Which of the following describes "adduction"?
A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
B. Circular motion of a limb
C. Movement of a bone around its central axis
This action would describe rotation.
D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion.
Answer: Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
●● Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left
side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply
upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims
Answer: Sims
,●● Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment
of which of the following conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension
Answer: Hypertension
●● The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters.
What amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the
child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
D. 1 ml
Answer: 2 ml
●● What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope
with ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
, B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X
Answer: 100X
●● The usual restrictions on release of medical information without the
patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following situations
exist?
A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.
Answer: The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.
●● Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when
rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent laceration of the
finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head
Answer: Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL REVIEW
●● Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear
Answer: Phrenic
●● . Which of the following is objective information relating to a
patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache
Answer: Absence of patellar reflex
●● 4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed
on a specimen from a patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
,B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count
Answer: Potassium level
●● Which of the following describes "adduction"?
A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
B. Circular motion of a limb
C. Movement of a bone around its central axis
This action would describe rotation.
D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion.
Answer: Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
●● Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left
side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply
upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims
Answer: Sims
,●● Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment
of which of the following conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension
Answer: Hypertension
●● The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters.
What amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the
child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
D. 1 ml
Answer: 2 ml
●● What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope
with ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
, B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X
Answer: 100X
●● The usual restrictions on release of medical information without the
patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following situations
exist?
A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.
Answer: The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.
●● Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when
rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent laceration of the
finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head
Answer: Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
