AMCA, physical therapy aide certification (
PTAC) AMCA PTT EXAM Prep Guide
What is the specialty of medical rehabilitation concerned with? - ANS Restoration (Restoring
loco-motor function)
What is the major focus of the rehabilitation team? - ANS Rendering care
Professional negligence is also called? - ANS unreasonable care
Name the most important thing for assistive personnel to keep in mind during the daily routine in
medical settings. - ANS Confidentially
Which member of the rehabilitation team is responsible for the patients emotional needs? -
ANS Social Worker
What word pertains to any attack on a persons reputation? - ANS Defimation
Failing to meet a specific standard of care would be defined as: - ANS negligence
This allows medical personnel to render care, especially in an emergency situation without fear
of a malpractice suit. - ANS Good Samaritan Law
This must be obtained before any procedure or medication can be given to a patient. - ANS
Consent (Pt. consent or informed consent)
Anything that poses a risk to the human body or a living organism is called: - ANS Biohazard
Treating all human blood as if it were infectious is known as: - ANS Standard Precautions
True or false: OSHA standards require cleaning only when needed? - ANS False
True or false: Failing to meet a specific standard of care could be defined as a
malpractice/negligence. - ANS False
True or False: A HIPAA form, not a consent form, must be given before any procedure or
medication can be given to the patient. - ANS False
True or false: The principle message that you will give a patient if you avoid eye contact while
communicating with you is that you are in a hurry and not really listening to them. - ANS True
, Verbal facial expressions or body language, such as a nod of understanding are called: - ANS
Feedback
You receive a phone call from a very angry patient. She is upset that she has not received a call
back from the doctor. How should you handle the call? - ANS Remain calm and see if you can
get the doctor to take the patient's call
When making entries into a patient's medical record, all entries should be: - ANS Initialed by
the person making the entry
Which of the following suffixes means "inflammation"? - ANS -itis
Write the abbreviation for the word diagnosis. - ANS Dx
Write the meaning of the prefixes: Peri, Hypo, Endo, Antero. - ANS Peri-Around
Hypo-Below
Endo-Inside
Antero-Before
The suffix -gravida refers to what? - ANS Pregnant
The portion of the brain that coordinates skeletal muscle activity. - ANS Cerebellum
Name the muscle that flexes the foot. - ANS gastrocenemis
The prefix per- means? - ANS around
Common fracture in children. - ANS greenstick
What is the most widely used filing system for medical practices? - ANS abphebitical
In appointment scheduled, what does the matrix indicate? - ANS days not available
A chronological file used as a reminder is called? - ANS tickler
Patients who want to talk about abnormal test results should speak with which personnel? -
ANS physician
What term indicates a patient is lying horizontally with the face and trunk upward? - ANS
supine
What type of motion is a straightening of a joint, not bending? - ANS extension
PTAC) AMCA PTT EXAM Prep Guide
What is the specialty of medical rehabilitation concerned with? - ANS Restoration (Restoring
loco-motor function)
What is the major focus of the rehabilitation team? - ANS Rendering care
Professional negligence is also called? - ANS unreasonable care
Name the most important thing for assistive personnel to keep in mind during the daily routine in
medical settings. - ANS Confidentially
Which member of the rehabilitation team is responsible for the patients emotional needs? -
ANS Social Worker
What word pertains to any attack on a persons reputation? - ANS Defimation
Failing to meet a specific standard of care would be defined as: - ANS negligence
This allows medical personnel to render care, especially in an emergency situation without fear
of a malpractice suit. - ANS Good Samaritan Law
This must be obtained before any procedure or medication can be given to a patient. - ANS
Consent (Pt. consent or informed consent)
Anything that poses a risk to the human body or a living organism is called: - ANS Biohazard
Treating all human blood as if it were infectious is known as: - ANS Standard Precautions
True or false: OSHA standards require cleaning only when needed? - ANS False
True or false: Failing to meet a specific standard of care could be defined as a
malpractice/negligence. - ANS False
True or False: A HIPAA form, not a consent form, must be given before any procedure or
medication can be given to the patient. - ANS False
True or false: The principle message that you will give a patient if you avoid eye contact while
communicating with you is that you are in a hurry and not really listening to them. - ANS True
, Verbal facial expressions or body language, such as a nod of understanding are called: - ANS
Feedback
You receive a phone call from a very angry patient. She is upset that she has not received a call
back from the doctor. How should you handle the call? - ANS Remain calm and see if you can
get the doctor to take the patient's call
When making entries into a patient's medical record, all entries should be: - ANS Initialed by
the person making the entry
Which of the following suffixes means "inflammation"? - ANS -itis
Write the abbreviation for the word diagnosis. - ANS Dx
Write the meaning of the prefixes: Peri, Hypo, Endo, Antero. - ANS Peri-Around
Hypo-Below
Endo-Inside
Antero-Before
The suffix -gravida refers to what? - ANS Pregnant
The portion of the brain that coordinates skeletal muscle activity. - ANS Cerebellum
Name the muscle that flexes the foot. - ANS gastrocenemis
The prefix per- means? - ANS around
Common fracture in children. - ANS greenstick
What is the most widely used filing system for medical practices? - ANS abphebitical
In appointment scheduled, what does the matrix indicate? - ANS days not available
A chronological file used as a reminder is called? - ANS tickler
Patients who want to talk about abnormal test results should speak with which personnel? -
ANS physician
What term indicates a patient is lying horizontally with the face and trunk upward? - ANS
supine
What type of motion is a straightening of a joint, not bending? - ANS extension
