AMCA CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADE A+
Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice.
Together, they share patients, expenses, profits and
assets. Which type of medical practice is this? Correct
Answer partnership medical practice
What is the appropriate test used for heparin therapy?
Correct Answer aPTT
A provider withdraws from the care of a patient without
reasonable notice of discharge is considered: Correct
Answer patient abandonment
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
Correct Answer DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as:
Correct Answer slander
Insulin syringes are calibrated in: Correct Answer units
and not milliliters
To determine our ventricular pulse, the EKG technician
would: Correct Answer count the number of QRS
complexes on a specific time interval of the EKG tracing,
usually a six second strip, and multiply that number by 10
,PHI stands for: Correct Answer Protected Health
Information
A patient has an oral temperature of 100.8 degrees F. The
medical term for this is: Correct Answer pyrexia
A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove
soil and transient bacteria. Hand antisepsis requires the
use of: Correct Answer anti-microbial soap or alcohol-
based hand wash
Which of the following precautions require special air
handling and ventilation? Correct Answer airborne
precautions
What is the process used to wash and remove blood and
tissue from medical instruments called? Correct Answer
decontamination
A patient weighs 83.92 kg. How many pounds does he
weigh? Correct Answer 185 lbs (multiply by 2.2)
While taking a patient's medical history for active
tuberculosis, what type of PPE (personal protective
equipment) is required? Correct Answer N95 respirator
Most exposures to HIV in healthcare setting are the result
of: Correct Answer needlestick
, The four classic symptoms of inflammation are erythema,
pain, and: Correct Answer heat and swelling (edema)
A tympanic temperature means the body temperature is
measured: Correct Answer in the ear
A pulse site used to measure blood pressure is: Correct
Answer brachial
What is the correct way to calculate pulse pressure?
Correct Answer subtract diastolic pressure from the
systolic pressure
The patient has been given a prescription that says the
medication should be taken "bid". This medication should
be taken: Correct Answer twice a day
Post-prandial means: Correct Answer after a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive
sign of reaction to allergy testing is a: Correct Answer
wheal
You are asked to draw the blood of a patient. After
reviewing the lab order, you realize that you need to draw
a CBC w/diff (Complete blood count with Differential) on
your patient. Knowing that this test is drawn in a lavender
top-tube, which lab department would this go to for
processing? Correct Answer hematology
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADE A+
Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice.
Together, they share patients, expenses, profits and
assets. Which type of medical practice is this? Correct
Answer partnership medical practice
What is the appropriate test used for heparin therapy?
Correct Answer aPTT
A provider withdraws from the care of a patient without
reasonable notice of discharge is considered: Correct
Answer patient abandonment
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
Correct Answer DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as:
Correct Answer slander
Insulin syringes are calibrated in: Correct Answer units
and not milliliters
To determine our ventricular pulse, the EKG technician
would: Correct Answer count the number of QRS
complexes on a specific time interval of the EKG tracing,
usually a six second strip, and multiply that number by 10
,PHI stands for: Correct Answer Protected Health
Information
A patient has an oral temperature of 100.8 degrees F. The
medical term for this is: Correct Answer pyrexia
A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove
soil and transient bacteria. Hand antisepsis requires the
use of: Correct Answer anti-microbial soap or alcohol-
based hand wash
Which of the following precautions require special air
handling and ventilation? Correct Answer airborne
precautions
What is the process used to wash and remove blood and
tissue from medical instruments called? Correct Answer
decontamination
A patient weighs 83.92 kg. How many pounds does he
weigh? Correct Answer 185 lbs (multiply by 2.2)
While taking a patient's medical history for active
tuberculosis, what type of PPE (personal protective
equipment) is required? Correct Answer N95 respirator
Most exposures to HIV in healthcare setting are the result
of: Correct Answer needlestick
, The four classic symptoms of inflammation are erythema,
pain, and: Correct Answer heat and swelling (edema)
A tympanic temperature means the body temperature is
measured: Correct Answer in the ear
A pulse site used to measure blood pressure is: Correct
Answer brachial
What is the correct way to calculate pulse pressure?
Correct Answer subtract diastolic pressure from the
systolic pressure
The patient has been given a prescription that says the
medication should be taken "bid". This medication should
be taken: Correct Answer twice a day
Post-prandial means: Correct Answer after a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive
sign of reaction to allergy testing is a: Correct Answer
wheal
You are asked to draw the blood of a patient. After
reviewing the lab order, you realize that you need to draw
a CBC w/diff (Complete blood count with Differential) on
your patient. Knowing that this test is drawn in a lavender
top-tube, which lab department would this go to for
processing? Correct Answer hematology
