AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
For a standard ECG, the V1 electrode lead placement is at the:
Select one:
a. 4th intercostal space at left margin of the sternum midway between V2 and V4
b. horizontal level as V4 and V5, on the midaxillary line
c. left sternal 5th intercostal space
d. 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
e. 4th intercostal space at right margin of the sternum ANSW✅✅a. 4th intercostal space at left
margin of the sternum midway between V2 and V4
Because of the high cost of cosmetic surgery, a patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan.
The payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments of $95. The legislative act that gives the
requirements for the written payment plan is the:
Select one:
a. Equal Credit Opportunity Act
b. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. Truth in Lending Act
e. Medical Practice Act ANSW✅✅d. Truth in Lending Act
Which of the following concepts typically define ethics?
Select one:
a. Legal actions to civil wrongs
b. Practical actions to taken
c. Guidelines for occupational professionalism
d. Principles of right and wrong ANSW✅✅d. Principles of right and wrong
Bioethics is concerned with:
,Select one:
a. moral controversy over biomedical technology
b. genetic engineering
c. criminal actions that deal with life and health care
d. in vitro fertilization
e. cloning ANSW✅✅a. moral controversy over biomedical technology
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse; Signs of abuse are also the
finding of the examining physician. The medical assistant and the physician should:
Select one:
a. document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
b. not document these suspicions in the chart because the abuse should 1st be ruled out
c. speak to parent/guardian about their suspicions and document the encounter
d. ask the parent/guardian to give explanations and document the encounter
e. document findings in the medical record and set up a follow-up appointment ANSW✅✅a.
document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
Medical record copies may be released to any 1 of the following, EXCEPT whom?
Select one:
a. The physician the patient is being referred to
b. The husband or wife of the patient
c. The hospital emergency room, by the physician
d. The attorney representing the patient, if subpoenaed and released by patient
e. The patient, with physician permission ANSW✅✅b. The husband or wife of the patient
The physician-patient relationship is considered which type of legal relationship?
Select one:
a. a contract
b. a partnership
c. an affiliation
d. an alliance
, e. a professional association ANSW✅✅a. a contract
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Select one:
a. Quid pro quo translates as something for something (service for payment).
b. The physician-patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for
treatment.
c. Expressed contracts are between 2 parties and may be verbal or written.
d. Consent is a mutual agreement between legally capable parties when an offer is made and
accepted.
e. Implied contracts are the result of a provider treating a patient. ANSW✅✅b. The physician-
patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for treatment.
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients?
Select one:
a. A wife is not always responsible for her husband's treatment charges.
b. A father is responsible for his minor children's debts.
c. A husband may be held responsible for his wife's treatment charges.
d. If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment.
e. A mother may be responsible for her young child's treatment charges. ANSW✅✅.d. If a mother
refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment.
Responsibility for the actions of a medical assistant falls 1st to the:
Select one:
a. medical assistant, if nationally certified as an RMA or a CMA
b. medical assistant's clinical or administrative supervisor
c. medical office manager
d. office-trained medical assistant
e. employer/physician ANSW✅✅e. employer/physician
The legal term for the confidential information exchanged in a physician and patient relationship is:
Select one:
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
For a standard ECG, the V1 electrode lead placement is at the:
Select one:
a. 4th intercostal space at left margin of the sternum midway between V2 and V4
b. horizontal level as V4 and V5, on the midaxillary line
c. left sternal 5th intercostal space
d. 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
e. 4th intercostal space at right margin of the sternum ANSW✅✅a. 4th intercostal space at left
margin of the sternum midway between V2 and V4
Because of the high cost of cosmetic surgery, a patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan.
The payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments of $95. The legislative act that gives the
requirements for the written payment plan is the:
Select one:
a. Equal Credit Opportunity Act
b. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. Truth in Lending Act
e. Medical Practice Act ANSW✅✅d. Truth in Lending Act
Which of the following concepts typically define ethics?
Select one:
a. Legal actions to civil wrongs
b. Practical actions to taken
c. Guidelines for occupational professionalism
d. Principles of right and wrong ANSW✅✅d. Principles of right and wrong
Bioethics is concerned with:
,Select one:
a. moral controversy over biomedical technology
b. genetic engineering
c. criminal actions that deal with life and health care
d. in vitro fertilization
e. cloning ANSW✅✅a. moral controversy over biomedical technology
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse; Signs of abuse are also the
finding of the examining physician. The medical assistant and the physician should:
Select one:
a. document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
b. not document these suspicions in the chart because the abuse should 1st be ruled out
c. speak to parent/guardian about their suspicions and document the encounter
d. ask the parent/guardian to give explanations and document the encounter
e. document findings in the medical record and set up a follow-up appointment ANSW✅✅a.
document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
Medical record copies may be released to any 1 of the following, EXCEPT whom?
Select one:
a. The physician the patient is being referred to
b. The husband or wife of the patient
c. The hospital emergency room, by the physician
d. The attorney representing the patient, if subpoenaed and released by patient
e. The patient, with physician permission ANSW✅✅b. The husband or wife of the patient
The physician-patient relationship is considered which type of legal relationship?
Select one:
a. a contract
b. a partnership
c. an affiliation
d. an alliance
, e. a professional association ANSW✅✅a. a contract
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Select one:
a. Quid pro quo translates as something for something (service for payment).
b. The physician-patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for
treatment.
c. Expressed contracts are between 2 parties and may be verbal or written.
d. Consent is a mutual agreement between legally capable parties when an offer is made and
accepted.
e. Implied contracts are the result of a provider treating a patient. ANSW✅✅b. The physician-
patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for treatment.
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients?
Select one:
a. A wife is not always responsible for her husband's treatment charges.
b. A father is responsible for his minor children's debts.
c. A husband may be held responsible for his wife's treatment charges.
d. If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment.
e. A mother may be responsible for her young child's treatment charges. ANSW✅✅.d. If a mother
refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment.
Responsibility for the actions of a medical assistant falls 1st to the:
Select one:
a. medical assistant, if nationally certified as an RMA or a CMA
b. medical assistant's clinical or administrative supervisor
c. medical office manager
d. office-trained medical assistant
e. employer/physician ANSW✅✅e. employer/physician
The legal term for the confidential information exchanged in a physician and patient relationship is:
Select one:
