AAMA PRACTICE TEST (PART 2)
1. Which of the following would help a patient to relax his abdominal muscu-
lature for an abdominal examination?
*Answer√√ Flex the patient's knees
2. Which of the following can only be detected in urine by microscopic exami-
nation?
*Answer√√ Casts
3. The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly
higher than the readings taken on the same patient during past examinations.
Which of the following is the first step the medical assistant should take to
ensure the validity of the reading?
*Answer√√ Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
4. Which of the following types of shock is the result of an antigen-antibody
reaction?
*Answer√√ Anaphylactic
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, 5. Which of the following is the vein that returns the blood to the heart from
parts of the body below the diaphragm?
*Answer√√ Inferior vena cava
6. Which of the following laboratory test results should be brought to the
immediate attention of the physician?
*Answer√√ Fasting glucose 40 mg/dl
7. Food is conveyed from the mouth to the esophagus by which of the following
structures?
*Answer√√ Pharynx
8. Which of the following is subjective information on a medical record?
*Answer√√ Social history of smoking one pack a day
9. Which of the following describes the method that completely destroys mi -
croorganisms?
*Answer√√ Sterilization
10. Which of the following terms refers to the movement of the arm when a
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1. Which of the following would help a patient to relax his abdominal muscu-
lature for an abdominal examination?
*Answer√√ Flex the patient's knees
2. Which of the following can only be detected in urine by microscopic exami-
nation?
*Answer√√ Casts
3. The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly
higher than the readings taken on the same patient during past examinations.
Which of the following is the first step the medical assistant should take to
ensure the validity of the reading?
*Answer√√ Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
4. Which of the following types of shock is the result of an antigen-antibody
reaction?
*Answer√√ Anaphylactic
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15
, 5. Which of the following is the vein that returns the blood to the heart from
parts of the body below the diaphragm?
*Answer√√ Inferior vena cava
6. Which of the following laboratory test results should be brought to the
immediate attention of the physician?
*Answer√√ Fasting glucose 40 mg/dl
7. Food is conveyed from the mouth to the esophagus by which of the following
structures?
*Answer√√ Pharynx
8. Which of the following is subjective information on a medical record?
*Answer√√ Social history of smoking one pack a day
9. Which of the following describes the method that completely destroys mi -
croorganisms?
*Answer√√ Sterilization
10. Which of the following terms refers to the movement of the arm when a
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