AMCA CERTIFICATION 2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔23) After obtaining an ECG tracing, a Medical Assistant would be expected to?
A. Check the patient with a pulse oximeter to verify accuracy of the ECG tracing
B. Evaluate the patient's medication list for cardiac altering drugs
C. Instruct the patient on the tracing results and cardiac prognosis
D. Observe the tracing for quality and decide if another tracing may be required - ✔✔D.
Observe the tracing for quality and decide if another tracing may be required
✔✔24) There are two types of civil actions healthcare providers for injuries resulting
from health care, The first one is lack of informed consent and the second one is:
A. Violation of standard of care
B. Trial and Post trial
C. Violation of confidentiality
D. Violation of continued care plan - ✔✔A. Violation of standard care
✔✔25) 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?
A. Group practice
B. Clinic
C. Partnership
D. Sole proprietorship - ✔✔A. Group practice
✔✔26)What is the appropriate test used for heparin therapy?
A. POCT
B. APPT
C. H&H
D. SST - ✔✔B. APPT
✔✔27) A provider withdraws from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of
discharge is considered:
A. Abandonment
,B. Malpractice
C. Negligence
D. Slander - ✔✔A. Abandonment
✔✔28) Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
A. IRS
B. DEA
C. SWAT
D. OSHA - ✔✔B. DEA
✔✔29) Defamation through spoken statements is known as:
A. Libel
B. Sympathy
C. Empathy
D. Slander - ✔✔D. Slander
✔✔30) Insulin syringes are calibrated in:
A. Milliliters
B. Units
C. Cubic centimeters
D. Minims - ✔✔B. Units
✔✔31) Which of the following is not true regarding HIPPA laws?
A. Patients can make informed choices regarding how their personal health information
is used
B. Few boundaries are set on the use and release of health records
C. Patients have more control over their medical records
D. Violators are held accountable if patient privacy rights are compromised - ✔✔B. Few
boundaries are set on the use and release of health records
✔✔32) To determine our ventricular pulse, the EKG technician would:
A. Calculate the ST repolarization segments
B. Calculate the spacing between the P waves
C. Calculate the spacing between the ventricular repolarization T waves
D. Calculate the spacing between the QRS complexes - ✔✔D. Calculate the spacing
between the QRS complex
✔✔33) PHI stands for:
A. Protected health information
B. Private health instructions
C. Private health information
D. Protected health instructions - ✔✔A. Protected health information
✔✔34) Which situation would a Medical Assistant's signature be required?
,A. After the chief complaint is documented
B. After the patient gives a medical history account
C. On an informed consent document
D. When a patient gives implied consent - ✔✔C. On an informed consent document
✔✔35) The Privacy Rule gives patients the right to:
A. Access their medical record
B. Access their ex-spouses record
C. Sue the doctor
D. Refuse treatment - ✔✔A. Access their medical record
✔✔36) A patient has an oral temperature of 100.8 F. The medical term for this is:
A. Pyrexia
B. Pyuria
C. Hyperpyrexia
D. Purulent - ✔✔A. Pyrexia
✔✔37) A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove soil and transient
bacteria.
A. Scrub brushes
B. Antimicrobial soap
C. Gel- based creams after the routine hand wash
D. Medicated towels for drying clean hands. - ✔✔B. antimicrobial soap
✔✔38) Which of the following precautions require special air handling and ventilation?
A. Contact precautions
B. Standard precautions
C. Airborne precautions
D. Droplet precautions - ✔✔C. Airborne precautions
✔✔39) Which of the following is correct regarding contact transmissions>
A. It involves the transfer of pathogens by food and water.
B. It involves contaminated instruments, needles, or contaminated hands that are not
washed.
C. It involves transmission of pathogens that remain suspended in air for a long period
of time.
D. It refers to the transfer of pathogens by mosquitoes, flies, and rats - ✔✔B. It involves
contaminated instruments, needles, or contaminated hands that are not washed
✔✔40) Important information a patient should know about immunizations would be that:
A. They are not necessary if quality infection is maintained
B. They are prophylactics against deadly diseases
C. They are known to cause autism
, D. They can unintentionally give the recipient a disease - ✔✔B. They are prophylactics
against deadly diseases
✔✔41) What is the process used to wash and remove blood and tissue from medical
instruments called?
A. Asepsis
B. Sanitization
C. Disinfection
D. Sterilization - ✔✔B. Sanitation
✔✔42) A patient weights 83.92 kg. How many pounds does he weigh?
A. 185 lb.
B. 210 lb.
C. 200 lb.
D. 195 lb. - ✔✔A. 185 lb
✔✔43) While taking a patient's medical history for active tuberculosis, what type of PPE
is required?
A. Goggles
B. Lab coat
C. Gloves
D. Mask - ✔✔D. Mask
✔✔44) Most exposures to HIV in healthcare settings are the result of:
A. Contact with AIDS patients
B. Splashes during surgery
C. Accidental needle sticks
D. Tainted blood transfusions - ✔✔C. Accidental needle sticks
✔✔45) The four symptoms of inflammation are erythema, edema, pain, and:
A. Irritation
B. Vomiting
C. Heat
D. Headache - ✔✔C. Heat
✔✔46) A tympanic temperature means the body temperature is measured:
A. Under the armpit
B. Under the tongue
C. At the eardrum
D. In the rectum - ✔✔C. At the eardrum
✔✔47) A pulse site used to measure blood pressure is:
A. Brachial
B. Popliteal
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔23) After obtaining an ECG tracing, a Medical Assistant would be expected to?
A. Check the patient with a pulse oximeter to verify accuracy of the ECG tracing
B. Evaluate the patient's medication list for cardiac altering drugs
C. Instruct the patient on the tracing results and cardiac prognosis
D. Observe the tracing for quality and decide if another tracing may be required - ✔✔D.
Observe the tracing for quality and decide if another tracing may be required
✔✔24) There are two types of civil actions healthcare providers for injuries resulting
from health care, The first one is lack of informed consent and the second one is:
A. Violation of standard of care
B. Trial and Post trial
C. Violation of confidentiality
D. Violation of continued care plan - ✔✔A. Violation of standard care
✔✔25) 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?
A. Group practice
B. Clinic
C. Partnership
D. Sole proprietorship - ✔✔A. Group practice
✔✔26)What is the appropriate test used for heparin therapy?
A. POCT
B. APPT
C. H&H
D. SST - ✔✔B. APPT
✔✔27) A provider withdraws from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of
discharge is considered:
A. Abandonment
,B. Malpractice
C. Negligence
D. Slander - ✔✔A. Abandonment
✔✔28) Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
A. IRS
B. DEA
C. SWAT
D. OSHA - ✔✔B. DEA
✔✔29) Defamation through spoken statements is known as:
A. Libel
B. Sympathy
C. Empathy
D. Slander - ✔✔D. Slander
✔✔30) Insulin syringes are calibrated in:
A. Milliliters
B. Units
C. Cubic centimeters
D. Minims - ✔✔B. Units
✔✔31) Which of the following is not true regarding HIPPA laws?
A. Patients can make informed choices regarding how their personal health information
is used
B. Few boundaries are set on the use and release of health records
C. Patients have more control over their medical records
D. Violators are held accountable if patient privacy rights are compromised - ✔✔B. Few
boundaries are set on the use and release of health records
✔✔32) To determine our ventricular pulse, the EKG technician would:
A. Calculate the ST repolarization segments
B. Calculate the spacing between the P waves
C. Calculate the spacing between the ventricular repolarization T waves
D. Calculate the spacing between the QRS complexes - ✔✔D. Calculate the spacing
between the QRS complex
✔✔33) PHI stands for:
A. Protected health information
B. Private health instructions
C. Private health information
D. Protected health instructions - ✔✔A. Protected health information
✔✔34) Which situation would a Medical Assistant's signature be required?
,A. After the chief complaint is documented
B. After the patient gives a medical history account
C. On an informed consent document
D. When a patient gives implied consent - ✔✔C. On an informed consent document
✔✔35) The Privacy Rule gives patients the right to:
A. Access their medical record
B. Access their ex-spouses record
C. Sue the doctor
D. Refuse treatment - ✔✔A. Access their medical record
✔✔36) A patient has an oral temperature of 100.8 F. The medical term for this is:
A. Pyrexia
B. Pyuria
C. Hyperpyrexia
D. Purulent - ✔✔A. Pyrexia
✔✔37) A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove soil and transient
bacteria.
A. Scrub brushes
B. Antimicrobial soap
C. Gel- based creams after the routine hand wash
D. Medicated towels for drying clean hands. - ✔✔B. antimicrobial soap
✔✔38) Which of the following precautions require special air handling and ventilation?
A. Contact precautions
B. Standard precautions
C. Airborne precautions
D. Droplet precautions - ✔✔C. Airborne precautions
✔✔39) Which of the following is correct regarding contact transmissions>
A. It involves the transfer of pathogens by food and water.
B. It involves contaminated instruments, needles, or contaminated hands that are not
washed.
C. It involves transmission of pathogens that remain suspended in air for a long period
of time.
D. It refers to the transfer of pathogens by mosquitoes, flies, and rats - ✔✔B. It involves
contaminated instruments, needles, or contaminated hands that are not washed
✔✔40) Important information a patient should know about immunizations would be that:
A. They are not necessary if quality infection is maintained
B. They are prophylactics against deadly diseases
C. They are known to cause autism
, D. They can unintentionally give the recipient a disease - ✔✔B. They are prophylactics
against deadly diseases
✔✔41) What is the process used to wash and remove blood and tissue from medical
instruments called?
A. Asepsis
B. Sanitization
C. Disinfection
D. Sterilization - ✔✔B. Sanitation
✔✔42) A patient weights 83.92 kg. How many pounds does he weigh?
A. 185 lb.
B. 210 lb.
C. 200 lb.
D. 195 lb. - ✔✔A. 185 lb
✔✔43) While taking a patient's medical history for active tuberculosis, what type of PPE
is required?
A. Goggles
B. Lab coat
C. Gloves
D. Mask - ✔✔D. Mask
✔✔44) Most exposures to HIV in healthcare settings are the result of:
A. Contact with AIDS patients
B. Splashes during surgery
C. Accidental needle sticks
D. Tainted blood transfusions - ✔✔C. Accidental needle sticks
✔✔45) The four symptoms of inflammation are erythema, edema, pain, and:
A. Irritation
B. Vomiting
C. Heat
D. Headache - ✔✔C. Heat
✔✔46) A tympanic temperature means the body temperature is measured:
A. Under the armpit
B. Under the tongue
C. At the eardrum
D. In the rectum - ✔✔C. At the eardrum
✔✔47) A pulse site used to measure blood pressure is:
A. Brachial
B. Popliteal
