AMCA CERTIFICATION CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔74) Most specialists are paid by MCOs using which of the following methods?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Coinsurance
C. Copayment
D. Capitation - ✔✔A. Fee-for-service
✔✔75) Which of the following is classified as abnormally rapid, deep or labored
breathing?
A. Hypertension
B. Tachypnea
C. Hyperpnea
D. Hyperpyrexia - ✔✔B. Tachypnea
✔✔76) The invoice for the monthly rent of the building where the medical office is
located, is typically handled by which department?
A. Compliance
B. Human Resources
C. Accounts payable
D. Accounts receivable - ✔✔C. Accounts payable
✔✔77) What drug enhances the effects of another drug?
A. Narcotic
B. Antagonist
C. Trade
D. Synergistic - ✔✔D. Synergistic
✔✔78) When using a venterogluteal approach to give an intramuscular injection in the
buttock area, what is the muscle the medication goes in?
A. Gluteus maximus
B. Gluteus medius
,C. Right upper and outer quadrant
D. Gluteus minimus - ✔✔B. Gluteus medius
✔✔79) A baby's pulse and respirations are:
A. The same as adults
B. Not significantly different than an adult
C. Faster than an adults
D. Slower than an adults - ✔✔C. Faster than an adults
✔✔80) Which of the patient's limbs serves as an electrical ground?
A. Right arm
B. Left leg
C. Left arm
D. Right leg - ✔✔D. Right leg
✔✔81) Another name for chest leads is:
A. Standard
B. Precordial
C. Limb
D. Augmented - ✔✔B. Precordial
✔✔82) When the body has had adequate rest and no food for at least 12 hours, it is
said to be in:
A. Hemostasis
B. Basal state
C. Homeostasis
D. Steady state - ✔✔B. Basal state
✔✔83) What organ's main function is to eliminate excess water and waste products
from the body?
A. Liver
B. Intestines
C. Gall Bladder
D. Kidneys - ✔✔D. Kidneys
✔✔84) A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate:
A. Intestinal obstruction
B. Valvular heart disease
C. Stroke
D. Bronchial asthma - ✔✔B. Valvular heart disease
✔✔85) How many electrodes are used as part of a 12-Lead EKG?
A. 10
B. 6
, C. 12
D. 8 - ✔✔A. 10
✔✔86) The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called:
A. Ejection fraction
B. Cardiac output
C. Contractility
D. Blood pressure - ✔✔B. Cardiac output
✔✔87) Sinus __________ is a slow dysrhythmia.
A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
C. Rhythm
D. Dysrhythmia - ✔✔A. Bradycardia
✔✔88) When a person stays in the same position all the time, pressure causes the skin
to:
A. Become firm and dry
B. Weaken and become necrotic
C. Become stronger
D. Stay pink and moist - ✔✔B. Weaken and become necrotic
✔✔89) A patient's weight should be listed in the patient's chart to the nearest:
A. Pound
B. 1/2 pound
C. Ounce
D. 3/4 pound - ✔✔1/4 pound
✔✔90) Which of the following blood pressure readings would be considered Stage 1
Hypertension?
A. 148/96
B. 116/72
C. 126/84
D. 178/104 - ✔✔A. 148/96
✔✔91) A normal resting heart rate for the average adult is:
A. 15-20 BPM
B. 80-120 BPM
C. 10-15 BPM
D. 60-100 BPM - ✔✔D. 60-100
✔✔92) Automaticity refers to:
A. The ability of the myocardial cell to contract when stimulated by an electrical impulse
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔74) Most specialists are paid by MCOs using which of the following methods?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Coinsurance
C. Copayment
D. Capitation - ✔✔A. Fee-for-service
✔✔75) Which of the following is classified as abnormally rapid, deep or labored
breathing?
A. Hypertension
B. Tachypnea
C. Hyperpnea
D. Hyperpyrexia - ✔✔B. Tachypnea
✔✔76) The invoice for the monthly rent of the building where the medical office is
located, is typically handled by which department?
A. Compliance
B. Human Resources
C. Accounts payable
D. Accounts receivable - ✔✔C. Accounts payable
✔✔77) What drug enhances the effects of another drug?
A. Narcotic
B. Antagonist
C. Trade
D. Synergistic - ✔✔D. Synergistic
✔✔78) When using a venterogluteal approach to give an intramuscular injection in the
buttock area, what is the muscle the medication goes in?
A. Gluteus maximus
B. Gluteus medius
,C. Right upper and outer quadrant
D. Gluteus minimus - ✔✔B. Gluteus medius
✔✔79) A baby's pulse and respirations are:
A. The same as adults
B. Not significantly different than an adult
C. Faster than an adults
D. Slower than an adults - ✔✔C. Faster than an adults
✔✔80) Which of the patient's limbs serves as an electrical ground?
A. Right arm
B. Left leg
C. Left arm
D. Right leg - ✔✔D. Right leg
✔✔81) Another name for chest leads is:
A. Standard
B. Precordial
C. Limb
D. Augmented - ✔✔B. Precordial
✔✔82) When the body has had adequate rest and no food for at least 12 hours, it is
said to be in:
A. Hemostasis
B. Basal state
C. Homeostasis
D. Steady state - ✔✔B. Basal state
✔✔83) What organ's main function is to eliminate excess water and waste products
from the body?
A. Liver
B. Intestines
C. Gall Bladder
D. Kidneys - ✔✔D. Kidneys
✔✔84) A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate:
A. Intestinal obstruction
B. Valvular heart disease
C. Stroke
D. Bronchial asthma - ✔✔B. Valvular heart disease
✔✔85) How many electrodes are used as part of a 12-Lead EKG?
A. 10
B. 6
, C. 12
D. 8 - ✔✔A. 10
✔✔86) The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called:
A. Ejection fraction
B. Cardiac output
C. Contractility
D. Blood pressure - ✔✔B. Cardiac output
✔✔87) Sinus __________ is a slow dysrhythmia.
A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
C. Rhythm
D. Dysrhythmia - ✔✔A. Bradycardia
✔✔88) When a person stays in the same position all the time, pressure causes the skin
to:
A. Become firm and dry
B. Weaken and become necrotic
C. Become stronger
D. Stay pink and moist - ✔✔B. Weaken and become necrotic
✔✔89) A patient's weight should be listed in the patient's chart to the nearest:
A. Pound
B. 1/2 pound
C. Ounce
D. 3/4 pound - ✔✔1/4 pound
✔✔90) Which of the following blood pressure readings would be considered Stage 1
Hypertension?
A. 148/96
B. 116/72
C. 126/84
D. 178/104 - ✔✔A. 148/96
✔✔91) A normal resting heart rate for the average adult is:
A. 15-20 BPM
B. 80-120 BPM
C. 10-15 BPM
D. 60-100 BPM - ✔✔D. 60-100
✔✔92) Automaticity refers to:
A. The ability of the myocardial cell to contract when stimulated by an electrical impulse
