AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA -
correct answer ✅c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal
protective equipment) when they have contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin -
correct answer ✅b. blood
,AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the
presence of:
Select one:
a. luteinizing hormone
b. HCG hormone
c. potassium oxalate
d. oxytocin
e. febrile agglutinations -
correct answer ✅b. HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected
urine specimen. Which of the following instructions best describe
what your patient should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the entire specimen in a sterile cup.
c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. -
correct answer ✅c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
,AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more than
1 hour, bacteria will grow, and the pH of the urine will soon
become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic -
correct answer ✅c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 -
correct answer ✅b. 4.5 to 8.0
, AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each
day; urine would most likely be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red -
correct answer ✅d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is
collected for bacterial culture?
Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass -
correct answer ✅b. sterile
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA -
correct answer ✅c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal
protective equipment) when they have contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin -
correct answer ✅b. blood
,AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the
presence of:
Select one:
a. luteinizing hormone
b. HCG hormone
c. potassium oxalate
d. oxytocin
e. febrile agglutinations -
correct answer ✅b. HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected
urine specimen. Which of the following instructions best describe
what your patient should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the entire specimen in a sterile cup.
c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. -
correct answer ✅c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
,AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more than
1 hour, bacteria will grow, and the pH of the urine will soon
become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic -
correct answer ✅c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 -
correct answer ✅b. 4.5 to 8.0
, AMCA CMAC Exam 4 Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each
day; urine would most likely be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red -
correct answer ✅d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is
collected for bacterial culture?
Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass -
correct answer ✅b. sterile
