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Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called:
a. Failure to use due care
b. A type of negligence
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Violation of discovery - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *the improper use of
or a breach of confidentiality of medical records may be seen as
an invasion of privacy
The correct answer is: Invasion of privacy
Before you proceed with a patient interview, you should obtain:
a. Social and family history
b. Any visible injuries
c. Chief complaint
d. Signs and symptoms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The social and family
history provide the physician a background to the patient's
medical history
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The correct answer is: Social and family history
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist:
a. Is unable to obtain a specimen from a very combative patient
b. Missed the vein and has to redirect twice to complete the draw
c. Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
d. Forgets to sign out at the nurses' station when draws are
complete - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *Negligence is defined as the
healthcare practitioner fails to exercise ordinary care
The correct answer is: Fails to report significant changes in a
patient's condition
Civil actions involve
a. Offenses that can lead to imprisonment
b. Legal proceedings between private parties
c. Regulations established by governments
d. Violent crimes against the state or nation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Civil law involves crimes against the person
The correct answer is: Legal proceedings between private
parties
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Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission can
result in a charge of:
a. Malpractice
b. Breach of confidentiality
c. Assault and Battery
d. Negligence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *Battery is an action that
causes bodily harm to another. Battery may be charged for any
unauthorized touching of a patient.
The correct answer is: Assault and Battery
The series of components that lead to infection are referred to as
the:
a. Immune response
b. Chain of infection
c. Infection cycle
d. Pathogenic series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The cycle/chain of
infection explains how infections are transmitted
The correct answer is: Chain of infection
The pathogen responsible for causing an infection is called the
infectious:
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a. Agent
b. Host
c. Vehicle
d. Vector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The infection cycle begins when the
pathogen invades the reservoir host
The correct answer is: Agent
Which of the following irregularities on an ECG would be
considered the most severe?
a. Tachycardia
b. V-fib
c. PVC
d. A- fib - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *V-Fib is the most common cause of
cardiac arrest - it is an abnormal heart rhythm
The correct answer is: V-fib
The heart's ability to create its own electrical impulse is known
as:
a. Excitability
b. Contractility
AMCA CMAC PRACTICE EXAM PREP | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called:
a. Failure to use due care
b. A type of negligence
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Violation of discovery - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *the improper use of
or a breach of confidentiality of medical records may be seen as
an invasion of privacy
The correct answer is: Invasion of privacy
Before you proceed with a patient interview, you should obtain:
a. Social and family history
b. Any visible injuries
c. Chief complaint
d. Signs and symptoms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The social and family
history provide the physician a background to the patient's
medical history
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The correct answer is: Social and family history
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist:
a. Is unable to obtain a specimen from a very combative patient
b. Missed the vein and has to redirect twice to complete the draw
c. Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
d. Forgets to sign out at the nurses' station when draws are
complete - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *Negligence is defined as the
healthcare practitioner fails to exercise ordinary care
The correct answer is: Fails to report significant changes in a
patient's condition
Civil actions involve
a. Offenses that can lead to imprisonment
b. Legal proceedings between private parties
c. Regulations established by governments
d. Violent crimes against the state or nation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Civil law involves crimes against the person
The correct answer is: Legal proceedings between private
parties
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Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission can
result in a charge of:
a. Malpractice
b. Breach of confidentiality
c. Assault and Battery
d. Negligence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *Battery is an action that
causes bodily harm to another. Battery may be charged for any
unauthorized touching of a patient.
The correct answer is: Assault and Battery
The series of components that lead to infection are referred to as
the:
a. Immune response
b. Chain of infection
c. Infection cycle
d. Pathogenic series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The cycle/chain of
infection explains how infections are transmitted
The correct answer is: Chain of infection
The pathogen responsible for causing an infection is called the
infectious:
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a. Agent
b. Host
c. Vehicle
d. Vector - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *The infection cycle begins when the
pathogen invades the reservoir host
The correct answer is: Agent
Which of the following irregularities on an ECG would be
considered the most severe?
a. Tachycardia
b. V-fib
c. PVC
d. A- fib - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > *V-Fib is the most common cause of
cardiac arrest - it is an abnormal heart rhythm
The correct answer is: V-fib
The heart's ability to create its own electrical impulse is known
as:
a. Excitability
b. Contractility
