AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● The federal government sponsors a healthcare insurance for those
specifically over the age of 65 called:
Answer: Medicaid
●● Demerol 75 mg, IM every 4 hours, as needed for severe pain, is what
type of medication order?
Answer: PRN
●● This unit in the hospital is run by the physicians and experts in the
field of musculoskeletal disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments and
tendons. Identify this department.
Answer: Rheumatology
●● MSDS information includes:
Answer: General and emergency information
●● The physician prescribes a buccal medication. The medical assistant
should instruct the patient to:
,Answer: Place the medication between the lower teeth and cheek
●● All pathogens are:
Answer: Microbes that can cause disease
●● Choose the most appropriate way for all employees to understand
their role regarding emergencies?
Answer: The office should have a written plan of response for all
employees to follow
●● You are working as the medical intake at an urgent care center. At
9AM, 3 individuals arrive as walk-ins with various illnesses; you need to
decide who will be seen first. What process will you use to determine
the order in which the patients will be seen?
Answer: Triage
●● You must schedule a patient for a mammogram. What special
instructions will you provide to the patient for this radiographic
examination?
Answer: Inform the patient to not wear deodorant, lotion or powder
●● Co-insurace is calculated based on a:
Answer: Percentage of charge
, ●● Muscles that act on the knee joint exhibit two actions:
Answer: Flexion and extension
●● A structure that composed of two or more tissue types is called a/an:
Answer: Organ
●● The part of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart to
the body is called:
Answer: Left ventricle
●● The smallest structural unit of the nervous system is the:
Answer: Neuron
●● A patient came into the doctor's office with chest pain and shortness
of breath. Which position is best to help him breathe better?
Answer: Fowler's
●● The primary function of the nervous system is:
Answer: To detect changes in the internal and external environment and
respond appropriately
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● The federal government sponsors a healthcare insurance for those
specifically over the age of 65 called:
Answer: Medicaid
●● Demerol 75 mg, IM every 4 hours, as needed for severe pain, is what
type of medication order?
Answer: PRN
●● This unit in the hospital is run by the physicians and experts in the
field of musculoskeletal disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments and
tendons. Identify this department.
Answer: Rheumatology
●● MSDS information includes:
Answer: General and emergency information
●● The physician prescribes a buccal medication. The medical assistant
should instruct the patient to:
,Answer: Place the medication between the lower teeth and cheek
●● All pathogens are:
Answer: Microbes that can cause disease
●● Choose the most appropriate way for all employees to understand
their role regarding emergencies?
Answer: The office should have a written plan of response for all
employees to follow
●● You are working as the medical intake at an urgent care center. At
9AM, 3 individuals arrive as walk-ins with various illnesses; you need to
decide who will be seen first. What process will you use to determine
the order in which the patients will be seen?
Answer: Triage
●● You must schedule a patient for a mammogram. What special
instructions will you provide to the patient for this radiographic
examination?
Answer: Inform the patient to not wear deodorant, lotion or powder
●● Co-insurace is calculated based on a:
Answer: Percentage of charge
, ●● Muscles that act on the knee joint exhibit two actions:
Answer: Flexion and extension
●● A structure that composed of two or more tissue types is called a/an:
Answer: Organ
●● The part of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart to
the body is called:
Answer: Left ventricle
●● The smallest structural unit of the nervous system is the:
Answer: Neuron
●● A patient came into the doctor's office with chest pain and shortness
of breath. Which position is best to help him breathe better?
Answer: Fowler's
●● The primary function of the nervous system is:
Answer: To detect changes in the internal and external environment and
respond appropriately
