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This AMCA Exam 2026/2027 study resource provides 250+ exam questions with correct answers covering the major clinical and administrative competencies encountered in medical assisting, phlebotomy, EKG/ECG, laboratory procedures, infection control, patient care, pharmacology, medical law, insurance, and healthcare administration. The 36-page document is presented as an updated AMCA exam preparation resource and combines direct knowledge questions with clinical scenarios, procedural questions, medical terminology, calculations, and professional-practice concepts. A major portion concentrates on phlebotomy, venipuncture and specimen collection. Students review patient identification, tourniquet placement, 15–30 degree needle insertion, butterfly needles for small veins, skin and heel punctures, capillary tubes, venipuncture complications, hematomas, hemolysis, lymphostasis following mastectomy, specimen transportation and recollection of mislabeled specimens. The material also addresses serum versus plasma, clotting, fasting specimens, lipemic samples, bilirubin protection from light, blood cultures and aseptic collection techniques. The later pages provide particularly concentrated review of blood collection tubes, additives and order of draw. Covered tubes include lavender EDTA tubes for CBC and hematology, light-blue sodium citrate tubes for PT/aPTT and coagulation studies, green heparin tubes for chemistry testing, gray tubes for glucose and lactic acid testing, red tubes for serum chemistry, and red/gray serum separator tubes. The document also reviews tube inversion, the 9:1 blood-to-additive ratio for light-blue tubes, aerobic blood cultures, common needle gauges and the laboratory departments responsible for hematology, chemistry, microbiology and blood-bank testing. Another substantial component covers EKG/ECG and cardiovascular procedures. 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Amca Exam 2026/2027 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update



Where is V1 placed on the chest during an ECG? - ANSWER

✔✔fourth intercostal space at right margin of sternum


Where is V5 placed? - ANSWER ✔✔anterior axillary line


A routine hand wash procedure uses what to remove soil and transient

bacteria - ANSWER ✔✔Antimicrobial soap


Which of the following precautions require special air handling and

ventilation - ANSWER ✔✔airborne precautions

,Which of the following is correct regarding contact transmissions -

ANSWER ✔✔it involves contaminated instruments, needles, or

contaminated hands that are not washed


A patient has an oral temp of 100.8°. The medical term is - ANSWER

✔✔Pyrexia


Important information a patient should know about immunizations would

be that - ANSWER ✔✔They are prophylactics against deadly

diseases

A tympanic temperature means the body temperature is measured -

ANSWER ✔✔At the eardrum


What is the process used to wash and remove blood and tissues from

medical instruments called - ANSWER ✔✔Sanitation


The privacy rule gives patients the right to - ANSWER ✔✔Access

their medical record

Which situation would a medical assistant's signature be valid -

ANSWER ✔✔On an informed consent document


Not True, regarding HIPAA - ANSWER ✔✔few boundaries are set on

the use and release of health records.

,Pulse site used to measure BP - ANSWER ✔✔brachial


What is the basic formula for dosage calculations - ANSWER

✔✔Divide the amount needed by the amount on hand


Normal sinus rhythm has heart rate of .... Beats per minute -

ANSWER ✔✔60 to 100


No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes? -

ANSWER ✔✔Red-topped


Collection devices used in skin punctures are called - ANSWER

✔✔Capillary tubes


Which of the following blood pressure readings would be considered

stage 1 hypertension - ANSWER ✔✔148/96


A patient's weight should be listed in the patient's chart to the nearest -

ANSWER ✔✔1/4 pound


Which of the following procedures is appropriate for preparing blood and

potentially infectious materials for transport - ANSWER ✔✔Placing

the materials in a leak proof container during collection

The normal volume of urine produced by an adult in a 24 hour period

generally does not exceed - ANSWER ✔✔2000 mL


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, A patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the

patient is - ANSWER ✔✔Not fasting


Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count -

ANSWER ✔✔activated partial thromboplastin time


The boundaries for the approved area in performing heel punctures are -

ANSWER ✔✔The medial line extending from the great toe and lateral

line extending from the fourth and fifth digit

What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood

gases? - ANSWER ✔✔arterial blood


The ability to identify with someone else's feelings is called -

ANSWER ✔✔Empathy


How far above the site of draw is the tourniquet placed? - ANSWER

✔✔3-4 inches


A female patient came into the clinic for follow up right after a right sided

mastectomy with some removal of lymphoid tissue. What is the name of

the condition that makes blood draw on the right arm not recommended

- ANSWER ✔✔Lymphostatis


Without a clot activator, whole blood typically clots in _____ minutes. -

ANSWER ✔✔30-60 minutes

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