AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is the proper sequence for CPR?
A) Circulation, airway, breathing
B) Airway, breathing, circulation
c) Circulation, breathing, airway
D) Airway, circulation, breathing - ✔✔Circulation, airway, breathing
✔✔What is the general term for a surgical suture?
A) Staple
B) Ligature
c) Needle biopsy
D) Gauge - ✔✔Ligature
✔✔Which of the following instruments is used to drain an abscess?
A) Tissue forceps
B) Tenaculum
C) Curette
D) Scalpel - ✔✔Scalpel
✔✔In which Stage of Infection is known as the time where the pathogen has had time to
grow and establish itself in the body?
A) Prodromal
B) Acute
c) Incubation
D) Convalescent - ✔✔Incubation
✔✔Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting?
A) Clerical
B) Client's words
C) Consult
D) Counsel - ✔✔Client's words
✔✔An RN asks you to start an IV. Which is true?
A) Assistive personnel do not start IV's
B) The RN must supervise your work
c) Your must be trained to start IVs
D) You must know whey the person needs the IV - ✔✔Assistive personnel do not start
IV's
✔✔You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?
A) Delegate the task to someone else
B) Communicate your concerns to the nurse
,c) Ignore the request
D) Talk to the nurse's supervisor - ✔✔Communicate your concerns to the nurse
✔✔Which of the following best defines a demographic?
A) The neighborhood in which the doctor's office is located
B) The number of physician's who work in an office
c) The statistical date of a population, such as age, gender, etc.
D) The medications prescribed by the physician - ✔✔The statistical date of a
population, such as age, gender, etc.
✔✔Which of the following would be appropriate for free screenings?
A) Blood pressure
B) Physical exams
c) Stress tests
D) Physical exams - ✔✔Blood pressure
✔✔What type of fever is known as a fluctuating fever that remains elevated and does
not return to baseline?
A) Fever
B) Intermittent
c) Remittent
D) Continuous - ✔✔Remittent
✔✔Respiration rates can vary if abnormalities are present. Which type of abnormality is
a temporary complete absence of breathing?
A) Apnea
B) Tachypnea
c) Bradypnea
D) Tachycardia - ✔✔Apnea
✔✔What is accounts receivable?
A)A record of all monies due to the practice
B) The people the practice owes money to
c) Materials that need to be paid for
D) Accounts in good standing at the bank - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔Upon receiving cash in the doctor's office, what is the best way you should get it to
the bank?
A) Send it by mail return receipt
B) Take it to the bank in person
c) Drop it off in a drop box
D) Do not accept cash as payment - ✔✔Take it to the bank in person
✔✔What type of medication constricts blood vessels?
,A) Synergists
в) Vasoconstrictors
C) Diuretics
D) Analgesics - ✔✔Vasoconstrictors
✔✔Which of the following statements is true about working in a sterile field?
A) Sterile packages should be opened to check the contents
в) Your back must be kept to the sterile field at all times
C) All sterile items should be held above waist level
D) Cover your mouth when sneezing near the sterile field - ✔✔All sterile items should
be held above waist level
✔✔Why is a preservative added to specimen containers that are to be sent to a
pathologist?
A) Help the specimen be seen at night
B) Prevent cross contamination
C) Delay decomposition
D) Prevent growth and inhibit false test results - ✔✔Delay decomposition
✔✔Which of the following items should be added to the label on a specimen container?
A) The name of the lab
B) The patient's diagnosis
c) The date
D) The patient's address - ✔✔The date
✔✔What should a medical assistant do before removing a patient's sutures?
A) Apply a local anesthetic to numb the area
B) Place an ice pack on the patient's forearm
c) Advise the patient that he/she should feel a pulling sensation but not pain
D) Advise the patient that this will hurt - ✔✔Advise the patient that he/she should feel a
pulling sensation but not pain
✔✔What is the best way to prepare a patient for surgery?
A) Remind the patient of procedures by calling a few days before the surgery
B) Tell the patient all the instructions upon their arrival
C) Call the patient and discuss over the phone
D) Send the patient home with written instructions on what to do - ✔✔Send the patient
home with written instructions on what to do
✔✔When administering a drug you are not familiar with, what information should a
medical assistant look up on?
A) Drug contraindications
B) Generic brand names
C) The route or administration
, D) Possible storage alternatives - ✔✔The route or administration
✔✔Patient safety is protected by ensuring which of the following?
A) You choose the correct equipment to administer the test
B) That a nurse prepares all medications and dosages
c) You are administering the right drug to the right person
D) You write down and make anecdotal notes regarding patient interaction - ✔✔You are
administering the right drug to the right person
✔✔Medication administered under the tongue follows which route?
A) Buccal route
B) Dermal route
C) Transdermal route
D) Sublingual route - ✔✔Sublingual route
✔✔Which item below could be a multiple-dose dispenser?
A) Ampule
B) Vial
C) Tubex
D) Cartridge - ✔✔Vial
✔✔What is hemophilia?
A) Common skin pathogen
B) Blood clotting disease
c) An immunodeticiency disease
D) Overage of red blood cells - ✔✔Blood clotting disease
✔✔Hematology includes the study of which of the following?
A) Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of blood diseases
B) Pathogens and how they grow
c) The study of contraindications of drugs
D) Lipid levels and their effects on overall health - ✔✔Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
of blood diseases
✔✔What information is required on a laboratory requisition form?
A) Diagnosis of patient
B) Insurance information
c) Birth date and gender of patient
D) Signature of patient - ✔✔Birth date and gender of patient
✔✔Medical assistants frequently work with referral laboratory customer service
personnel in order to do which of the following?
A) Make the lab work easier
B) Give advice on medication
AND ANSWERS
What is the proper sequence for CPR?
A) Circulation, airway, breathing
B) Airway, breathing, circulation
c) Circulation, breathing, airway
D) Airway, circulation, breathing - ✔✔Circulation, airway, breathing
✔✔What is the general term for a surgical suture?
A) Staple
B) Ligature
c) Needle biopsy
D) Gauge - ✔✔Ligature
✔✔Which of the following instruments is used to drain an abscess?
A) Tissue forceps
B) Tenaculum
C) Curette
D) Scalpel - ✔✔Scalpel
✔✔In which Stage of Infection is known as the time where the pathogen has had time to
grow and establish itself in the body?
A) Prodromal
B) Acute
c) Incubation
D) Convalescent - ✔✔Incubation
✔✔Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting?
A) Clerical
B) Client's words
C) Consult
D) Counsel - ✔✔Client's words
✔✔An RN asks you to start an IV. Which is true?
A) Assistive personnel do not start IV's
B) The RN must supervise your work
c) Your must be trained to start IVs
D) You must know whey the person needs the IV - ✔✔Assistive personnel do not start
IV's
✔✔You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?
A) Delegate the task to someone else
B) Communicate your concerns to the nurse
,c) Ignore the request
D) Talk to the nurse's supervisor - ✔✔Communicate your concerns to the nurse
✔✔Which of the following best defines a demographic?
A) The neighborhood in which the doctor's office is located
B) The number of physician's who work in an office
c) The statistical date of a population, such as age, gender, etc.
D) The medications prescribed by the physician - ✔✔The statistical date of a
population, such as age, gender, etc.
✔✔Which of the following would be appropriate for free screenings?
A) Blood pressure
B) Physical exams
c) Stress tests
D) Physical exams - ✔✔Blood pressure
✔✔What type of fever is known as a fluctuating fever that remains elevated and does
not return to baseline?
A) Fever
B) Intermittent
c) Remittent
D) Continuous - ✔✔Remittent
✔✔Respiration rates can vary if abnormalities are present. Which type of abnormality is
a temporary complete absence of breathing?
A) Apnea
B) Tachypnea
c) Bradypnea
D) Tachycardia - ✔✔Apnea
✔✔What is accounts receivable?
A)A record of all monies due to the practice
B) The people the practice owes money to
c) Materials that need to be paid for
D) Accounts in good standing at the bank - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔Upon receiving cash in the doctor's office, what is the best way you should get it to
the bank?
A) Send it by mail return receipt
B) Take it to the bank in person
c) Drop it off in a drop box
D) Do not accept cash as payment - ✔✔Take it to the bank in person
✔✔What type of medication constricts blood vessels?
,A) Synergists
в) Vasoconstrictors
C) Diuretics
D) Analgesics - ✔✔Vasoconstrictors
✔✔Which of the following statements is true about working in a sterile field?
A) Sterile packages should be opened to check the contents
в) Your back must be kept to the sterile field at all times
C) All sterile items should be held above waist level
D) Cover your mouth when sneezing near the sterile field - ✔✔All sterile items should
be held above waist level
✔✔Why is a preservative added to specimen containers that are to be sent to a
pathologist?
A) Help the specimen be seen at night
B) Prevent cross contamination
C) Delay decomposition
D) Prevent growth and inhibit false test results - ✔✔Delay decomposition
✔✔Which of the following items should be added to the label on a specimen container?
A) The name of the lab
B) The patient's diagnosis
c) The date
D) The patient's address - ✔✔The date
✔✔What should a medical assistant do before removing a patient's sutures?
A) Apply a local anesthetic to numb the area
B) Place an ice pack on the patient's forearm
c) Advise the patient that he/she should feel a pulling sensation but not pain
D) Advise the patient that this will hurt - ✔✔Advise the patient that he/she should feel a
pulling sensation but not pain
✔✔What is the best way to prepare a patient for surgery?
A) Remind the patient of procedures by calling a few days before the surgery
B) Tell the patient all the instructions upon their arrival
C) Call the patient and discuss over the phone
D) Send the patient home with written instructions on what to do - ✔✔Send the patient
home with written instructions on what to do
✔✔When administering a drug you are not familiar with, what information should a
medical assistant look up on?
A) Drug contraindications
B) Generic brand names
C) The route or administration
, D) Possible storage alternatives - ✔✔The route or administration
✔✔Patient safety is protected by ensuring which of the following?
A) You choose the correct equipment to administer the test
B) That a nurse prepares all medications and dosages
c) You are administering the right drug to the right person
D) You write down and make anecdotal notes regarding patient interaction - ✔✔You are
administering the right drug to the right person
✔✔Medication administered under the tongue follows which route?
A) Buccal route
B) Dermal route
C) Transdermal route
D) Sublingual route - ✔✔Sublingual route
✔✔Which item below could be a multiple-dose dispenser?
A) Ampule
B) Vial
C) Tubex
D) Cartridge - ✔✔Vial
✔✔What is hemophilia?
A) Common skin pathogen
B) Blood clotting disease
c) An immunodeticiency disease
D) Overage of red blood cells - ✔✔Blood clotting disease
✔✔Hematology includes the study of which of the following?
A) Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of blood diseases
B) Pathogens and how they grow
c) The study of contraindications of drugs
D) Lipid levels and their effects on overall health - ✔✔Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
of blood diseases
✔✔What information is required on a laboratory requisition form?
A) Diagnosis of patient
B) Insurance information
c) Birth date and gender of patient
D) Signature of patient - ✔✔Birth date and gender of patient
✔✔Medical assistants frequently work with referral laboratory customer service
personnel in order to do which of the following?
A) Make the lab work easier
B) Give advice on medication
