AMCA CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? - Sagittal
✔✔What is the term meaning close to the point of attachment? - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔What is professional negligence also called - ✔✔Malpractice
✔✔As you are taking vitals of an elder patient, he begins to question you about his
medication and possible side effects. What is the best action to take? - ✔✔Listen and
explain that the doctor is the best person to have this discussion with
✔✔In which of the following positions used for the examination of the rectum, does the
patient lie on the left side with the left leg slightly flexed? - ✔✔Sims
✔✔Which of the following practices is most important for maintaining medical asepsis? -
✔✔Washing your hands before and after each patient contact
✔✔A patient's heart rate is commonly recorded using a stethoscope from which of the
following pulse sites? - ✔✔Apical
✔✔Which of the following involves a soaking or wiping process that inhibits the activity
of disease causing organisms? - ✔✔Disinfection
✔✔Which of the following is not considered a vital sign? - ✔✔Weight
✔✔Which muscle acts to abduct and extend the arm at the shoulder? - ✔✔Deltoid
✔✔What is pointing the toes downward known as? - ✔✔Plantar flexion
✔✔Which heart valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle? - ✔✔Bicuspid
✔✔Which of the following areas of the body is the site at which to detect the popliteal
pulse? - ✔✔Knee
✔✔Which of the following job responsibilities has the highest risk exposure? -
✔✔Drawing blood for lab analysis
✔✔What is the total amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one minute known as?
- ✔✔Cardiac output
,✔✔Which route is involved in administering a drug by placing an under the patient's
tongue and leaving it there until it dissolves? - ✔✔Sublingual route
✔✔Which of the following is a government sponsored health benefits plan? -
✔✔TRICARE
✔✔Which of the following is a sedative? - ✔✔Barbiturate
✔✔Codeine is an example of what kind of drug? - ✔✔Narcotic analgesic
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common root for the administration of parenteral
medication? - ✔✔Oral
✔✔What is prefilled syringe also known as - ✔✔Cartridge
✔✔Which of the following muscles is commonly used for intramuscular injections in the
infant? - ✔✔Vastus lateralis
✔✔What is the function of hemoglobin? - ✔✔Carrie oxygen from the lungs and to carry
carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lung
✔✔What is medication applied in patch form called? - ✔✔Transdermal
✔✔Which term refers to the control of bleeding? - ✔✔Hemostasis
✔✔Which of the following is one example of PPE? - ✔✔Face shield
✔✔Which of the following is an instrument used to clear a blockage? - ✔✔Probe
✔✔In the bookkeeping system, what are things of value relating to the practice called? -
✔✔Assets
✔✔What is accounts receivable? - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔What is a jagged, open wound of the skin called? - ✔✔Laceration
✔✔While preparing a patient for an examination, the patient states that she is
nauseous. She begins to vomit bright, red blood. Which PPE would be the most
appropriate to wear in this situation? - ✔✔Gloves, face shield, and gown
✔✔What are the sterile materials used to cover an incision called? - ✔✔Dressings
, ✔✔A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for
transfusion preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the
patients death. If the phlebotomist action, results and injury, which of the following could
be the phlebotomist be charged with? - ✔✔Negligence
✔✔Which of the following is a phlebotomist QA procedure? - ✔✔Checking needles for
blunt tips and small barbs
✔✔Which of the following test is most likely used to test for inflammation, infectious
disease, and malignant neoplasms? - ✔✔ESR
✔✔What is the unauthorized release of confidential patient information called? -
✔✔Invasion of Privacy
✔✔Which of the following is the best example of negligence on behalf of a
phlebotomist? - ✔✔Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
✔✔What do civil actions involve? - ✔✔Legal proceedings between private parties
✔✔Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission may result in being charged
with each of the following? - ✔✔Assault and battery
✔✔What are the series of components that lead to infection referred to? - ✔✔Chain of
infection
✔✔Which of the following infectious pathogens is responsible for causing an infection? -
✔✔Agent
✔✔Which of the following irregularities on an EKG would be considered the most
severe? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔What is the hearts ability to generate its own electrical impulse known as? -
✔✔Automaticity
✔✔which term refers to protection from infectious disease? - ✔✔Immunity
✔✔Which type of precautions would be used for a patient who has pulmonary
tuberculosis? - ✔✔Airborne
✔✔What is the abbreviation for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency
syndrome? (AIDS) - ✔✔HIV
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? - Sagittal
✔✔What is the term meaning close to the point of attachment? - ✔✔Proximal
✔✔What is professional negligence also called - ✔✔Malpractice
✔✔As you are taking vitals of an elder patient, he begins to question you about his
medication and possible side effects. What is the best action to take? - ✔✔Listen and
explain that the doctor is the best person to have this discussion with
✔✔In which of the following positions used for the examination of the rectum, does the
patient lie on the left side with the left leg slightly flexed? - ✔✔Sims
✔✔Which of the following practices is most important for maintaining medical asepsis? -
✔✔Washing your hands before and after each patient contact
✔✔A patient's heart rate is commonly recorded using a stethoscope from which of the
following pulse sites? - ✔✔Apical
✔✔Which of the following involves a soaking or wiping process that inhibits the activity
of disease causing organisms? - ✔✔Disinfection
✔✔Which of the following is not considered a vital sign? - ✔✔Weight
✔✔Which muscle acts to abduct and extend the arm at the shoulder? - ✔✔Deltoid
✔✔What is pointing the toes downward known as? - ✔✔Plantar flexion
✔✔Which heart valve is between the left atrium and the left ventricle? - ✔✔Bicuspid
✔✔Which of the following areas of the body is the site at which to detect the popliteal
pulse? - ✔✔Knee
✔✔Which of the following job responsibilities has the highest risk exposure? -
✔✔Drawing blood for lab analysis
✔✔What is the total amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one minute known as?
- ✔✔Cardiac output
,✔✔Which route is involved in administering a drug by placing an under the patient's
tongue and leaving it there until it dissolves? - ✔✔Sublingual route
✔✔Which of the following is a government sponsored health benefits plan? -
✔✔TRICARE
✔✔Which of the following is a sedative? - ✔✔Barbiturate
✔✔Codeine is an example of what kind of drug? - ✔✔Narcotic analgesic
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common root for the administration of parenteral
medication? - ✔✔Oral
✔✔What is prefilled syringe also known as - ✔✔Cartridge
✔✔Which of the following muscles is commonly used for intramuscular injections in the
infant? - ✔✔Vastus lateralis
✔✔What is the function of hemoglobin? - ✔✔Carrie oxygen from the lungs and to carry
carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lung
✔✔What is medication applied in patch form called? - ✔✔Transdermal
✔✔Which term refers to the control of bleeding? - ✔✔Hemostasis
✔✔Which of the following is one example of PPE? - ✔✔Face shield
✔✔Which of the following is an instrument used to clear a blockage? - ✔✔Probe
✔✔In the bookkeeping system, what are things of value relating to the practice called? -
✔✔Assets
✔✔What is accounts receivable? - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔What is a jagged, open wound of the skin called? - ✔✔Laceration
✔✔While preparing a patient for an examination, the patient states that she is
nauseous. She begins to vomit bright, red blood. Which PPE would be the most
appropriate to wear in this situation? - ✔✔Gloves, face shield, and gown
✔✔What are the sterile materials used to cover an incision called? - ✔✔Dressings
, ✔✔A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for
transfusion preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the
patients death. If the phlebotomist action, results and injury, which of the following could
be the phlebotomist be charged with? - ✔✔Negligence
✔✔Which of the following is a phlebotomist QA procedure? - ✔✔Checking needles for
blunt tips and small barbs
✔✔Which of the following test is most likely used to test for inflammation, infectious
disease, and malignant neoplasms? - ✔✔ESR
✔✔What is the unauthorized release of confidential patient information called? -
✔✔Invasion of Privacy
✔✔Which of the following is the best example of negligence on behalf of a
phlebotomist? - ✔✔Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
✔✔What do civil actions involve? - ✔✔Legal proceedings between private parties
✔✔Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission may result in being charged
with each of the following? - ✔✔Assault and battery
✔✔What are the series of components that lead to infection referred to? - ✔✔Chain of
infection
✔✔Which of the following infectious pathogens is responsible for causing an infection? -
✔✔Agent
✔✔Which of the following irregularities on an EKG would be considered the most
severe? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
✔✔What is the hearts ability to generate its own electrical impulse known as? -
✔✔Automaticity
✔✔which term refers to protection from infectious disease? - ✔✔Immunity
✔✔Which type of precautions would be used for a patient who has pulmonary
tuberculosis? - ✔✔Airborne
✔✔What is the abbreviation for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency
syndrome? (AIDS) - ✔✔HIV
