AMCA CERTIFICATION TEST A PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Responding to the patient's stated problem by saying 'let's discuss
it'.
Answer: Engaging with the patient by inviting further conversation
about their issue.
◉ Telling an unhappy patient to 'cheer up; things will get better'.
Answer: An attempt to uplift a patient's mood without addressing
their concerns.
◉ Sole proprietorship.
Answer: A form of medical practice that may have personal property
attached in case of business failure and earns all of the profit when
the business succeeds.
◉ Libel.
Answer: Statements written or pictures about another person that
are intended to be cruel and damaging to a person's reputation.
◉ Breach of confidentiality.
Answer: An unethical and illegal act prohibited by HIPAA.
,◉ Civil law.
Answer: Includes torts, implied contracts, and medical malpractice.
◉ Privacy rule.
Answer: In place to protect electronic transfer of information.
◉ Avoiding patient abandonment.
Answer: Giving formal notice of withdrawal from the established
patient.
◉ Best way to address an elderly patient.
Answer: Using Mr. or Mrs.
◉ Scheduling a patient.
Answer: The most important factor to remember is to maintain
patient confidentiality.
◉ Rescheduling after missed appointment.
Answer: The medical assistant should call to reschedule after 15
minutes.
,◉ Cluster booking.
Answer: A scheduling method that books several patients around
the same time.
◉ Highest normal temperature values.
Answer: The rectal temperature site gives the highest normal values.
◉ Patient's chief complaint.
Answer: The main reason the patient is seeking care that day.
◉ Blood pressure cuff size selection.
Answer: Depends on the weight of the patient/size of the arm.
◉ Latex sensitivity.
Answer: A type of allergic reaction.
◉ Scrubbing of instruments.
Answer: The process of cleaning instruments with special brushes
and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc.
◉ Sterilization.
, Answer: The process used for supplies that would come in contact
with internal body tissue or an open wound, that involves the use of
heat (steam) and an autoclave.
◉ Disinfection.
Answer: The process that involves a soaking or wiping process and
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms.
◉ Sanitization.
Answer: The process that reduces the number of microorganisms to
a safe level.
◉ Subjective symptom.
Answer: A symptom that is reported by the patient and cannot be
observed directly.
◉ Clinical procedure.
Answer: A procedure that requires patient intervention and should
be documented for patient reference.
◉ Immune system.
Answer: The system that protects the body from disease and
infection.
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Responding to the patient's stated problem by saying 'let's discuss
it'.
Answer: Engaging with the patient by inviting further conversation
about their issue.
◉ Telling an unhappy patient to 'cheer up; things will get better'.
Answer: An attempt to uplift a patient's mood without addressing
their concerns.
◉ Sole proprietorship.
Answer: A form of medical practice that may have personal property
attached in case of business failure and earns all of the profit when
the business succeeds.
◉ Libel.
Answer: Statements written or pictures about another person that
are intended to be cruel and damaging to a person's reputation.
◉ Breach of confidentiality.
Answer: An unethical and illegal act prohibited by HIPAA.
,◉ Civil law.
Answer: Includes torts, implied contracts, and medical malpractice.
◉ Privacy rule.
Answer: In place to protect electronic transfer of information.
◉ Avoiding patient abandonment.
Answer: Giving formal notice of withdrawal from the established
patient.
◉ Best way to address an elderly patient.
Answer: Using Mr. or Mrs.
◉ Scheduling a patient.
Answer: The most important factor to remember is to maintain
patient confidentiality.
◉ Rescheduling after missed appointment.
Answer: The medical assistant should call to reschedule after 15
minutes.
,◉ Cluster booking.
Answer: A scheduling method that books several patients around
the same time.
◉ Highest normal temperature values.
Answer: The rectal temperature site gives the highest normal values.
◉ Patient's chief complaint.
Answer: The main reason the patient is seeking care that day.
◉ Blood pressure cuff size selection.
Answer: Depends on the weight of the patient/size of the arm.
◉ Latex sensitivity.
Answer: A type of allergic reaction.
◉ Scrubbing of instruments.
Answer: The process of cleaning instruments with special brushes
and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc.
◉ Sterilization.
, Answer: The process used for supplies that would come in contact
with internal body tissue or an open wound, that involves the use of
heat (steam) and an autoclave.
◉ Disinfection.
Answer: The process that involves a soaking or wiping process and
inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms.
◉ Sanitization.
Answer: The process that reduces the number of microorganisms to
a safe level.
◉ Subjective symptom.
Answer: A symptom that is reported by the patient and cannot be
observed directly.
◉ Clinical procedure.
Answer: A procedure that requires patient intervention and should
be documented for patient reference.
◉ Immune system.
Answer: The system that protects the body from disease and
infection.
