SOAH AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT
PRACTICE EXAM Questions and
Answers | Latest Update
Which of the following is essential to creating a successful team in a healthcare
environment?
✓ -:- Clearly defined the roles of team members
Which of the following departments will handle an invoice for monthly rent for the building
where the office is located?
✓ -:- Accounts payable
When should a clinical medical assistant deposit checks from patients and other sources?
✓ -:- As soon as possible after they are received
Which of the following is the most professional way for a clinical medical assistant to
acknowledge a patient that enters the office while he or she is on the telephone?
✓ -:- Ask to place the collar on hold and attend to the patient
Which of the following is the most appropriate protocol when sharing a patient
information?
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✓ -:- Obtaining a signed authorization of record release form
Which of the following drug categories prevents the action of another drug or chemical?
✓ -:- Antagonist
A patient is having a seizure. What is the most appropriate action for a competent medical
assistant to take?
✓ -:- Loosen the clothing around the patients neck
Which of the following is an example of a clinical medical assistant showing accountability?
✓ -:- Immediately notifying a supervisor when a mistake has been made
Which of the following is the patients right under the privacy rule?
✓ -:- Right to access their medical record
Which of the following is required to perform hand asepsis?
✓ -:- Anti-microbial soap
Which of the following medical terms identifies a patient who has an oral temperature of
100.8 F?
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✓ -:- Pyrexia
Which of the following is the most frequent mode of transmission of pathogens?
✓ -:- Contact
Which of the following is the most appropriate weight for a phlebotomist to identify a
patient in an outpatient setting?
✓ -:- Full name and date of birth
Which of the following should a clinical medical assistant consider, when drawing blood for
coagulation studies?
✓ -:- Fill a light blue tube to the top
Which of the following is the smallest suture size?
✓ -:- 11-0
Which of the following is how patient should be searched, and demographic information
should be confirmed at each visit?
✓ -:- Call a patient to the front desk and verify their information
Which of the following unipolar, EKG leads goes from the center of the heart to the right
arm ( +)?
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