AMCA's Medical Assistant Certification
(MAC) Pre-Test
A death resulting from the use of a medical device needs to be disclosed within how many days
of the episode or its discovery?
5 days
10 days
2 days
4 days - ANS-10 days
A radioallergosorbent test (RAST) is performed by which of the following methods?
Venipuncture
Capillary puncture
Throat swab
Skin scraping - ANS-Venipuncture
An insurance plan that offers a choice among HMO, PPO, or a traditional health insurance plan
is termed which of the following?
EPO
Point of service plan
Cafeteria plan
General plan - ANS-Cafeteria plan
Burns can be caused from which of the following?
Extreme cold
Certain medications
Friction
Chemicals - ANS-Chemicals
Federally qualified programs must have what kind of program to assess the quality of care
rendered?
Quality control
Quality assurance
Approved
Guaranteed quality - ANS-Quality assurance
How long should an instrument be boiled to ensure the destruction of most microbes?
10 minutes
20 minutes
, 15 minutes
30 minutes - ANS-20 minutes
How often should AEDs be checked for efficiency if the unit is in an office setting?
Every shift
Every week
Once per day
Every month - ANS-Every shift
How often should the autoclave be thoroughly cleaned?
Once a month
Every day
Once a week
Every other week - ANS-Once a week
In hostile conditions, some bacteria develop a protective coating called which of the following?
Pili
Capsule
Ribosome
Endospore - ANS-Endospore
In the following sentence, identify the part of speech underlined. The three women ate a healthy,
tasty dinner. (healthy is the underlined word)
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb - ANS-Adjective
In the following sentence, identify the part of speech underlined. They shaped the nation for
future generations. (They is the underlined word)
Adjective
Verb
Pronoun
Noun - ANS-Pronoun
Laboratory specialists who perform an inspection of the facilities are authorized by which of the
following?
CMS
CLIA
AMA
CDC - ANS-CMS
Records that are subpoenaed from the medical office should be provided in which one of the
following formats?
(MAC) Pre-Test
A death resulting from the use of a medical device needs to be disclosed within how many days
of the episode or its discovery?
5 days
10 days
2 days
4 days - ANS-10 days
A radioallergosorbent test (RAST) is performed by which of the following methods?
Venipuncture
Capillary puncture
Throat swab
Skin scraping - ANS-Venipuncture
An insurance plan that offers a choice among HMO, PPO, or a traditional health insurance plan
is termed which of the following?
EPO
Point of service plan
Cafeteria plan
General plan - ANS-Cafeteria plan
Burns can be caused from which of the following?
Extreme cold
Certain medications
Friction
Chemicals - ANS-Chemicals
Federally qualified programs must have what kind of program to assess the quality of care
rendered?
Quality control
Quality assurance
Approved
Guaranteed quality - ANS-Quality assurance
How long should an instrument be boiled to ensure the destruction of most microbes?
10 minutes
20 minutes
, 15 minutes
30 minutes - ANS-20 minutes
How often should AEDs be checked for efficiency if the unit is in an office setting?
Every shift
Every week
Once per day
Every month - ANS-Every shift
How often should the autoclave be thoroughly cleaned?
Once a month
Every day
Once a week
Every other week - ANS-Once a week
In hostile conditions, some bacteria develop a protective coating called which of the following?
Pili
Capsule
Ribosome
Endospore - ANS-Endospore
In the following sentence, identify the part of speech underlined. The three women ate a healthy,
tasty dinner. (healthy is the underlined word)
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb - ANS-Adjective
In the following sentence, identify the part of speech underlined. They shaped the nation for
future generations. (They is the underlined word)
Adjective
Verb
Pronoun
Noun - ANS-Pronoun
Laboratory specialists who perform an inspection of the facilities are authorized by which of the
following?
CMS
CLIA
AMA
CDC - ANS-CMS
Records that are subpoenaed from the medical office should be provided in which one of the
following formats?
