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AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 questions and solutions

Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?
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Select one: na




a. CLIA na




b. OSHA na




c. CDC na




d. EPA na




e. FDA - answersc. CDC
na na na na




According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment) when they have contact
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with:
na




Select one: na




a. sweat na




b. blood na




c. hair follicles
na na




d. tears na




e. skin - answersb. blood
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To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of:
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Select one: na




a. luteinizing hormone
na na




b. HCG hormone
na na




c. potassium oxalate
na na




d. oxytocin
na




e. febrile agglutinations - answersb. HCG hormone
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A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the following instructions
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best describe what your patient should do?
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Select one: na




a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
na na na na




b. Void the entire specimen in a sterile cup.
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c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
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d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
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e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. - answersc. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
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If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour, bacteria will grow, and the pH of the uri
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will soon become:
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Select one: na




a. slightly acidic
na na




b. both acidic and alkaline
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c. alkaline
na




d. neutralna




e. highly acidic - answersc. alkaline
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The pH range for normal urine is
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Select one: na




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,a. 2.5 to 4.5
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b. 4.5 to 8.0
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c. 0 to 9.0
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d. 7.5 to 9.0
na na na




e. 2.5 to 7.0 - answersb. 4.5 to 8.0
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If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each day; urine would most likely be which color?
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Select one: na




a. yellow na




b. dark yellow
na na




c. brown na




d. straw na




e. red - answersd. straw
na na na na




Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture?
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Select one: na




a. freshly disinfected
na na




b. sterilena




c. washed and dried
na na na




d. rinsed na




e. glass - answersb. sterile
na na na na




A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
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Select one: na




a. microscopic, chemical, physical
na na na




b. reagent, chemical, physical
na na na




c. visual, culture, reagent
na na na




d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
na na na




e. microscopic, analytic, chemical - answersa. microscopic, chemical, physical
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To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be:
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Select one: na




a. exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
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b. allowed to rise to room temperature after refrigeration and before testing so that any casts may break down to
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release protein
na na




c. allowed time for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
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d. tested within 1 hour of collection
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e. always refrigerated immediately upon collection - answersd. tested within 1 hour of collection
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When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later creating a wet mount, where should you place an
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identical tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
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Select one: na




a. a 2nd tube is not required
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b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
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c. to the left of the urine specimen tube
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d. right beside the tube containing the specimen
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e. at a 90° angle from the urine specimen tube - answersb. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
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The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotom
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is to:
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Select one: na




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,a. decrease the patient's discomfort
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b. cause the evaluation tubes to fill more quickly
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c. prevent excess needle movement
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d. ease vein palpation
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e. decrease the possibility of hemolysis - answersc. prevent excess needle movement
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When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result is positive for ketones, this may be an indicatio
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of which condition?
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Select one: na




a. liver damage na na




b. alkalosis na




c. diabetes mellitus
na na




d. hypercalcemia na




e. poisoning - answersc. diabetes mellitus
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The measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine is called:
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Select one: na




a. supernatant na




b. microscopic examination
na na




c. specific gravityna na




d. pH na




e. routine urinalysis - answersd. pH
na na na na na




All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary puncture EXCEPT:
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Select one: na




a. gently rubbing the sides of the finger
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b. placing a tourniquet around the finger
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c. discarding the 1st drop of blood
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d. selecting the ring finger of the hand
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e. selecting the nondominant hand - answersb. placing a tourniquet around the finger
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A capillary blood sample will be diluted with tissue fluid if:
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Select one: na




a. the thumb is usedna na na na




b. it is immersed in cool water
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c. the sides of the finger are gently rubbed
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d. the 1st drop is discarded
na na na na na




e. the finger is squeezed excessively - answerse. the finger is squeezed excessively
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The most common micropuncture site on an adult is the:
na na na na na na na na na




Select one: na




a. little finger na na




b. thumb na




c. ring finger na na




d. ear lobe na na




e. outer heel - answersc. ring finger
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To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the body's cells, what do erythrocytes need?
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Select one: na




a. hemoglobin na




b. nitrates na




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