AMCA CMAC PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A jagged, open wound of the skin is a/an:
a. Abrasion
b. Laceration
c. Incision
d. Puncture ANSW✅✅*A laceration is a jagged, open wound in the skin that can extend down into
the underlying tissue
The correct answer is: Laceration
You are preparing a patient for an examination when she claims that she is nauseous. She begins to
vomit bright, red blood. Which PPE would be the most appropriate to wear in this situation?
a. Goggles, gown and uniform
b. Gloves, face shield, and gown
c. Face shield, gown, and booties
d. Gown, gloves and booties ANSW✅✅*Gloves, face shield and gown are standard PPE for
protection against bodily fluids
The correct answer is: Gloves, face shield, and gown
Sterile materials used to cover an incision are:
a. Drapes
b. Dressings
c. Bandages
d. Sterile strips ANSW✅✅*Dressings are sterile materials used to cover an incision
The correct answer is: Dressings
,A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for transfusion
preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the patient's death. If the
phlebotomist's action results in injury, the wrongful act is called:
a. Battery
b. Assault
c. Fraud
d. Negligence ANSW✅✅*Negligence is charged when a healthcare practitioner fails to exercise
ordinary care and the patient is injured
The correct answer is: Negligence
Which of the following is a phlebotomy QA procedure?
a. Tracking all of the laboratory OSHA violations
b. Keeping a record of employee paid sick leave
c. Checking needles for blunt tips and small barbs
d. Recording chemistry instrument maintenance ANSW✅✅*QA refers to the overall process
guaranteeing quality patient care
The correct answer is: Checking needles for blunt tips and small barbs
Which of the following tests is most likely used to test for inflammation, infectious disease, and
malignant neoplasms?
a. ESR
b. AST
c. Amylase
d. RBC Count ANSW✅✅**The ESR test measures the rate at which RBS's settle to the bottom. It is
used as a diagnostic tool for inflammatory disease and cancer
The correct answer is: ESR
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called:
a. Failure to use due care
b. A type of negligence
,c. Invasion of privacy
d. Violation of discovery ANSW✅✅*the improper use of or a breach of confidentiality of medical
records may be seen as an invasion of privacy
The correct answer is: Invasion of privacy
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist:
a. Is unable to obtain a specimen from a very combative patient
b. Missed the vein and has to redirect twice to complete the draw
c. Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
d. Forgets to sign out at the nurses' station when draws are complete ANSW✅✅*Negligence is
defined as the healthcare practitioner fails to exercise ordinary care
The correct answer is: Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
Civil actions involve
a. Offenses that can lead to imprisonment
b. Legal proceedings between private parties
c. Regulations established by governments
d. Violent crimes against the state or nation ANSW✅✅Civil law involves crimes against the person
The correct answer is: Legal proceedings between private parties
Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission can result in a charge of:
a. Malpractice
b. Breach of confidentiality
c. Assault and Battery
d. Negligence ANSW✅✅*Battery is an action that causes bodily harm to another. Battery may be
charged for any unauthorized touching of a patient.
The correct answer is: Assault and Battery
The series of components that lead to infection are referred to as the:
, a. Immune response
b. Chain of infection
c. Infection cycle
d. Pathogenic series ANSW✅✅*The cycle/chain of infection explains how infections are
transmitted
The correct answer is: Chain of infection
The pathogen responsible for causing an infection is called the infectious:
a. Agent
b. Host
c. Vehicle
d. Vector ANSW✅✅*The infection cycle begins when the pathogen invades the reservoir host
The correct answer is: Agent
Which of the following irregularities on an ECG would be considered the most severe?
a. Tachycardia
b. V-fib
c. PVC
d. A- fib ANSW✅✅*V-Fib is the most common cause of cardiac arrest - it is an abnormal heart
rhythm
The correct answer is: V-fib
The heart's ability to create its own electrical impulse is known as:
a. Excitability
b. Contractility
c. Conductivity
d. Automaticity ANSW✅✅*Automaticity is the ability of the heart to initiate an electrical impulse
without being stimulated by an independent source
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A jagged, open wound of the skin is a/an:
a. Abrasion
b. Laceration
c. Incision
d. Puncture ANSW✅✅*A laceration is a jagged, open wound in the skin that can extend down into
the underlying tissue
The correct answer is: Laceration
You are preparing a patient for an examination when she claims that she is nauseous. She begins to
vomit bright, red blood. Which PPE would be the most appropriate to wear in this situation?
a. Goggles, gown and uniform
b. Gloves, face shield, and gown
c. Face shield, gown, and booties
d. Gown, gloves and booties ANSW✅✅*Gloves, face shield and gown are standard PPE for
protection against bodily fluids
The correct answer is: Gloves, face shield, and gown
Sterile materials used to cover an incision are:
a. Drapes
b. Dressings
c. Bandages
d. Sterile strips ANSW✅✅*Dressings are sterile materials used to cover an incision
The correct answer is: Dressings
,A very busy phlebotomist misidentifies the patient when collecting a specimen for transfusion
preparation. The possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the patient's death. If the
phlebotomist's action results in injury, the wrongful act is called:
a. Battery
b. Assault
c. Fraud
d. Negligence ANSW✅✅*Negligence is charged when a healthcare practitioner fails to exercise
ordinary care and the patient is injured
The correct answer is: Negligence
Which of the following is a phlebotomy QA procedure?
a. Tracking all of the laboratory OSHA violations
b. Keeping a record of employee paid sick leave
c. Checking needles for blunt tips and small barbs
d. Recording chemistry instrument maintenance ANSW✅✅*QA refers to the overall process
guaranteeing quality patient care
The correct answer is: Checking needles for blunt tips and small barbs
Which of the following tests is most likely used to test for inflammation, infectious disease, and
malignant neoplasms?
a. ESR
b. AST
c. Amylase
d. RBC Count ANSW✅✅**The ESR test measures the rate at which RBS's settle to the bottom. It is
used as a diagnostic tool for inflammatory disease and cancer
The correct answer is: ESR
Unauthorized release of confidential patient information is called:
a. Failure to use due care
b. A type of negligence
,c. Invasion of privacy
d. Violation of discovery ANSW✅✅*the improper use of or a breach of confidentiality of medical
records may be seen as an invasion of privacy
The correct answer is: Invasion of privacy
An example of negligence is when the phlebotomist:
a. Is unable to obtain a specimen from a very combative patient
b. Missed the vein and has to redirect twice to complete the draw
c. Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
d. Forgets to sign out at the nurses' station when draws are complete ANSW✅✅*Negligence is
defined as the healthcare practitioner fails to exercise ordinary care
The correct answer is: Fails to report significant changes in a patient's condition
Civil actions involve
a. Offenses that can lead to imprisonment
b. Legal proceedings between private parties
c. Regulations established by governments
d. Violent crimes against the state or nation ANSW✅✅Civil law involves crimes against the person
The correct answer is: Legal proceedings between private parties
Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission can result in a charge of:
a. Malpractice
b. Breach of confidentiality
c. Assault and Battery
d. Negligence ANSW✅✅*Battery is an action that causes bodily harm to another. Battery may be
charged for any unauthorized touching of a patient.
The correct answer is: Assault and Battery
The series of components that lead to infection are referred to as the:
, a. Immune response
b. Chain of infection
c. Infection cycle
d. Pathogenic series ANSW✅✅*The cycle/chain of infection explains how infections are
transmitted
The correct answer is: Chain of infection
The pathogen responsible for causing an infection is called the infectious:
a. Agent
b. Host
c. Vehicle
d. Vector ANSW✅✅*The infection cycle begins when the pathogen invades the reservoir host
The correct answer is: Agent
Which of the following irregularities on an ECG would be considered the most severe?
a. Tachycardia
b. V-fib
c. PVC
d. A- fib ANSW✅✅*V-Fib is the most common cause of cardiac arrest - it is an abnormal heart
rhythm
The correct answer is: V-fib
The heart's ability to create its own electrical impulse is known as:
a. Excitability
b. Contractility
c. Conductivity
d. Automaticity ANSW✅✅*Automaticity is the ability of the heart to initiate an electrical impulse
without being stimulated by an independent source
