CMAC Complete Exam with Complete
Solutions
sublingual - ANSWER-Which is the mot common route of administration of
nitroglycerin ?
Warafarin - ANSWER-Which drug is an anticoagulant?
Hemolysis - ANSWER-The blood sample is collected from a patient and the plasma is
pink to red in color. Which of the following is most likely the cause ?
II - ANSWER-The correct lead from the right arm to the left leg
AVF - ANSWER-The correct lead from the center of the heart to the positive pole of the
left leg is
Autonomic - ANSWER-Speed of electrical conduction and strength of contraction are
influenced by the brain via the _______nervous system
Portal of exit - ANSWER-A phlebotomist enters the room to start blood on a patient who
is hospitalized or an infected wounded. The site of the wound and any of its bandages
are considered which link in the chain of infection portal of exit
P Waves are absent - ANSWER-A 67 year old man is diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation
and is treated with warafin(Coumadin). What is the characteristic of atrial fibrillation!
Mitral Stenosis - ANSWER-Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and left
ventricle
Negative - ANSWER-Q wave if presented is always
Count small boxes between the R-R interval and divide into 1500 - ANSWER-One
method to calculate heart rate from an ECG strip is to
8 times - ANSWER-A collection tube containing an anticoagulant must be inverted how
many times
When more than one tube of blood is to be collected - ANSWER-When would a
phlebotomist uses multi-sample needle?
, 25mm/second - ANSWER-Which of the following is a standard speed for an ECG
machine ?
Plasma - ANSWER-Which of the following specimens are best utilized to measure
clotting factors ?
Red/gray top tubes - ANSWER-Which of the following tops are also referred to as a
serum separator tubes(SST)
Bilirubin - ANSWER-What specimen require protection from light
Recollect all 4 specimens from the patients - ANSWER-Samples seem to have been
mislabeled and mixed on two patients. Each outpatient has orders for both urine and
blood test, so there were two samples for each. What would be the best course of
action ?
STAT electrolytes in the ER - ANSWER-You are the only medical assistant on the night
shift. You receive orders for all the following tests within minutes of one another. What
gets had the greatest collection priority?
Hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluid - ANSWER-If a finger is
excessively miked during a skin puncture,the result will be
Lavender topped tube - ANSWER-Which of the following vacutainer tubes is routinely
used for hematology
Remove tourniquet, remove tube, remove needle apply pressure - ANSWER-Which of
the following is correct for ending a venipuncture
Sinus Tachycardia - ANSWER-Your patient is experiencing chest pain and has a heart
rate of 132 bpm. You perform an ECG and see a fast, regular rhythm with a round
upright P wave that precedes each QRS complex. The QRS complexes are 0.10
seconds in duration. The patient is experiencing
AV-node - ANSWER-A 67 year old man comes to the doctor office for a regular check
up. the doctor orders an ECG to be done on the patient. There is a junctional escape
beat noticed by you. What is the origin of this rhythm ?
Sinus Dysrhyrhmia - ANSWER-Identify the rhythm that will often produce an irregular
rhythm
Bleeding time - ANSWER-A patient has been taking aspirin for arthritis, which of the
following is most likely to be affected by it
Produces a complete cessation of cardiac output - ANSWER-Asystole
Solutions
sublingual - ANSWER-Which is the mot common route of administration of
nitroglycerin ?
Warafarin - ANSWER-Which drug is an anticoagulant?
Hemolysis - ANSWER-The blood sample is collected from a patient and the plasma is
pink to red in color. Which of the following is most likely the cause ?
II - ANSWER-The correct lead from the right arm to the left leg
AVF - ANSWER-The correct lead from the center of the heart to the positive pole of the
left leg is
Autonomic - ANSWER-Speed of electrical conduction and strength of contraction are
influenced by the brain via the _______nervous system
Portal of exit - ANSWER-A phlebotomist enters the room to start blood on a patient who
is hospitalized or an infected wounded. The site of the wound and any of its bandages
are considered which link in the chain of infection portal of exit
P Waves are absent - ANSWER-A 67 year old man is diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation
and is treated with warafin(Coumadin). What is the characteristic of atrial fibrillation!
Mitral Stenosis - ANSWER-Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and left
ventricle
Negative - ANSWER-Q wave if presented is always
Count small boxes between the R-R interval and divide into 1500 - ANSWER-One
method to calculate heart rate from an ECG strip is to
8 times - ANSWER-A collection tube containing an anticoagulant must be inverted how
many times
When more than one tube of blood is to be collected - ANSWER-When would a
phlebotomist uses multi-sample needle?
, 25mm/second - ANSWER-Which of the following is a standard speed for an ECG
machine ?
Plasma - ANSWER-Which of the following specimens are best utilized to measure
clotting factors ?
Red/gray top tubes - ANSWER-Which of the following tops are also referred to as a
serum separator tubes(SST)
Bilirubin - ANSWER-What specimen require protection from light
Recollect all 4 specimens from the patients - ANSWER-Samples seem to have been
mislabeled and mixed on two patients. Each outpatient has orders for both urine and
blood test, so there were two samples for each. What would be the best course of
action ?
STAT electrolytes in the ER - ANSWER-You are the only medical assistant on the night
shift. You receive orders for all the following tests within minutes of one another. What
gets had the greatest collection priority?
Hemolysis and contamination of the specimen with tissue fluid - ANSWER-If a finger is
excessively miked during a skin puncture,the result will be
Lavender topped tube - ANSWER-Which of the following vacutainer tubes is routinely
used for hematology
Remove tourniquet, remove tube, remove needle apply pressure - ANSWER-Which of
the following is correct for ending a venipuncture
Sinus Tachycardia - ANSWER-Your patient is experiencing chest pain and has a heart
rate of 132 bpm. You perform an ECG and see a fast, regular rhythm with a round
upright P wave that precedes each QRS complex. The QRS complexes are 0.10
seconds in duration. The patient is experiencing
AV-node - ANSWER-A 67 year old man comes to the doctor office for a regular check
up. the doctor orders an ECG to be done on the patient. There is a junctional escape
beat noticed by you. What is the origin of this rhythm ?
Sinus Dysrhyrhmia - ANSWER-Identify the rhythm that will often produce an irregular
rhythm
Bleeding time - ANSWER-A patient has been taking aspirin for arthritis, which of the
following is most likely to be affected by it
Produces a complete cessation of cardiac output - ANSWER-Asystole
