AAMA EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The doctrine of respondeat superior means - Answer -Let the master answer
Which of the following is a specific body defense mechanism? - Answer -Antigen-
antibody reaction
Which of the following patients should be seen by the doctor as soon as possible? -
Answer -The patient who has been stung by a bee and is experiencing difficulty
breathing
The classification of inactive for a medical record is determined by - Answer -Office
policy
Originally, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding was used - Answer -To
track disease processes
In medical research
To evaluate hospital service utilization
To classify the cause of death
All of the above
In keying the second page of a document, all of the following apply except - Answer -
Keep a minimum of one line on the bottom of the page and one line at the top of the
next page when dividing a paragraph
The letter style in which the first line of each new paragraph is indented five spaces is -
Answer -Semiblock
The correct format for the salutation to a physician named David Roberts is - Answer -
Dear Dr. Roberts
Which of the following is/are not true about substances that have the potential for
abuse? - Answer -A record of the inventory must be submitted to the DEA yearly
The effect of a drug on the cells and tissues is called - Answer -Action
The proficiency of employees, test kits, and instrumentation in the laboratory is
validated by a process known as - Answer -Quality control
The disease characterized by an abnormal hardening and thickening of the walls of the
arteries is - Answer -Atherosclerosis
A decrease in the total number of white blood cells is - Answer -Leukopenia
The doctrine of respondeat superior means - Answer -Let the master answer
Which of the following is a specific body defense mechanism? - Answer -Antigen-
antibody reaction
Which of the following patients should be seen by the doctor as soon as possible? -
Answer -The patient who has been stung by a bee and is experiencing difficulty
breathing
The classification of inactive for a medical record is determined by - Answer -Office
policy
Originally, International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding was used - Answer -To
track disease processes
In medical research
To evaluate hospital service utilization
To classify the cause of death
All of the above
In keying the second page of a document, all of the following apply except - Answer -
Keep a minimum of one line on the bottom of the page and one line at the top of the
next page when dividing a paragraph
The letter style in which the first line of each new paragraph is indented five spaces is -
Answer -Semiblock
The correct format for the salutation to a physician named David Roberts is - Answer -
Dear Dr. Roberts
Which of the following is/are not true about substances that have the potential for
abuse? - Answer -A record of the inventory must be submitted to the DEA yearly
The effect of a drug on the cells and tissues is called - Answer -Action
The proficiency of employees, test kits, and instrumentation in the laboratory is
validated by a process known as - Answer -Quality control
The disease characterized by an abnormal hardening and thickening of the walls of the
arteries is - Answer -Atherosclerosis
A decrease in the total number of white blood cells is - Answer -Leukopenia
