AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS NEWEST NEW EDITION!! 100% VERIFIED
CORRECT
Which organiza on developed the guidelines for universal precau ons?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA - Ans c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protec ve equipment) when
they have contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin - Ans b. blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of:
Select one:
a. luteinizing hormone
b. HCG hormone
,c. potassium oxalate
d. oxytocin
e. febrile agglu na ons - Ans b. HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instruc ons best describe what your pa ent should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the en re specimen in a sterile cup.
c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. - Ans c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile
cup
If a urine specimen is collected and then le4 standing for more than 1 hour, bacteria will grow,
and the pH of the urine will soon become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic - Ans c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
,c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 - Ans b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a pa ent normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each day; urine would most likely
be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red - Ans d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture?
Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass - Ans b. sterile
A rou ne analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examina ons?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
, d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analy c, chemical - Ans a. microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be:
Select one:
a. exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
b. allowed to rise to room temperature a4er refrigera on and before tes ng so that any casts
may break down to release protein
c. allowed me for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collec on
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collec on - Ans d. tested within 1 hour of collec on
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later crea ng a wet mount, where
should you place an iden cal tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
Select one:
a. a 2nd tube is not required
b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
c. to the le4 of the urine specimen tube
d. right beside the tube containing the specimen
e. at a 90° angle from the urine specimen tube - Ans b. directly opposite the tube containing
the urine specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the pa ent's
arm during phlebotomy is to:
Select one:
a. decrease the pa ent's discomfort
b. cause the evalua on tubes to fill more quickly
ANSWERS NEWEST NEW EDITION!! 100% VERIFIED
CORRECT
Which organiza on developed the guidelines for universal precau ons?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA - Ans c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protec ve equipment) when
they have contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin - Ans b. blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of:
Select one:
a. luteinizing hormone
b. HCG hormone
,c. potassium oxalate
d. oxytocin
e. febrile agglu na ons - Ans b. HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the
following instruc ons best describe what your pa ent should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the en re specimen in a sterile cup.
c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. - Ans c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile
cup
If a urine specimen is collected and then le4 standing for more than 1 hour, bacteria will grow,
and the pH of the urine will soon become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic - Ans c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
,c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 - Ans b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a pa ent normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each day; urine would most likely
be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red - Ans d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture?
Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass - Ans b. sterile
A rou ne analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examina ons?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
, d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analy c, chemical - Ans a. microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be:
Select one:
a. exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
b. allowed to rise to room temperature a4er refrigera on and before tes ng so that any casts
may break down to release protein
c. allowed me for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collec on
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collec on - Ans d. tested within 1 hour of collec on
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later crea ng a wet mount, where
should you place an iden cal tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
Select one:
a. a 2nd tube is not required
b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
c. to the le4 of the urine specimen tube
d. right beside the tube containing the specimen
e. at a 90° angle from the urine specimen tube - Ans b. directly opposite the tube containing
the urine specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the pa ent's
arm during phlebotomy is to:
Select one:
a. decrease the pa ent's discomfort
b. cause the evalua on tubes to fill more quickly
