AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 A+ GRADE
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA - CORRECT ANSWER -c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment) when they have
contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin - CORRECT ANSWER -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 agglutinations - CORRECT ANSWER -b. HCG hormone
,A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the following
instructions best describe what your patient should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the entire 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. - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Void a specimen midstream in a
sterile cup
If a urine specimen is collected and then left 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a patient 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analytic, chemical - CORRECT ANSWER -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 after refrigeration and before testing so that any casts may
break down to release protein
c. allowed time for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026-2027 A+ GRADE
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA - CORRECT ANSWER -c. CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment) when they have
contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin - CORRECT ANSWER -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 agglutinations - CORRECT ANSWER -b. HCG hormone
,A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the following
instructions best describe what your patient should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the entire 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. - CORRECT ANSWER -c. Void a specimen midstream in a
sterile cup
If a urine specimen is collected and then left 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a patient 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analytic, chemical - CORRECT ANSWER -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 after refrigeration and before testing so that any casts may
break down to release protein
c. allowed time for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
