AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔CPR sequence - ✔✔The proper sequence for CPR is Circulation, airway, breathing.
✔✔Ligature - ✔✔The general term for a surgical suture.
✔✔Scalpel - ✔✔An instrument used to drain an abscess.
✔✔Incubation stage of infection - ✔✔The time where the pathogen has had time to
grow and establish itself in the body.
✔✔Client's words - ✔✔One of the six C's of charting.
✔✔Assistive personnel - ✔✔Do not start IV's.
✔✔Refusal of task - ✔✔You should communicate your concerns to the nurse.
✔✔Demographic - ✔✔The statistical data of a population, such as age, gender, etc.
✔✔Free screenings - ✔✔Blood pressure is appropriate for free screenings.
✔✔Remittent fever - ✔✔A fluctuating fever that remains elevated and does not return to
baseline.
✔✔Apnea - ✔✔A temporary complete absence of breathing.
✔✔Accounts receivable - ✔✔The amount of money owed to a company by its
customers for goods or services delivered.
, ✔✔Accounts receivable - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔Accounts payable - ✔✔The people the practice owes money to
✔✔Supplies - ✔✔Materials that need to be paid for
✔✔Best way to deposit cash - ✔✔Take it to the bank in person
✔✔Vasoconstrictors - ✔✔What type of medication constricts blood vessels?
✔✔Sterile field protocol - ✔✔All sterile items should be held above waist level
✔✔Purpose of preservatives in specimen containers - ✔✔Delay decomposition
✔✔Specimen container labeling - ✔✔The date
✔✔Suture removal preparation - ✔✔Advise the patient that he/she should feel a pulling
sensation but not pain
✔✔Patient surgery preparation - ✔✔Send the patient home with written instructions on
what to do
✔✔Drug administration information - ✔✔The route or administration
✔✔Patient safety - ✔✔You are administering the right drug to the right person
✔✔Sublingual medication - ✔✔Medication administered under the tongue follows which
route?
✔✔Multiple-dose dispenser - ✔✔Vial
✔✔Hemophilia - ✔✔Blood clotting disease
✔✔Hematology - ✔✔Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of blood diseases
✔✔Diagnosis of patient - ✔✔The process of identifying a disease or condition based on
the patient's symptoms and medical history.
✔✔Insurance information - ✔✔Details regarding a patient's health insurance coverage,
including policy numbers and provider information.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔CPR sequence - ✔✔The proper sequence for CPR is Circulation, airway, breathing.
✔✔Ligature - ✔✔The general term for a surgical suture.
✔✔Scalpel - ✔✔An instrument used to drain an abscess.
✔✔Incubation stage of infection - ✔✔The time where the pathogen has had time to
grow and establish itself in the body.
✔✔Client's words - ✔✔One of the six C's of charting.
✔✔Assistive personnel - ✔✔Do not start IV's.
✔✔Refusal of task - ✔✔You should communicate your concerns to the nurse.
✔✔Demographic - ✔✔The statistical data of a population, such as age, gender, etc.
✔✔Free screenings - ✔✔Blood pressure is appropriate for free screenings.
✔✔Remittent fever - ✔✔A fluctuating fever that remains elevated and does not return to
baseline.
✔✔Apnea - ✔✔A temporary complete absence of breathing.
✔✔Accounts receivable - ✔✔The amount of money owed to a company by its
customers for goods or services delivered.
, ✔✔Accounts receivable - ✔✔A record of all monies due to the practice
✔✔Accounts payable - ✔✔The people the practice owes money to
✔✔Supplies - ✔✔Materials that need to be paid for
✔✔Best way to deposit cash - ✔✔Take it to the bank in person
✔✔Vasoconstrictors - ✔✔What type of medication constricts blood vessels?
✔✔Sterile field protocol - ✔✔All sterile items should be held above waist level
✔✔Purpose of preservatives in specimen containers - ✔✔Delay decomposition
✔✔Specimen container labeling - ✔✔The date
✔✔Suture removal preparation - ✔✔Advise the patient that he/she should feel a pulling
sensation but not pain
✔✔Patient surgery preparation - ✔✔Send the patient home with written instructions on
what to do
✔✔Drug administration information - ✔✔The route or administration
✔✔Patient safety - ✔✔You are administering the right drug to the right person
✔✔Sublingual medication - ✔✔Medication administered under the tongue follows which
route?
✔✔Multiple-dose dispenser - ✔✔Vial
✔✔Hemophilia - ✔✔Blood clotting disease
✔✔Hematology - ✔✔Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of blood diseases
✔✔Diagnosis of patient - ✔✔The process of identifying a disease or condition based on
the patient's symptoms and medical history.
✔✔Insurance information - ✔✔Details regarding a patient's health insurance coverage,
including policy numbers and provider information.
