AMCA Medical Practice 2 questions and solutions

AMCA Medical Practice 2 questions and solutions

Which of the type on an ECG reflects ventricular heart depolarization? - answersQRS wave
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What is the universal standard speed for recording an ECG? - answers25mm/second
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What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity on a urine sample? - answersIt measures its density when
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compared with distilled water
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All of the following demonstrate quality control. What is the exception? - answersTreating every customer properly
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What is the pacemaker of the heart? - answersSA node (sinoatrial node)
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Which of the following commonly used disinfectants is used in the medical field and found to be effective against
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bloodborne pathogens? - answersBleach
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Which of the following is the appropriate method for disposing of contaminated needles? - answersPlace it in bio-
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hazard sharps container located in the room where used
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What is the most important step in achieving medical asepsis? - answersWashing Hands
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Which of the following solutions will help prevent the transmission of hepatitis? - answersHousehold bleach
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How often should quality control tests be done? - answersDaily
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Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions? - answersCDC
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According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE when they have contact with which of the following? -
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answersBlood
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To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of which of the following? - answersHC
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hormone
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A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the following instructions
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best describe what your patient should do? - answersVoid a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
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A urine specimen was collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour. Bacteria grew, and the pH of the urine
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became which of the following? - answersAlkaline
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What is the pH range for normal urine?? - answers4.5 to 8.0
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If a patient normally drinks ten or more 8-oz glasses of water each day, urine would most likely be which color? -
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answersStraw
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Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture? - answersSterile
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A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations? - answersMicroscopic,
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Chemical, Physical
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,To prevent a urine sample from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be handled in which
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manner? - answersTested within 1 hour of collection
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Which color on a vacuum tube top indicates that the blood specimen will be used for cultures? - answersYellow
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When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later creating a wet mount, where should you place an
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identical tube containing water in that same centrifuge? - answersDirectly opposite the tube containing the urine
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specimen
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What are bioethics concerned with? - answersmoral controversy over biomedical technology
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What is the principle of the hand holding the needle assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy? -
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answersPrevent excess needle movement
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When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result is positive for ketones, this may be an indicatio
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of which condition? - answersDiabetes Mellitus
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What is the term for the measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine? - answerspH
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Which of the following steps listed is not appropriate when performing a capillary puncture? - answersplacing a
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tourniquet around the finger
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When would a capillary blood sample be diluted with tissue fluid? - answersIf the finger is squeezed excessively
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Where is the most common micropuncture site on an adult? - answersRing Finger
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To transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the body's cells, what do erythrocytes need? -
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answersHemoglobin
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Which of the following is not a reason not to perform a hemaglobin? - answersTo detect inflammation
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After you have washed your hands, put on PPE, and assembled the equipment and supplies, what is your next ste
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in obtaining a capillary blood sample? - answersIdentify the patient
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What can you do to lower the risk of bruising after venipuncture? - answersApply pressure to the puncture site
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While performing a venipuncture, you notice that a hematoma is forming. Which of the following should you not do?
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answersComplete the collection of the specimen
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Which needle gauge will result in less blood cell damage during venipuncture collection? - answers21 gauge
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Vacuum tubes used in venipuncture have different color tops in order to differentiate which of the following? -
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answersAdditives that may be within
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A setup for venipuncture should always include extras of which of the following? - answersVacuum tubes
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Never leave a tourniquet on the arm for longer than how many seconds? - answers60 seconds
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What is the primary purpose for anchoring a vein in performing a venipuncture? - answersTo prevent it from rolling
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