AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 Questions & Answers
1.Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions? Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA
ANS: c. CDC
2.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
ANS: b. blood
3.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
ANS: b. HCG hormone
4.A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine
spec- imen. 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.
ANS: c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
5.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
, ANS: c. alkaline
6.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
7.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
ANS: d. straw
8.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
9.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
ANS: a. microscopic, chemical, physical
10.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 p
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collection
ANS: d. tested within 1 hour of collection
1.Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions? Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA
ANS: c. CDC
2.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
ANS: b. blood
3.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
ANS: b. HCG hormone
4.A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine
spec- imen. 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.
ANS: c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
5.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
, ANS: c. alkaline
6.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
7.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
ANS: d. straw
8.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
9.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
ANS: a. microscopic, chemical, physical
10.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 p
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collection
ANS: d. tested within 1 hour of collection
