CMAC pre test D Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions? -
correct answer ✅CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal
protective equipment) when they have contact with -
correct answer ✅blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the
presence of -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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
-
correct answer ✅alkaline
,CMAC pre test D Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
The pH range for normal urine is -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is
collected for bacterial culture? -
correct answer ✅sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets
of examinations? -
correct answer ✅microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH
sample, the specimen should be: -
correct answer ✅tested within 1 hour of collection
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later
creating a wet mount, where should you place an identical tube
containing water in that same centrifuge? -
, CMAC pre test D Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
correct answer ✅directly opposite the tube containing the urine
specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle
assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy is to -
correct answer ✅prevent excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result
is positive for ketones, this may be an indication of which
condition? -
correct answer ✅diabetes mellitus
The measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine is called -
correct answer ✅pH
All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary
puncture EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅placing a tourniquet around the finger
A capillary blood sample will be diluted with tissue fluid if -
correct answer ✅the finger is squeezed excessively
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which organization developed the guidelines for universal
precautions? -
correct answer ✅CDC
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal
protective equipment) when they have contact with -
correct answer ✅blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the
presence of -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅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
-
correct answer ✅alkaline
,CMAC pre test D Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
The pH range for normal urine is -
correct answer ✅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? -
correct answer ✅straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is
collected for bacterial culture? -
correct answer ✅sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets
of examinations? -
correct answer ✅microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH
sample, the specimen should be: -
correct answer ✅tested within 1 hour of collection
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later
creating a wet mount, where should you place an identical tube
containing water in that same centrifuge? -
, CMAC pre test D Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
correct answer ✅directly opposite the tube containing the urine
specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle
assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy is to -
correct answer ✅prevent excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result
is positive for ketones, this may be an indication of which
condition? -
correct answer ✅diabetes mellitus
The measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine is called -
correct answer ✅pH
All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary
puncture EXCEPT -
correct answer ✅placing a tourniquet around the finger
A capillary blood sample will be diluted with tissue fluid if -
correct answer ✅the finger is squeezed excessively
