AMCA EXAM REVIEW 3 EXAM QUESTIONS

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AMCA EXAM REVIEW 3 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -100 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A clinical medical assistant suspects, a young patient is a victim of child abuse signs of abuse are also the findings of the examining physician the clinical medical assistant, and the physicians should do which of the following?

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Document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities Question 2: To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be which of the following?

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Tested within one hour of collection Question 3: Which ECG lead is placed on the fifth intercostal space at the mid clavicular line ?

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V4

Question 4: How can a medical provider can avoid patient abandonment?

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By giving formal notice of withdrawal from the establish patient

Question 5: Which of the following is NOT a reason to perform a hemoglobin?

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to detect inflammation Question 6: A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen.Which of the following instructions best describe what your patient should do?

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Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.Question 7: Which of the following is the foundation for developing good listening skills?

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paraphrasing Question 8: Professional negligence in medicine must be proven by presented evidence of which four elements?

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Duty to the patient, dereliction of duty, direct cause, damages Question 9: A breach of confidentialities considered unethical and illegal, and is prohibited by which of the following?

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HIPAA

Question 10: Which electrode is not part of an ECG recording?

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RL

Question 11: The privacy rule is in place to protect which of the following?

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electronic transfer of information

Question 12: Civil law includes which of the following?

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tort, implied contracts, medical malpractice

Question 13: What is the principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the patients arm during phlebotomy?

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prevent excess needle movement

Question 14: Bioethics is considered with which of the following?

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Moral controversy over biomedical technology Question 15: Which color on a vacuum tube top indicates that the blood specimen will be used for cultures?

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yellow Question 16: Which form of medical practice may have personal property attached in case of business failure, and earns all of the profit when the business succeeds?

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sole proprietorship Question 17: In the examination room, the patient tells you the reason for the office visit which of the following terms defines the best response from you that will promote positive communication?

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feedback Question 18: Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?

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CDC Question 19: What is the term for an employee who is considered to be acting on the doctors behalf, while performing a professional task?

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Respondeat superior

Question 20: For a standard ECG where is the V 1 electro lead placement at?

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Fourth intercostal space left margin of the sternum midway between v2 & v4

Question 21: Which of the following is an example of an ECG precordial lead?

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V4

Question 22: Which of the following concepts typically define ethics?

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principles of right and wrong Question 23: Initiating and responding in a calm professional manner, when communicating with others, is known as which of the following?

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diplomacy Question 24: Which of the following is the legal term for committing an improper of that is legally unjustified and possibly harmful to another?

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Nonfeasance Question 25: If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more than one hour, bacteria will grow, causing the pH of the urine to soon become which of the following?

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Alkaline Question 26: Which color top for the evacuation tube is most commonly associated with hematology testing?

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Lavander Question 27: Which of the following situations would present a civil rather than a criminal liability for a physician?

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A surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee.