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AMCA PRACTICE EXAM
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Question 1: What is the most important step in achieving medical asepsis?
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washing hands Question 2: Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?
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CDC Question 3: What is the principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy?
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to prevent excess needle movement Question 4: Which government agency regulates the quality of gloves worn when performing phlebotomy procedures?
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FDA
Question 5: Which type of contact infection transmission involves transfer of an infecting microbe to the mucous membranes of a susceptible individual by means of a cough or sneeze?
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droplet
Question 6: Which of the following is a test of the respiratory system?
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ABGs Question 7: Deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts either by words or conduct is the definition of which of the following terms?
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fraud Question 8: Which of the following is the best way to prepare routine blood specimen tubes for transportation to an off-site lab?
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seal the tubes in plastic bags
Question 9: Which of the following are the receiving chambers of the heart?
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atria Question 10: Hemoconcentration from prolonged tourniquet application increases which of the following?
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non-filterable analytes Question 11: According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment) when they have contact with which of the following patient specimens?
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blood
Question 12: What is the term for the process that is used for cleaning supplies that come in contact with internal body tissues or an open wound, that involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?
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sterilization Question 13: Which of the following sites is most commonly used in venipuncture to withdraw blood?
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median cubital vein Question 14: Which of the following tests may require special, "chain of custody", documentation when collected?
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drug screen
Question 15: Where is the most common micropuncture site on an adult?
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ring finger
Question 16: How does heparin prevent blood from clotting?
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by inhibiting thrombin Question 17: Which of the following is an example of a disease requiring droplet isolation?
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pertussis
Question 18: What does the lab abbreviation PT stand for?
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prothrombine time Question 19: Which of the following muscles is commonly used for intramuscular injections into the infant?
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vastus lateralis
Question 20: Which of the following is a phlebotomy QA procedure?
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checking needles for blunt tips and and small barbs Question 21: What is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucus, etc. called?
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sanitization Question 22: Which of the following is the most important for phlebotomists to keep in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
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confidentiality Question 23: Which of the following specimens is least likely to require special handling?
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cholesterol Question 24: Which of the following processes involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms?
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disinfection Question 25: Which department performs chemical screening tests on urine specimens?
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urinalysis Question 26: The most common sites for venipuncture are in which of the following areas?
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the antecubital area of the arm
Question 27: What is a urine C&S typically ordered to detect?
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presence of UTI
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