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AMCA TEST
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -100 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: For a standard ECG, the V1 electrode lead placement is at the:
Select one:
- 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
- 4th intercostal space at left margin of the sternum midway between V2 and V4
- left sternal 5th intercostal space
- 4th intercostal space at right margin of the sternum
- horizontal level as V4 and V5, on the midaxillary line
Answer:
4th intercostal space to the right of the sternum Question 2: The usual size of the needle to use when performing a venipuncture is
Select one:
- ½ inch 23 gauge
- ½ inch 27 gauge
- 1 inch 24 gauge
- 1 inch 18 gauge
- 1½ inch 21 gauge
Answer:
- 1/2 inch, 21 gauge (20 or 21 with 1- 1 1/2)
Question 3: 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?
Select one:
- hypercalcemia
- poisoning
- diabetes mellitus
- liver damage
- alkalosis
Answer:
diabetes mellitus Question 4: If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each day; urine would most likely be which color?
- brown
- red
- dark yellow
- yellow
- straw
Answer:
straw
Question 5: Bioethics is concerned with:
Select one:
- criminal actions that deal with life and health care
- in vitro fertilization
- genetic engineering
- moral controversy over biomedical technology
- cloning
Answer:
moral controversy over biomedical technology cloning Question 6: To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always furnish what information to a new patient to be seen for treatment?
Select one:
- a copy of each staff member's malpractice insurance policy
- certifications and licensure documents of medical staff
- office policy manual
- the provision of privacy practices document
- clinical daily equipment control log
Answer:
the provision of privacy practices document Question 7: urine needs to be collected in which container if it is collected for bacterial culture
Answer:
- freshly disinfected
- sterile
- washed and dried
- glass
- rinsed
Question 8: Which of the following reasons led to the creation of the states' Medical Practice
Acts? The need to:
Select one:
- determine the methods and requirements of physician licensure
- protect all health-care professionals reporting both STDs and child/elderly abuse
- regulate serious issues of drug use and abuse
- ensure medical facility access to all people
- protect patient's rights with terminal illnesses
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determine the methods and requirements of physician licensure Question 9: When questioned about a patient's appointment at your office by that patient's aunt, the medical assistant's most appropriate response would be which of the following?
Select one:
- Tell her to mind her own business.
- Ask her if her niece has confided anything about her health to her.
- Ignore her inquiry.
- State that you would never discuss anything personal about a patient outside the office.
- Tell her it is your duty to protect the privacy of your office's patients and you hope she
understands.
Answer:
Tell her it is your duty to protect the privacy of your office's patients and you hope she understands Question 10: The term for an employee who is considered to be acting on the doctor's behalf
while performing professional tasks is:
Select one:
- respondeat superior
- subpoena duces tecum
- malfeasance
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