Download Medical Assisting Exam Q&A: Clinical Procedures and Terminology and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity!
AMCA Questions and Answers Already
Passed
If a patient sample was collected at 1800 in their chart, what time was it collected? ✔✔6PM
When the victim's chest rises during CPR, what have you achieved? ✔✔Adequate ventilation
What is the instrument used to hold open the walls vagina during an internal exam? ✔✔Speculum
What heading do issues related to medical advances come under? ✔✔Bioesthics
What is one thing you CAN NOT do as a Medical Assistant? ✔✔Give emergency Medical Advice
What is palpation? ✔✔a pounding or racing of the heart
What is the specialty physician that deals with eye disease and injury? ✔✔Ophthalmologist
PASS is the acronym used to remember the actions when using a... ✔✔Fire Extinguisher
Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic below 60mmHg is... ✔✔Hypotension
What is the main purpose of PPE? ✔✔provide a barrier against infection
If someone other than the patient calls for tests results what must you do? ✔✔make sure that person is authorized to release information based on HIPAA, release info
You overhear 2 employees discussing a patient in an elevator, what is this a violation of? ✔✔Patient Confidentiality
Annual flu and pneumonia vaccination is a typical topic to prevent disease for what type of patient? ✔✔Elderly
A patient with bluish skin and nail beds and shortness of breath has a lack of... ✔✔Oxygen
What type of fever fluctuates from below baseline then high again? ✔✔Intermittent
60-100bpm ✔✔normal resting heart rate for an average adult
Stage 1 Hypertension ✔✔148/
Pressure from being in one position for too long can cause the skin to... ✔✔weaken and become necrotic
In a patients chart, weight should be listed to the nearest ✔✔1/4 pound
When a murmur is heard, it may indicate... ✔✔Valvular heart disease
What organs' main function is to eliminate excess water and waste products from the body? ✔✔Kidneys
When the body has had adequate rest and no food for 12 hours it is said to be in... ✔✔Basal State
is a Baby's pulse and respirations faster or slower than an adults? ✔✔Faster
When giving an IM injections in the buttocks, what is the muscle the medication goes into? ✔✔Gluteus Medius
A synergistic drug... ✔✔enhances the effects of another drug
Monthly rent for the building where the medical practice is located is handled by what department? ✔✔Accounts Payable
Tachypnea is... ✔✔abnormally rapid, deep or labored breathing
Most specialists are paid by MCO's using which of the following methods... ✔✔Fee-for-service
Sterilization is... ✔✔complete destruction of all forms of microbial life
What is the most appropriate step to take when a patient is having a seizure? ✔✔Loosen clothing around the neck
You must report notifiable infections to.. ✔✔Center for disease control
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated; the first tapping sound is the... ✔✔Systolic Pressure
Auscultation ✔✔the act of listening for sounds made by internal organs
Where do you check the pulse on a person who is unconscious and not breathing? ✔✔Carotid artery of the neck
Wearing gloves during phlebotomy procedures protects the... ✔✔phlebotomist from exposure to the patients' blood
The appropriate administration route for medication to a patient who has been vomiting is... ✔✔Rectal
The patient information sheet contains... ✔✔Patients personal and insurance information
A Wheal is a... ✔✔round raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to allergy testing
What is another word for after a meal? ✔✔Post-Prandial
Can Medical Assistants perform intramuscular injections? ✔✔Yes
BID ✔✔Twice a day
What do you get when you subtract systolic from diastolic? ✔✔Pulse Pressure
What is a pulse site used to measure blood pressure? ✔✔Brachial
Where do you measure Tympanic temperature? ✔✔At the eardrum
What are the 4 classic symptoms of inflammation? ✔✔Erythema, edema, pain, heat
Exposures to HIV in the healthcare setting are typically due to... ✔✔accidental needle sticks
What type of PPE is required when taking medical history on a patient with active TB? ✔✔Mask
How are Insulin syringes calibrated ✔✔Units
Slander ✔✔defamation thru spoken statements
DEA ✔✔regulates Controlled Substances Act
Abandonment ✔✔when a provider withdraws from the care of a patient without reasonable notice
When two physicians share a practice (patients, expenses, profits and assets) ✔✔Partnership
Two types of civil actions against Healthcare Providers ✔✔lack of informed consent and Violation of confidentiality
Which type of gloves can be decontaminated and reused if they show no deterioration after use? ✔✔Utility
Nephron ✔✔the functional unit of the Kidney
Thickening of the skin, Enlargement of the bones in the entire skill, hands and feet ✔✔Acromegaly
What system detects changes in the internal and external environment and responds appropriately? ✔✔Nervous System
Best position for a patient with chest pain and shortness of breath ✔✔Fowler's
Neuron ✔✔smallest structural unit of the nervous system
Cellular respiration is a function of the... ✔✔Mitochondria
Organ ✔✔Structure that is composed of two or more tissue types
Muscles on the knee joint exhibit two actions ✔✔Flexion and extension
As needed ✔✔PRN
What are Aspirin and Acetaminophen examples of... ✔✔Analgesics and antipyretics
Lyme disease ✔✔parasitic infection
