AMCAT review questions

The number of vertebrae with in the thoracic region is:

12

Which blood pressure readings would be considered Stage 1 hypertension.

148/96

A patient weights 83.9 kg how many ponds does this patient weigh?

185 LBS

Privacy rule gives the patient the right to

Access their medical record

Most HIV exposures in an health cure setting is usually due to :

Accidental needle sticks

Which of the following refers to the process of determining how long a patients balance has been outstunding?

Account aging

Entrance ramps, widened restrooms and braille Signs are just a few of requirements of this act

American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Which choice is a typical educational topia for elderty patients to prevent disease?

Annual flu and pneumonia vaccination inhumation

Hand asepsis uses

Anti microbial soap

Which term mean the act of listening for sound made by internal organs:

Auscultation

When a body has had adequate rest or at least 12 hours it is said to be in what state

Basal State

Pulse sit used to meaure BP:

Brachial

When a patient fails to show for their appointment, the event must be

Documented in the patient's chart

Which agency regulates the controlled Substances act

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

The hormone that trigsers the body's reaction in flight is called:

Epinephrine

Conforming to moral standards of right behavior or a rule of conduct

Ethics

Which of the following is not true regarding HIPPA laws?

Few boundaries are set on the use and release of health records

Muscles that act on Knee joints exhibit 2 actions

Flexion and extensions

Best Position to place a patient who is experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath

Fowler's position - Standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a Semi-sitting-position.

MSDS into includes:

General emergency information

the hormene test for a pregnancy test is

HGC

What department performs a CBC?

Hematology

The body organ targeted by HBV is the:

Liver

An optional health benefit program offered to people who are signing up for social Security benefits

Medicare Part B

All palhogens are:

Mierobes that cause disease

Co insurance is calculated based on

Percentage of charge

When looking on the imprinted numbers on a check, the Second series of numbers is the:

account number

An invoice for the monthly rent of the building Where the medical office is located is typically handled by which department

accounts payable

You are working at a medial intake at an urgent cure Center. Three patients walk in at 4:00 am with various illnesses, You need to decide who will be seen first - what Process will you use to determine the order which the patients will be seen.

triage

what type of gloves could he reused if properly washed

utility

A murmur is abnormal sound that may indicate

valvular heart disease

All gestures do not mean the Same thing in cultures. What gesture would be considored acceptable by most people?

warm smile

A round, raised skin lesion with itching is a positive sign of a reaction if allergic testing:

wheal

Which of the following is a closed ended question?

yes or no questions

Revealing infomation about a patient without consent unless otherwise required by law is called:

Breach of Contract

Notifiable infections must be reported to

CDC (Center for Disease Control)

what maual is used to assign code for procedures that are rendered that are rendered in the physician's office?

CPT

Mr.S mith called the office to get the test results for hs wife. What Should the medical assistant do?

Check the medical record to see if mr smith is authorized to this information on Ms.Smith

Patient appointments are scheduled together by type by what schedule method?

Cluster Scheduling

Person who is trained to examine tissue samples and perfurm biopsies:

Histologist

The best place to interview a patients

In the examination room

What type of unprofessional conduct could result in a revocation af a physicians license.

Inappropriate contact with a patient

Anytime an employee in a medical office is injured a/an_________must be completed as Soon as possible:

Incident report

A fluctuating fever that returns to or below normal baseline then increnses again is:

Intermittent

Why is it important for medical facilities to go through an accreditaton process?

Lets the community know that facility met or exceeds Standards

Which are the accessory to digestion:

Liver and gallbladder

____________Contains all the most current written documentation related to a putients hetheare:

Medical records

The federal verment Sporers healtheare insurance for those who are over 65 this is know as

Medicare

Smallest structural unit of tre nervous system

Neuron

Which of these laws protects you frum exposure to blood borne pathogens and other body fluids in the work Place?

Occupational Safety Act

Chose the most appropriate way for all employees to understand their role regarding emergencies

Office Should have a written plan of response for an employees to follow.

Scheduling Structure Where no appointment in needed and patients are seen In order of arrival is called :

Open hours

Demeral 73 mg IIM Every 4 hours as needed tr sovere pain 15 what type of medication order?

PRN

Which of the following cannot be handled by a medical assistant?

Patient requesting emergency medical advice

The patient information sheet contains:

Personal and insurance information

What term is used to describe an intermedate diagnosis through the evalution of the patient's health history and phyiscal examination?

Physical diagnosis

PHI stands for what?

Protected Health Information

The medical term for a tempercuture of 104 F

Pyrexia

unit in a hospital run by physicians and experts in at musculosketal diseases in bones, muscles, joints and tendons. Identify the department

Rheumatology

Coordination of benefits means that:

Services are coordinated between the primary and secondary patient insurance

A female patient came in to the emergencey room due to vaginal bleeding, What is the name of the in instrument used to hold open the wall of the vagina:

Speculum

What does SOAP for

Subjective, objective assessment and plan

Hypatension is defined as:

Systolic pressure above 150mhg and diastolic pressure above 90mmg

Quantitative text is one that:

Test for presence and amount of the sample

When a medical assistant witnesses a patient Signature what in formation is being verified?

The patients identity and patient Siganture

Which of the following is the most common means of transmitting pastnagens

Touching

Which mode of infection transmission occurs from touching contaminated lines?

Vehicle contact

When a provider withdraws from the cure of a patient without reasonable discharge This is known as:

abandonment

What is the function of large intestine (aka colon)

absorb nutrients

"How long has the pain been going on and on Scale from 1-10 with 10 being the worst pain in your life.How much you describe the pain?" is an example of

an open ended question(a question in which the patient has to explain the answer)

The Common name for medication Known as:

brand name

Equipment that separates liquids into their different part is a/an:

centrifuge

What information is included in the patients registration record Section of the electronic health record?

demographic and Billing Data

Where is a tympanic temperture taken?

ear

The ability to identily with someone else's feels is called

empathy

a babys pulse and respiratory rate are

faster than an adult

Patient arrives at an urgent care Complaining of nausea. As You begin the assessment he vamits bright red blood. what PRE would be appropriate

gloves and face shield and gown

The interval between the exposure to infection and the appearence of the first symptom is called

incubation period

Which of the following is correct regrading contact transmissions...

involves contaminated instruments and needles contaminated hands that are not washed.

Part of the haunt that pumps oxygenated blood out the heart to the body

left ventricle

When a patient presents with a tempunture of 100 degrees F this would be Classified as:

low grade Fever

What is another name for the duty to meet reasonable expectations of our Patients?

loyalty

The Physican prescribed penicillin for a patient with a known allergy, and the patient died as a resuit of this action. What type of negligence is this?

malpractice

when taking a medical history of a patient with active TB what type of PDE is required?

mask

there are many at conditions that are harmful, even fatal to children. which condition is a mortality for children?

meningitis

Res lpsa Liqutur means the thing speaks for itself. What is the referring to?

negligence

functional unit of the kidney

nephron

Under HIPAA who may acess the patients medical recore?

only health care providers that are directly involved with patient care

A Patient has a possible corneal cibrosion and needs a referral. Which Specility is a physician that deals with eyes

ophthalmology

A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific functions for the body is a

organ

In which Stage of infection would a patient be present with complanit of malaise?

prodromal

Follow-up note from a previous Visit is a

progress note

The main purpose of PPE ( personal protective equipment) is to

provide employee a barrier against infection.

defamation though spoken statements

slander

During apationt intervei, your pationt tells you that She drinks em alone 1g tour or five thier a week! this information should be documented in:

social history

Complete destruction of all form of microbial life:

sterilization

An onder issued by the court to cbtain evidence is called a/an

subpoena

Which i the first tapping sound when a Bp cuff is deflated?

systolic

What organ's main function is to elimination water and excess waste products?

the kidneys

A 24 hour Specimen would be an example of a:

timed Specimen