AMCA PRACTICE TEST

Normal respiratory rates for adults are within the following ranges:

12 to 20 Per Minutes

The physician-patient relationship is considered which type of legal relationship?

A contract

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

A surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee.

Which of the following terms refers to absence or cessation of breathing?

Apnea

The type of wound in which a tissue is hanging as a flap or is torn loose is called a(n):

Avulsion

What type of reflex is performed by a physician and uses a blunt object to stroke the outside of a patient's foot?

Babinski Reflex

Maintaining professional boundaries involves:

Being friendly but not excessively affectionate

This type of exercise uses low resistance and high repetition to help increase one's endurance.

Endurance

Which of the following responses is NOT a true statement about ethics?

Ethics comprises formal actions of a legislative body.

What type of motion would be observed for diseases or injuries affection the fingers?

Flexion and Extension

Good relationships with coworkers would not include:

Gossip

The courts mandate that the physician uphold the "standard of care" in practice. This means the physician is required to provide care that is:

comparable to reasonable, attentive, diligent physicians of the same education, same specialty, and practicing in the same or similar geographic area

The suffix that means "to view" is:

opsy

A factor that may influence when the onset period of time for the statute of limitations on a negligent action resulting in an injury begins may be:

when the injury is discovered

When a patient formally gives a loved one durable power of attorney for health-care matters, at what point does this legal document become active?

when the patient can no longer make competent medical decisions

If a physical therapist is not confident in assisting the patient, this may lead to the patient feeling:

Apprehensive

The physical therapy aide:

Assists the physical therapist in carrying out treatment plan

The suffix that means "berry shaped" is:

Coccus

Which of the following is considered a soft skill?

Communicating with a patient

Any breached federal or state narcotics laws are considered which type of offense?

Criminal Acts

To prove negligence against a physician, all of the following must be proved EXCEPT the following:

Dereliction of duty indirectly caused more than 1 injury to the patient.

What type of motion would be observed for diseases or injuries affecting the hip and knee?

Extension and Flexion

What type of healthcare facility deals with patients who have terminal cancer or less than 6 months to live?

Hospice Care

According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients?

If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment.

What term is used to describe when a bone is held in place either with a strong bandage or a cast?

Immobilization

Which of the following concepts refers to the principles of conduct that are required by legislative enactments?

Laws

While telephoning patients to confirm their appointments for the next day, a patient states that he or she is cancelling the appointment. What should you NOT do?

Leave a phone message for the physician, so he or she can call them later.

The legal term for committing an improper act that is legally unjustified and possibly harmful to another is:

Malfeasance

Any breach by medical office staff of patient confidentiality may result in charges of:

Negligence

The prefix that means "beside, beyond, around" is:

Para

This type of device is generally used because of its' stability and it provides the patient with a sense of security.

Parallel Bars

Which professional would most likely be working outside of a healthcare facility?

Paramedic

This type of exercise is used to help increase resistance to help strengthen a muscle or muscle group.

Pressive resistance

Which of the following concepts typically define ethics?

Principles of right and wrong

The legal term for the confidential information exchanged in a physician and patient relationship is:

Privileged

Adhering to the dress code and good personal hygiene shows:

Respect

A medical office's policy regarding the length of time for retaining patient files should be based on which of the following laws?

Statue of limitations

Medical record copies may be released to any 1 of the following, EXCEPT whom?

The husband or wife of the patient

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The physician-patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for treatment.

Because of the high cost of cosmetic surgery, a patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan. The payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments of $95. The legislative act that gives the requirements for the written payment plan is the:

Truth in Lending Act

When measuring a patient's vital signs, you would take all the following EXCEPT:

Weight

Which of the following reasons led to the creation of the states' Medical Practice Acts? The need to:

determine the methods and requirements of physician licensure

A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse; Signs of abuse are also the finding of the examining physician. The medical assistant and the physician should:

document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities

Responsibility for the actions of a medical assistant falls 1st to the:

employer/physician

Verbally divulging information about a patient to someone not directly involved in the patient's care is an example of which improper conduct?

invasion of privacy

The principal purpose of a living will is to:

let caregivers know the patient's wants with regard to lifesaving measures

Bioethics is concerned with:

moral controversy over biomedical technology

Slander is defamation through which type of act?

spoken statements that damage someone's reputation

The occurrence of malpractice lawsuits is directly related to which factor?

the level of trust in the physician-patient relationship

To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always furnish what information to a new patient to be seen for treatment?

the provision of privacy practices document