AMCA s Medical Assistant Certification MAC Mock Exam with solved questions.docx
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AMCA s Medical Assistant Certification MAC Mock Exam with solved questions
In what health care setting is tertiary care provided?
In-patient hospital care
Outpatient surgical center
Large regional medical center
Primary care office
Large regional medical center
-This type of care is typicall...
AMCA s Medical Assistant Certification
MAC Mock Exam with solved questions
Which hormone promotes the development of breasts?
MSH
TSH
PRL
LH - answersPRL
-PRL is the hormone that promotes the development of breasts; TSH is the thyroid-
stimulating hormone; LH known as gonadotropin; MSH helps regulate normal
pigmentation of the skin.
Generally, the Good Samaritan Act was designed to protect which one of the following
groups when helping in an emergency situation?
Bystanders
Physicians
Nurses
Paramedics - answersBystanders
-The Good Samaritan Act was designed to protect bystanders from being sued when
helping in an emergency situation. However, it does protect the other groups as long as
these health care professionals are working within their scope of practice.
In what health care setting is tertiary care provided?
In-patient hospital care
Outpatient surgical center
Large regional medical center
Primary care office - answersLarge regional medical center
-This type of care is typically provided at large regional medical centers because it often
includes the use of advanced technology and a high volume of procedures.
Which is a computer application that allows multiple applications to operate
simultaneously?
Operating system
Processor
Browser
Spreadsheet - answersOperating system
,-A spreadsheet is a document where information may be charted or calculated. A
browser is the software used to access the internet. The processor is the logic circuitry
that drives the computer.
Which of the following is a step for proper instrument care?
Keep ratcheted instruments in a closed position
Use the instrument only for the purpose for which it is designed
Stack instruments into groups
Store instruments in open containers - answersUse the instrument only for the purpose
for which it is designed
Which kind of system assigns consecutive numbers to patients as they visit the clinic?
Terminal digit system
General system
Analog system
DSM IV - answersTerminal digit system
-In the terminal digit system, patients are assigned consecutive numbers as they visit
the clinic. An analog system is a system of proportion. The DSM-IV is a categorical
classification system.
Which of the following was the first national single-payer health care system?
The National Health Insurance Model
The Beveridge Model
The Private Insurance System
The Bismarck Model - answersThe Beveridge Model
Which of the following is true about normal CRP levels?
1 mg/dL
Not existent
5 mg/dL
2 mg/dL - answersNot existent
OPIM is the abbreviation for which of the following?
Opiate performance information management
Other potentially infectious material
Outstanding personal information management
Organized protective instrument maintenance - answersOther potentially infectious
material
A branch of philosophy that describes the systematic study and analysis of morality is
which of the following?
Veracity
Ethics
Justice
Duty - answersEthics
, -Ethics is described as a branch of philosophy that describes the systematic study and
analysis of morality. Justice, duty, and veracity are all components of ethics.
The process of measuring the electrical activity in a muscle as a result of nerve
conduction is called which of the following?
Electrotherapy
Electrodiagnosis
Electromyography
Electroconduction - answersElectromyography
-Electrotherapy is the use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate
nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
Electrodiagnosis is the field of study that, by employing the science of
electrophysiology, uses electrical technology to study human neurophysiology.
Electrical conduction is the movement of electrically charged particles through a
transmission medium.
Among Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the need for shelter and freedom from anxiety
best describes which of the following?
Safety need
Social need
Physiological need
Self-esteem need - answersSafety need
-Physiological needs represent the need for water and food; social needs represent the
need for love and belonging; self-esteem needs represent the need for respect and
prestige.
In physical therapy, active resistance is called which of the following?
Voluntary mobility with conductive aids
Active or passive joint mobility
Forceful pressure with equipment
Voluntary mobility with counterpressure - answersVoluntary mobility with
counterpressure
Treating all body fluids as if they are infectious regardless of their true pathogenicity is
called which of the following?
OSHA
Universal Precautions
MSDS
Right-to-Know - answersUniversal Precautions
^ is the proofreading symbol for which of the following?
Close up
Delete
Leave as is
Flush left - answersDelete
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