AMCA MAC Prep Questions and
Answers Solved 100% Correct
A breach of confidentiality is considered unethical and illegal and is prohibited by which
of the following?
A) OSHA
B) Civil Rights Act
c) Standard of care
D) HIPAA - ANSWER-HIPAA
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse; signs of abuse
are also the finding of the examining physician. What should the medical assistant and
physician do?
A) Speak to parent/guardian about their suspicions and document the
encounter
B) Document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
C) Not document these suspicions in the chart because the abuse should first be ruled
out
D) Ask the parent/guardian to give explanations and document the encounter -
ANSWER-Document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper
authorities
A medical office's policy regarding the length of time for retaining patient files should be
based on which of the following laws?
A) Patient Self-Determination Act
B) Statute of limitations
C) Fair Credit Billing Act
D) Medical Practice Act - ANSWER-Statute of limitations
A new patient arrives for his or her appointment and provides date of birth, home
address and phone number, place of employment, and health insurance carrier. Which
of the following is this information referred to as?
A) Hard copy
B) Subjective
c) Demographic
D) Default - ANSWER-Demographic
A Pap test specimen would be sent to which department for analysis?
A) Histology
B) Cytology
C) Microbiology
D) Immunology - ANSWER-Cytology
,A patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan because of the high cost of
cosmetic surgery. The payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments of $95. What
is the legislative act that gives the requirements for the written payment plan?
A) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
B) Truth in Lending Act
C) Patient Self-Determination Act
D) Medical Practice Act - ANSWER-Truth in Lending Act
The Truth in Lending Act requires written disclosure about any finance charges or
interest rates for any fee that will be collected in more than 4 installments. This act is
also called Regulation Z of the Consumer protection act.
A patient in the military has been stationed overseas for 3 years. The patient is now
stateside and has called to schedule an appointment. Where in your files would you
most likely find the record?
A) Dead files
B) Closed files
c) Active files
D) Inactive files - ANSWER-Inactive files
A patient's unreasonable conduct resulted in injury to himself, and he has filed a claim
of medical malpractice against his physician. What is the term for the finding for when/if
the court determines the patient to be fully or partially at fault?
A) Malfeasance
B) Quid pro quo
C) Nonfeasance
D) Contributory negligence - ANSWER-Contributory negligence
A procedure for filing insurance claims would be found under which policies section of
the procedure manual?
A) Clinical
B)Structural
c) Administrative
D) Emergency - ANSWER-Administrative
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
A) Visual, culture, reagent
B) Microscopic, chemical, physical
c) Microscopic, reagent, chemical
D) Microscopic, analytic, chemical - ANSWER-Microscopic, chemical, physical
A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove transient bacteria. Hand
antisepsis requires the use of which of the following?
A) Gel-based creams after the routine hand wash
B) Scrub brushes
c) Antimicrobial soap
,D) Medicated towels for drying clean hands - ANSWER-Antimicrobial soap
A scheduled patient calls the office to change the date and time of the appointment.
What do you need to do?
A) Delete the patient's name from the original appointment and place it in the new date
and time slot.
B) Take the opportunity to remind the patient of any past due balance
c) Note the reason for the cancellation in the patient's medical record.
D) Tell the patient that he or she may not reschedule a 2nd time - ANSWER-Delete the
patient's name from the original appointment and place it in the new date and time slot.
A setup for venipuncture should always include extras of which of the following?
A) Blood pressure cuffs
B) Sharps containers
C) Tourniquets
D) Vacuum tubes - ANSWER-Vacuum tubes
A urine specimen was collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour.
Bacteria grew, and the pH of the urine became which of the following?
A) Highly acidic
B) Slightly acidic
c) Alkaline
D) Neutral - ANSWER-Alkaline
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment)
when they have contact with which of the following?
A) Sweat
B) Skin
C) Tears
D) Blood - ANSWER-Blood
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for
patients?
A) A husband may be held responsible for his wife's treatment charges.
B) A wife is not always responsible for her husband's treatment charges.
c) A father is responsible for his minor children's debts.
D) If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for
payment. - ANSWER-If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is
responsible for payment.
After a one year absence, a patient returns to your office for a physical examination.
Which of the following information about the patient should the medical assistant re-
verify?
A) Home address
B) Place of employment
c) Home telephone number
, D) All of these answers - ANSWER-All of these answers
After how many minutes after a patient has missed an appointment, should the medical
assistant call to reschedule?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 25
D) 30 - ANSWER-15
After you have washed your hands, put on PPE, and assembled the equipment and
supplies, what is your next step in obtaining a capillary blood sample?
A) Perform the capillary puncture.
B) Cleanse the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
C) Identify the patient.
D) Ask the patient whether they are left handed or right handed. - ANSWER-Identify the
patient
All of the following demonstrate quality control. What is the exception?
A) Proper documentation
B) Testing with control samples
c) Calibrating equipment
D) Treating every customer properly - ANSWER-Treating every customer properly
An RN asks you to start an IV. Which is true?
A) Assistive personnel do not start IV's
B) The RN must supervise your work
c) Your must be trained to start IVs
D) You must know whey the person needs the IV - ANSWER-Assistive personnel do not
start IV's
Antibiotics will not cure the common cold because it is caused by which of the
following?
A) Toxoid
B) Virus
c) Bacteria
D) Antibody - ANSWER-Virus
Any breach by medical office staff of patient confidentiality may result in which of the
following charges?
A) Malfeasance
B) Assault
c) Maloractice
D) Negligence - ANSWER-Negligence
Any breached federal or state narcotics laws are considered which type of offense?
A) Criminal acts
Answers Solved 100% Correct
A breach of confidentiality is considered unethical and illegal and is prohibited by which
of the following?
A) OSHA
B) Civil Rights Act
c) Standard of care
D) HIPAA - ANSWER-HIPAA
A medical assistant suspects a young patient is the victim of child abuse; signs of abuse
are also the finding of the examining physician. What should the medical assistant and
physician do?
A) Speak to parent/guardian about their suspicions and document the
encounter
B) Document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper authorities
C) Not document these suspicions in the chart because the abuse should first be ruled
out
D) Ask the parent/guardian to give explanations and document the encounter -
ANSWER-Document findings in the medical record and report it to the proper
authorities
A medical office's policy regarding the length of time for retaining patient files should be
based on which of the following laws?
A) Patient Self-Determination Act
B) Statute of limitations
C) Fair Credit Billing Act
D) Medical Practice Act - ANSWER-Statute of limitations
A new patient arrives for his or her appointment and provides date of birth, home
address and phone number, place of employment, and health insurance carrier. Which
of the following is this information referred to as?
A) Hard copy
B) Subjective
c) Demographic
D) Default - ANSWER-Demographic
A Pap test specimen would be sent to which department for analysis?
A) Histology
B) Cytology
C) Microbiology
D) Immunology - ANSWER-Cytology
,A patient agrees to and signs a written payment plan because of the high cost of
cosmetic surgery. The payments are to be for 7 months and 7 installments of $95. What
is the legislative act that gives the requirements for the written payment plan?
A) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
B) Truth in Lending Act
C) Patient Self-Determination Act
D) Medical Practice Act - ANSWER-Truth in Lending Act
The Truth in Lending Act requires written disclosure about any finance charges or
interest rates for any fee that will be collected in more than 4 installments. This act is
also called Regulation Z of the Consumer protection act.
A patient in the military has been stationed overseas for 3 years. The patient is now
stateside and has called to schedule an appointment. Where in your files would you
most likely find the record?
A) Dead files
B) Closed files
c) Active files
D) Inactive files - ANSWER-Inactive files
A patient's unreasonable conduct resulted in injury to himself, and he has filed a claim
of medical malpractice against his physician. What is the term for the finding for when/if
the court determines the patient to be fully or partially at fault?
A) Malfeasance
B) Quid pro quo
C) Nonfeasance
D) Contributory negligence - ANSWER-Contributory negligence
A procedure for filing insurance claims would be found under which policies section of
the procedure manual?
A) Clinical
B)Structural
c) Administrative
D) Emergency - ANSWER-Administrative
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
A) Visual, culture, reagent
B) Microscopic, chemical, physical
c) Microscopic, reagent, chemical
D) Microscopic, analytic, chemical - ANSWER-Microscopic, chemical, physical
A routine hand wash procedure uses plain soap to remove transient bacteria. Hand
antisepsis requires the use of which of the following?
A) Gel-based creams after the routine hand wash
B) Scrub brushes
c) Antimicrobial soap
,D) Medicated towels for drying clean hands - ANSWER-Antimicrobial soap
A scheduled patient calls the office to change the date and time of the appointment.
What do you need to do?
A) Delete the patient's name from the original appointment and place it in the new date
and time slot.
B) Take the opportunity to remind the patient of any past due balance
c) Note the reason for the cancellation in the patient's medical record.
D) Tell the patient that he or she may not reschedule a 2nd time - ANSWER-Delete the
patient's name from the original appointment and place it in the new date and time slot.
A setup for venipuncture should always include extras of which of the following?
A) Blood pressure cuffs
B) Sharps containers
C) Tourniquets
D) Vacuum tubes - ANSWER-Vacuum tubes
A urine specimen was collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour.
Bacteria grew, and the pH of the urine became which of the following?
A) Highly acidic
B) Slightly acidic
c) Alkaline
D) Neutral - ANSWER-Alkaline
According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment)
when they have contact with which of the following?
A) Sweat
B) Skin
C) Tears
D) Blood - ANSWER-Blood
According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for
patients?
A) A husband may be held responsible for his wife's treatment charges.
B) A wife is not always responsible for her husband's treatment charges.
c) A father is responsible for his minor children's debts.
D) If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for
payment. - ANSWER-If a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is
responsible for payment.
After a one year absence, a patient returns to your office for a physical examination.
Which of the following information about the patient should the medical assistant re-
verify?
A) Home address
B) Place of employment
c) Home telephone number
, D) All of these answers - ANSWER-All of these answers
After how many minutes after a patient has missed an appointment, should the medical
assistant call to reschedule?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 25
D) 30 - ANSWER-15
After you have washed your hands, put on PPE, and assembled the equipment and
supplies, what is your next step in obtaining a capillary blood sample?
A) Perform the capillary puncture.
B) Cleanse the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
C) Identify the patient.
D) Ask the patient whether they are left handed or right handed. - ANSWER-Identify the
patient
All of the following demonstrate quality control. What is the exception?
A) Proper documentation
B) Testing with control samples
c) Calibrating equipment
D) Treating every customer properly - ANSWER-Treating every customer properly
An RN asks you to start an IV. Which is true?
A) Assistive personnel do not start IV's
B) The RN must supervise your work
c) Your must be trained to start IVs
D) You must know whey the person needs the IV - ANSWER-Assistive personnel do not
start IV's
Antibiotics will not cure the common cold because it is caused by which of the
following?
A) Toxoid
B) Virus
c) Bacteria
D) Antibody - ANSWER-Virus
Any breach by medical office staff of patient confidentiality may result in which of the
following charges?
A) Malfeasance
B) Assault
c) Maloractice
D) Negligence - ANSWER-Negligence
Any breached federal or state narcotics laws are considered which type of offense?
A) Criminal acts
