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AMCA Practice Certification Exam(s)
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1. Which of the following on an ECG reflects ventricular QRS wave
heart depolarization?
a. T wave
b. U wave
c. P-R wave
d. QRS wave
2. What is the universal standard speed for recording an 25 mm/second
ECG?
a. 20 mm/second
b. 25 mm/second
c. 30 mm/second
d. 35 mm/second
3. What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity It measures its
on a urine sample? density when
a. It determines whether the patient diet is high in fat compared with
b. It measures its density when compared with dis- distilled water
tilled water
c. It screens for glomerulonephritis
d. It detects the presence of nitrate in the urine
4. All of the following demonstrate quality control. What Treating every
is the exception? customer properly
a. Proper documentation
b. Testing with control samples
c. Calibrating equipment
d. Treating every customer properly
5. What is the pacemaker of the heart? (SA) Sinoatrial
a. (SA) Sinoatrial node node
b. (LB) Left bundle branch
c. (BH) Bundle of His
d. (AV) atrioventricular node
6. Which of the following commonly used disinfectants Bleach
is used in the medical field and found to be effective
against bloodborne pathogens?
a. Radiation
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b. Bleach
c. Dry Heat
d. Ethylene Oxide
7. Which of the following is the most appropriate Place it in a
method for disposing of contaminated needles? biohazard sharps
a. Insert in the biohazard container located in the container located
office laboratory in the room where
b. Place in a biohazard container without recapping used
c. Place it in a biohazard sharps container located in
the room where used
d. Disengage the needle from the syringe, and then
suppose of it in the biohazard sharps container
8. What is the most important step in achieving medical Washing hands
asepsis?
a. Washing hands
b. Using surgical soap to scrub hands
c. Cleaning patient examination rooms with disinfec-
tant
d. Placing soiled linens in an appropriate bag as soon
as possible
9. Which of the following solutions will help prevent the Household bleach
transmission of hepatitis?
a. Fluconazole
b. Household bleach
c. Hydrogen peroxide
d. Isopropyl alcohol
10. How often should quality control tests be done for Daily
procedures performed in the office?
a. Yearly
b. Every 6 months
c. Monthly
d. Daily
11. Which organization developed the guidelines for uni- CDC
versal precautions?
a. EPA
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b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA
12. According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear Blood
PPE when they have contact with which of the follow-
ing?
a. Sweat
b. Skin
c. Tears
d. Blood
13. To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is HCG Hormone
tested for the presence of which of the following?
a. Febrile agglutination
b. Potassium oxalate
c. HCG Hormone
d. Oxytocin
14. A Bacteriological culture needs to be performed on Void a specimen
a collected urine specimen. Which of the following midstream in a
instructions best describes what your patient should sterile cup
do?
a. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup
b. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
c. Collect a 24-hour specimen
d. Void the entire specimen in a sterile cup
15. A urine specific was collected and then left standing Alkaline
for more than 1 hour. Bacteria grew, the pH of the
urine became which of the following?
a. Highly acidic
b. Slightly acidic
c. Alkaline
d. Neutral
16. What is the pH range for normal urine? 4.5 - 8.0
a. 0 - 9.0
b. 2.5 - 4.5
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c. 2.5 - 7.0
d. 4.5 - 8.0
17. If a patient normally drinks ten or more 8oz glasses Straw
of water each day, urine would most likely be which
color
a. Brown
b. Red
c. Dark yellow
d. Straw
18. Urine needs to be collected in which type of container Sterile
if it is collected for bacterial culture?
a. Freshly disinfected
b. Sterile
c. Washed and dried
d. Glass
19. A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the Microscopic,
following sets of examinations chemical, physical
a. Visual, culture, reagent
b. Microscopic, chemical, physical
c. Microscopic, reagent, chemical
d. Microscopic, analytic, chemical
20. To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unre- Tested within 1
liable pH sample, the specimen should be handled in hour of collection
which manner?
a. Always refrigerated immediately upon collection
b. Exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
c. Tested within 1 hour of collection
d. Allowed tie of the urea to convert to ammonia in
order to decrease the pH
21. Which color on the vacuum top indicates the blood Yellow
specimen will be used for cultures?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. Light blue
d. Yellow
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