AMCA CMAC Certification Test

What is a crime punishable by a ne or imprisonment for less than one year known as?

Misdemeanor

What is professional negligence also called

Malpractice

Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind during their daily routine in medical settings?

Confidentiality

In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's records?

When a court requests it by means of a subpoena

What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain?

Cranial cavity

Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a patient's records?

When the patient signs a release

What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs?

Thoracic

What body cavity is located near the back of the body and is a continuous internal opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities?

Posterior (dorsal) cavity

What is the term for, “the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc.?”

Sanitization

What is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing organism?

Disinfection

What is the process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open wound, involving the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave?

Sterilization

When measuring a patient’s vital signs, they complain that they have occasional dizziness. What would this symptom be classified as?

Subjective

When measuring a patient’s vital signs, they complain that their right eye is throbbing. The patient’s right eye is swollen and bruised. What would this symptom be classified as?

Objective

If you are recording a patient’s height in centimeters, what is the conversion formula to convert the measurement to inches?

divide by 2.5

You are taking the vitals of a patient with pneumonia. The patient coughs near your face. What could you have done to minimize the risk of contracting the disease?

Ask the patient to look the other way while coughing