AMT RMA Certification Exam: Practice Test 1

Book Synopsis: Taking the AMT RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) exam? Get ready with the help of this unofficial book of practice questions. This book contains:

• 300 multiple-choice questions with answers
• Information about the AMT RMA exam

The questions are divided into four sections based on the four Work Areas of the exam:

1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Administrative Medical Assisting
3. Clinical Medical Assisting
4. Clinical Patient Interaction

Answers can be found at the end of each practice test, along with an explanation for trickier questions.

To give you an idea of what the questions are like, here are three questions from the book:

1. In the double-entry system in bookkeeping, every transaction must have:
   a. a debit and a credit
   b. a fixed value and a variable value
   c. two duplicate receipts
   d. the signatures of two people
2. The 4 D's of medical negligence are duty, dereliction, direct causation, and:
   a. damages
   b. danger
   c. denial
   d. doctor
3. On which part of the body is the radial pulse taken?
   a. Elbow
   b. Neck
   c. Shoulder
   d. Wrist

Answers:

1. a) a debit and a credit. In the double-entry accounting method, a credit and a debit are recorded for every transaction.
2. a) damages. To prove malpractice, four legal points must be established: duty, dereliction, direct causation, and damages.
3. d) wrist. The radial pulse is taken by placing two fingertips on the thumb side of the patient's inner wrist. It is here that the radial artery is found.