AMT RMA Certification Exam

Need more practice for the AMT RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) exam? This second unofficial book of practice questions will help you prepare for the exam.

This book contains 300 multiple-choice questions that are similar to the questions on the actual AMT RMA exam. The questions are divided into the four Work Areas of the exam:
1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Administrative Medical Assisting
3. Clinical Medical Assisting
4. Clinical Patient Interaction

Answers and explanations for every question are provided at the end of each Work Area.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS
To give you a preview, here are four sample questions from the book:

1) What is the functional unit of the kidney?
a. Loop of Henle
b. Glomerulus
c. Nephron
d. Glomerular tuft

2) ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING
What is the term for an individual's agreement to the processing of their personal data?
a. Accountability
b. Consent
c. Openness
d. Safeguarding

3) CLINICAL PROCEDURAL TASKS
A difference or inconsistency in the outcome of a test result is called a(n):
a. accident
b. adverse reaction
c. discrepancy
d. error

4) CLINICAL PATIENT INTERACTION
Which of these specimens has the lowest priority?
a. Postop complete blood count
b. Preop pregnancy test
c. Routine urinalysis
d. Timed glucose

Answers
1) c. Nephron
The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. Nephrons are responsible for removing waste from the body. Each kidney has over a million nephrons.

2) b. Consent
Consent is a fundamental principle in data protection and privacy laws. It requires individuals to provide permission before organizations can use their personal information.

3) c. discrepancy
A discrepancy is a test result that is different from what is expected or normal.

4) c. Routine urinalysis
Routine specimens have the lowest priority as no urgency or time requirement is involved.
In general, the priority of specimens (from highest priority to lowest priority) is:

1. STAT
2. Urgent
3. Timed
4. Preop
5. Postop
6. Fasting
7. Routine