CMLA EXAM EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉ Specific and sensitive results. Answer: Molecular testing provides
the most specific and sensitive results for influenza in the timeliest
manner.
◉ Molecular testing. Answer: A testing platform that provides
specific and sensitive results for respiratory illnesses including
influenza in 60 minutes.
◉ Urine pregnancy test. Answer: A test that requires urine as
specified by the manufacturer; using a specimen not identified in the
manufacturer's directions invalidates the results.
◉ Sterilization. Answer: The technique of killing or destroying all
microorganisms including bacterial spores.
◉ Temperature and humidity monitoring. Answer: Important to
ensure the accuracy of the test, calibrators, and controls in the
laboratory setting.
◉ Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). Answer: A provision of the OSHA-
mandated Hazard Communication Program.
,◉ OSHA. Answer: The organization that mandated the Occupational
Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Law in 1992.
◉ Precision. Answer: The ability to obtain the same results in
repeated tests of the same sample.
◉ Hazard Communication Program. Answer: An employer program
that requires a written Hazard Communication Program as per
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).
◉ Infection control practices. Answer: Practices that differ from
sterilization in that they may not destroy bacterial spores.
◉ Calibrators and controls. Answer: Elements in the testing process
that can be compromised if proper testing conditions are not
maintained.
◉ Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Program. Answer: An OSHA-
mandated program that focuses on the prevention of exposure to
bloodborne pathogens.
◉ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. Answer:
Regulations that set standards for laboratory testing and promote
good laboratory practices.
,◉ Good Laboratory Practices. Answer: Recommendations for
promoting testing in waived testing sites.
◉ Influenza testing. Answer: A specific respiratory illness test that
can be performed using molecular testing platforms.
◉ Manufacturer's directions. Answer: Instructions that must be
followed to ensure valid test results.
◉ Bacterial spores. Answer: Microorganisms that can be destroyed
through sterilization but not through other infection control
practices.
◉ Testing integrity. Answer: The reliability of test results that can be
compromised by improper conditions.
◉ Occupational safety and health standards. Answer: Regulations
that govern workplace safety, including the handling of toxic and
hazardous substances.
◉ CDC guidelines. Answer: Recommendations provided by the CDC
regarding exposure control plans.
, ◉ Clinical Laboratory Science. Answer: A field of study that
encompasses concepts, procedures, and clinical applications in
laboratory testing.
◉ Testing sites. Answer: Locations that hold a Certificate of Waiver
under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
◉ Test accuracy. Answer: The degree to which a test result reflects
the true value.
◉ Comfortable room temperature. Answer: A condition that is not
the primary concern for monitoring temperature and humidity in
the laboratory.
◉ Laboratory Chemical Safety. Answer: A program that ensures safe
handling and use of chemicals in laboratory settings.
◉ aseptic technique. Answer: The best way to prevent
contamination and false-positive results in blood cultures.
◉ false-positive blood culture. Answer: A result caused by skin
bacteria contamination.
WITH ANSWERS
◉ Specific and sensitive results. Answer: Molecular testing provides
the most specific and sensitive results for influenza in the timeliest
manner.
◉ Molecular testing. Answer: A testing platform that provides
specific and sensitive results for respiratory illnesses including
influenza in 60 minutes.
◉ Urine pregnancy test. Answer: A test that requires urine as
specified by the manufacturer; using a specimen not identified in the
manufacturer's directions invalidates the results.
◉ Sterilization. Answer: The technique of killing or destroying all
microorganisms including bacterial spores.
◉ Temperature and humidity monitoring. Answer: Important to
ensure the accuracy of the test, calibrators, and controls in the
laboratory setting.
◉ Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). Answer: A provision of the OSHA-
mandated Hazard Communication Program.
,◉ OSHA. Answer: The organization that mandated the Occupational
Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Law in 1992.
◉ Precision. Answer: The ability to obtain the same results in
repeated tests of the same sample.
◉ Hazard Communication Program. Answer: An employer program
that requires a written Hazard Communication Program as per
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).
◉ Infection control practices. Answer: Practices that differ from
sterilization in that they may not destroy bacterial spores.
◉ Calibrators and controls. Answer: Elements in the testing process
that can be compromised if proper testing conditions are not
maintained.
◉ Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Program. Answer: An OSHA-
mandated program that focuses on the prevention of exposure to
bloodborne pathogens.
◉ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. Answer:
Regulations that set standards for laboratory testing and promote
good laboratory practices.
,◉ Good Laboratory Practices. Answer: Recommendations for
promoting testing in waived testing sites.
◉ Influenza testing. Answer: A specific respiratory illness test that
can be performed using molecular testing platforms.
◉ Manufacturer's directions. Answer: Instructions that must be
followed to ensure valid test results.
◉ Bacterial spores. Answer: Microorganisms that can be destroyed
through sterilization but not through other infection control
practices.
◉ Testing integrity. Answer: The reliability of test results that can be
compromised by improper conditions.
◉ Occupational safety and health standards. Answer: Regulations
that govern workplace safety, including the handling of toxic and
hazardous substances.
◉ CDC guidelines. Answer: Recommendations provided by the CDC
regarding exposure control plans.
, ◉ Clinical Laboratory Science. Answer: A field of study that
encompasses concepts, procedures, and clinical applications in
laboratory testing.
◉ Testing sites. Answer: Locations that hold a Certificate of Waiver
under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
◉ Test accuracy. Answer: The degree to which a test result reflects
the true value.
◉ Comfortable room temperature. Answer: A condition that is not
the primary concern for monitoring temperature and humidity in
the laboratory.
◉ Laboratory Chemical Safety. Answer: A program that ensures safe
handling and use of chemicals in laboratory settings.
◉ aseptic technique. Answer: The best way to prevent
contamination and false-positive results in blood cultures.
◉ false-positive blood culture. Answer: A result caused by skin
bacteria contamination.
