practice questions for the MLPAO MLA/T |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Certification Exam with answers |\ |\ |\
3.4 Pus cells or fat can cause urine to turn which color?
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What is Pus made of? |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ a. Black
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|\ b. Greenish-blue
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c. Milky-white consists of dead WBCs, dead tissues, and
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dead bacteria or fungi|\ |\ |\
|\ d. Yellow- white and consists of bacteria or fungi
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|\ e. Yellow-brown and consists WBCs - CORRECT ANSWERS
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|\ ✔✔Answer: c) Milky-white |\ |\
1.1 Progressive staining means to overstain and then
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decolorize to remove excess stain. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. True
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b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: b) False
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Regressive stain means to overstain and then decolorize
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to remove excess stain.
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,1.3 All lab employees must take the WHMIS course.
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a. True |\ |\
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: a) True
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It ensures they understand and can apply the knowledge
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about hazardous products used in the lab.
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1.4 What information is NOT required on a supplier label
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of a hazardous product?
|\ |\ |\ |\
a) A hazard statement describing the nature of the hazard
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
posed by the product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B) A hazard symbol
|\ |\ |\ |\
c) The contact details of the Canadian manufacturer or
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the Canadian importer
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d) The name of the product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e) The website of the Canadian manufacturer or the
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Canadian importer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: e) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The website of the Canadian manufacturer or the
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Canadian importer |\
1.5 Why is venipuncture carried out?
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,a) To obtain blood for diagnostic purposes
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b) To monitor levels of blood components
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c) To administer medications d. To remove blood due to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
excess levels of iron |\ |\ |\ |\
e) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: e) All
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of the above
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1.6 What does privacy legislation deal with?
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a)The collection, use, and disclosure of personal
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information
|\ b) The control of private health care
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|\ c) The privacy of banking information
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|\ d) The privacy of the health care worker
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e) The privatization of provincial health care - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: a) The collection, use, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disclosure of personal information |\ |\ |\
The Privacy Act is federal legislation: Data privacy laws
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide a legal framework on how to obtain, use, store,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and disclose people's data
|\ |\ |\
(PHIPA) Personal Health Information Protection Act |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(PIPEDA) Personal Information Protection and Electronic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Documents Act: private sector organizations. |\ |\ |\ |\
, 1.7 According to regulation 682, a medical lab technician
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is defined as a person:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a) responsible for administration of technical and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
scientific lab operations |\ |\ |\
b) who may perform specialized scientific tests
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c) who under direct supervision performs tests which
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require limited skills and responsibility
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d) who under general supervision, performs tests which
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require independent judgement - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Answer: c) who under direct supervision performs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tests which require limited skills and responsibility
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1.8 Which task falls within the scope of practice of a lab
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technician?
a) Collecting arterial blood gas
|\ |\ |\ |\
b) Interpreting lab results
|\ |\ |\
c) Maintaining laboratory records
|\ |\ |\
d) Preparing samples prior to testing
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e) Quality control maintenance of lab instruments -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: d) Preparing samples
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prior to testing|\ |\
Certification Exam with answers |\ |\ |\
3.4 Pus cells or fat can cause urine to turn which color?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is Pus made of? |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ a. Black
|\
|\ b. Greenish-blue
|\
c. Milky-white consists of dead WBCs, dead tissues, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dead bacteria or fungi|\ |\ |\
|\ d. Yellow- white and consists of bacteria or fungi
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ e. Yellow-brown and consists WBCs - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ ✔✔Answer: c) Milky-white |\ |\
1.1 Progressive staining means to overstain and then
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decolorize to remove excess stain. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. True
|\ |\
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: b) False
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regressive stain means to overstain and then decolorize
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to remove excess stain.
|\ |\ |\
,1.3 All lab employees must take the WHMIS course.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. True |\ |\
b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: a) True
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
It ensures they understand and can apply the knowledge
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
about hazardous products used in the lab.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1.4 What information is NOT required on a supplier label
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of a hazardous product?
|\ |\ |\ |\
a) A hazard statement describing the nature of the hazard
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
posed by the product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B) A hazard symbol
|\ |\ |\ |\
c) The contact details of the Canadian manufacturer or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the Canadian importer
|\ |\
d) The name of the product
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e) The website of the Canadian manufacturer or the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Canadian importer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: e) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The website of the Canadian manufacturer or the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Canadian importer |\
1.5 Why is venipuncture carried out?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,a) To obtain blood for diagnostic purposes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b) To monitor levels of blood components
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c) To administer medications d. To remove blood due to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
excess levels of iron |\ |\ |\ |\
e) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: e) All
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the above
|\ |\ |\
1.6 What does privacy legislation deal with?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a)The collection, use, and disclosure of personal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
information
|\ b) The control of private health care
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ c) The privacy of banking information
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ d) The privacy of the health care worker
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e) The privatization of provincial health care - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: a) The collection, use, and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disclosure of personal information |\ |\ |\
The Privacy Act is federal legislation: Data privacy laws
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide a legal framework on how to obtain, use, store,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and disclose people's data
|\ |\ |\
(PHIPA) Personal Health Information Protection Act |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(PIPEDA) Personal Information Protection and Electronic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Documents Act: private sector organizations. |\ |\ |\ |\
, 1.7 According to regulation 682, a medical lab technician
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is defined as a person:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a) responsible for administration of technical and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
scientific lab operations |\ |\ |\
b) who may perform specialized scientific tests
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c) who under direct supervision performs tests which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
require limited skills and responsibility
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d) who under general supervision, performs tests which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
require independent judgement - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Answer: c) who under direct supervision performs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tests which require limited skills and responsibility
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1.8 Which task falls within the scope of practice of a lab
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
technician?
a) Collecting arterial blood gas
|\ |\ |\ |\
b) Interpreting lab results
|\ |\ |\
c) Maintaining laboratory records
|\ |\ |\
d) Preparing samples prior to testing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e) Quality control maintenance of lab instruments -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Answer: d) Preparing samples
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prior to testing|\ |\
