AAB BASIC KNOWLEDGE LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔what component of the computer hardware is responsible for the executing the of
the software. - ✔✔central processing unit
✔✔agency that decides what test are waived - ✔✔FDA
✔✔according to the family and medical leave act, how much leave time can a pregnant
employee expect to take off without jeopardizing her current position? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔agency that regulates the packaging and shipping of infectious substances? -
✔✔department of transportation (DOT)
✔✔which of the following is NOT protected health information? - ✔✔annual income
✔✔which of the following is considered to be a variable cost in a clinical lab? -
✔✔overtime pay
✔✔an employee is consistently late for work and has been previously verbally
counseled. what is the best course of action? - ✔✔place a formal written warning
✔✔which of the following is a voluntary non govn't credentialing process which provides
recognition for achievement of high standards to an INDIVIDUAL - ✔✔certification
✔✔a trend in QC is most likely causes by which of the following? - ✔✔reagent
deterioration
✔✔what describes a occurrence tht results in an unanticipated death not related to the
natural course of the patient's condition? - ✔✔sentinel event
✔✔what is the most common error made in the lab? - ✔✔clerical error
✔✔Under the CLIA'88 Law when is competency testing for personnel required? -
✔✔initually , at 6 month, and annually after
✔✔how to manage chemical spills - ✔✔use PPE
✔✔1:10 dilution is: - ✔✔1 part solute: 9 part solvent
✔✔what should be included in the record file of a worker personnel? - ✔✔HIPPA
✔✔what part of computer transmit information? - ✔✔Modem
,✔✔refrigerator temperature should be recorded: - ✔✔daily
✔✔when you put a specimen in the refrigerator at 2-8C which is most affected -
✔✔occult blood
✔✔how often does CLIA require laboratories to have inspection: - ✔✔every 2 years
✔✔1000 microliters = - ✔✔10^-3 microliters
✔✔what is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material - ✔✔glass
volumetric pipette
✔✔OSHA for TB requires that: - ✔✔all employees with PT contact be fit to respirator
have PPD skin test
A PPD positive employee, must have an annual chest x-ray exam
✔✔In a fire, when the hospital operator be notified: - ✔✔after pulling the alarm
✔✔Agency in charge of minimum pay, overtime, equal is - ✔✔Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
✔✔Discrimination is prohibited by - ✔✔Civil Rights act, title VII
✔✔Labeling transportation, packaging agency: - ✔✔DOT
✔✔Accuracy of volumetric pipette is - ✔✔1:1000
✔✔Solution in which the molecules of solute in solution are in equilibrium with excess
undissolved molecules - ✔✔saturated
✔✔pH of pure water is - ✔✔7.0
✔✔analytical precision is in statistical terms: - ✔✔coefficient of variation
✔✔QC is performed to ensure - ✔✔reliability
✔✔a material with physical and chemical properties closely resembling test specimen,
and containing concentration of the substances being measure is: - ✔✔control
✔✔For reliable results in lipid studies the patient should be fasting for: - ✔✔12-16 hours
, ✔✔how is a 10% bleach solution to disinfect the work area made: - ✔✔100mL bleach
added to 900mL water
✔✔type of specimen that provides the faster turn around time: - ✔✔whole blood
✔✔what is used to calibrate the centrifuges: - ✔✔Tachometer
✔✔Biological safety hoods are inspected - ✔✔annually
✔✔minimal number for standard required for a standard curve? - ✔✔3
✔✔Maximum magnification in a bright microscope - ✔✔1000X
✔✔Federal legislation that regulate most laboratories - ✔✔CLIA
✔✔cetrifugal force is calculated - ✔✔1.18 X 10^-5 X r X rpm^2
✔✔what must be on the label of the container of hazardous chemicals? - ✔✔United
Nations Number of the content
✔✔sexual harassment is a form of discrimination and therefor prohibited by the -
✔✔equal employment opportunity commission
✔✔which question us allowable during a pre-employment interview? - ✔✔have you
been convicted of any felonies?
✔✔chemical that promotes combustions - ✔✔oxidizer
✔✔what is auto verification? - ✔✔the computer verifies the results without manual
intervention
✔✔when a laboratorian spill liquid where does it find and how to handle it: - ✔✔Material
Safety Data Sheet
✔✔A QuantiFERON must be provided for some with - ✔✔a recent TB vaccine and
positive TB Test
✔✔which federal agency regulates disposal of biohazard waste: - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
✔✔continuous and uninterrupted and documented custody of the specimens for legal
proceeding, such as blood alcohol, DNA analysis and drug screens: - ✔✔chain of
custody
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔what component of the computer hardware is responsible for the executing the of
the software. - ✔✔central processing unit
✔✔agency that decides what test are waived - ✔✔FDA
✔✔according to the family and medical leave act, how much leave time can a pregnant
employee expect to take off without jeopardizing her current position? - ✔✔3 months
✔✔agency that regulates the packaging and shipping of infectious substances? -
✔✔department of transportation (DOT)
✔✔which of the following is NOT protected health information? - ✔✔annual income
✔✔which of the following is considered to be a variable cost in a clinical lab? -
✔✔overtime pay
✔✔an employee is consistently late for work and has been previously verbally
counseled. what is the best course of action? - ✔✔place a formal written warning
✔✔which of the following is a voluntary non govn't credentialing process which provides
recognition for achievement of high standards to an INDIVIDUAL - ✔✔certification
✔✔a trend in QC is most likely causes by which of the following? - ✔✔reagent
deterioration
✔✔what describes a occurrence tht results in an unanticipated death not related to the
natural course of the patient's condition? - ✔✔sentinel event
✔✔what is the most common error made in the lab? - ✔✔clerical error
✔✔Under the CLIA'88 Law when is competency testing for personnel required? -
✔✔initually , at 6 month, and annually after
✔✔how to manage chemical spills - ✔✔use PPE
✔✔1:10 dilution is: - ✔✔1 part solute: 9 part solvent
✔✔what should be included in the record file of a worker personnel? - ✔✔HIPPA
✔✔what part of computer transmit information? - ✔✔Modem
,✔✔refrigerator temperature should be recorded: - ✔✔daily
✔✔when you put a specimen in the refrigerator at 2-8C which is most affected -
✔✔occult blood
✔✔how often does CLIA require laboratories to have inspection: - ✔✔every 2 years
✔✔1000 microliters = - ✔✔10^-3 microliters
✔✔what is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material - ✔✔glass
volumetric pipette
✔✔OSHA for TB requires that: - ✔✔all employees with PT contact be fit to respirator
have PPD skin test
A PPD positive employee, must have an annual chest x-ray exam
✔✔In a fire, when the hospital operator be notified: - ✔✔after pulling the alarm
✔✔Agency in charge of minimum pay, overtime, equal is - ✔✔Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
✔✔Discrimination is prohibited by - ✔✔Civil Rights act, title VII
✔✔Labeling transportation, packaging agency: - ✔✔DOT
✔✔Accuracy of volumetric pipette is - ✔✔1:1000
✔✔Solution in which the molecules of solute in solution are in equilibrium with excess
undissolved molecules - ✔✔saturated
✔✔pH of pure water is - ✔✔7.0
✔✔analytical precision is in statistical terms: - ✔✔coefficient of variation
✔✔QC is performed to ensure - ✔✔reliability
✔✔a material with physical and chemical properties closely resembling test specimen,
and containing concentration of the substances being measure is: - ✔✔control
✔✔For reliable results in lipid studies the patient should be fasting for: - ✔✔12-16 hours
, ✔✔how is a 10% bleach solution to disinfect the work area made: - ✔✔100mL bleach
added to 900mL water
✔✔type of specimen that provides the faster turn around time: - ✔✔whole blood
✔✔what is used to calibrate the centrifuges: - ✔✔Tachometer
✔✔Biological safety hoods are inspected - ✔✔annually
✔✔minimal number for standard required for a standard curve? - ✔✔3
✔✔Maximum magnification in a bright microscope - ✔✔1000X
✔✔Federal legislation that regulate most laboratories - ✔✔CLIA
✔✔cetrifugal force is calculated - ✔✔1.18 X 10^-5 X r X rpm^2
✔✔what must be on the label of the container of hazardous chemicals? - ✔✔United
Nations Number of the content
✔✔sexual harassment is a form of discrimination and therefor prohibited by the -
✔✔equal employment opportunity commission
✔✔which question us allowable during a pre-employment interview? - ✔✔have you
been convicted of any felonies?
✔✔chemical that promotes combustions - ✔✔oxidizer
✔✔what is auto verification? - ✔✔the computer verifies the results without manual
intervention
✔✔when a laboratorian spill liquid where does it find and how to handle it: - ✔✔Material
Safety Data Sheet
✔✔A QuantiFERON must be provided for some with - ✔✔a recent TB vaccine and
positive TB Test
✔✔which federal agency regulates disposal of biohazard waste: - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
✔✔continuous and uninterrupted and documented custody of the specimens for legal
proceeding, such as blood alcohol, DNA analysis and drug screens: - ✔✔chain of
custody
