ASCP PRACTICE QUESTIONS - LAB
MANAGEMENT & PATHOLOGY
MASTER REVISION GUIDE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
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LABORATORY MANAGEMENT & PATHOLOGY MASTER REVISION GUIDE
High-Yield Questions and Correct Answers for MLS, ASCP, AMT & Laboratory Science Exams
1. Quality Assurance (QA)
CORRECT ANSWER: A set of planned actions to provide confidence that processes other than
testing that influence the quality of laboratory results and reports are working as expected,
individually and collectively.
2. Validation
CORRECT ANSWER: Validation challenges all activities in a new laboratory process to provide a
high degree of assurance that the process will work as intended in the live environment.
3. Discrepancy
CORRECT ANSWER: A difference or inconsistency in the outcome of a process, procedure, or
test result.
4. Process-Based Structure
CORRECT ANSWER: An organizational design structure that emphasizes lateral relationships
within an organization and focuses on customer satisfaction through process performance.
5. Theory X – Theory Y Model
, CORRECT ANSWER: A leadership model proposed by Douglas McGregor (1960) suggesting
managers operate from two different assumptions about employee attitudes and abilities,
influencing performance.
6. Goals
CORRECT ANSWER: Specific statements of anticipated results that further define an
organization's objectives.
7. Shewhart Cycle
CORRECT ANSWER: Plan → Do → Check → Act (PDCA)
8. Brainstorming
CORRECT ANSWER: A creative problem-solving method involving generation of many
unrestricted ideas before evaluating solutions.
9. Six Sigma
CORRECT ANSWER: A problem-solving methodology consisting of:
1. Define
2. Measure
3. Analyze
4. Improve
5. Control (DMAIC)
10. Equal Pay Act
CORRECT ANSWER: Prohibits wage discrimination between men and women performing
substantially equal work under similar conditions.
MANAGEMENT & PATHOLOGY
MASTER REVISION GUIDE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
ASSURED EXCEL!!
LABORATORY MANAGEMENT & PATHOLOGY MASTER REVISION GUIDE
High-Yield Questions and Correct Answers for MLS, ASCP, AMT & Laboratory Science Exams
1. Quality Assurance (QA)
CORRECT ANSWER: A set of planned actions to provide confidence that processes other than
testing that influence the quality of laboratory results and reports are working as expected,
individually and collectively.
2. Validation
CORRECT ANSWER: Validation challenges all activities in a new laboratory process to provide a
high degree of assurance that the process will work as intended in the live environment.
3. Discrepancy
CORRECT ANSWER: A difference or inconsistency in the outcome of a process, procedure, or
test result.
4. Process-Based Structure
CORRECT ANSWER: An organizational design structure that emphasizes lateral relationships
within an organization and focuses on customer satisfaction through process performance.
5. Theory X – Theory Y Model
, CORRECT ANSWER: A leadership model proposed by Douglas McGregor (1960) suggesting
managers operate from two different assumptions about employee attitudes and abilities,
influencing performance.
6. Goals
CORRECT ANSWER: Specific statements of anticipated results that further define an
organization's objectives.
7. Shewhart Cycle
CORRECT ANSWER: Plan → Do → Check → Act (PDCA)
8. Brainstorming
CORRECT ANSWER: A creative problem-solving method involving generation of many
unrestricted ideas before evaluating solutions.
9. Six Sigma
CORRECT ANSWER: A problem-solving methodology consisting of:
1. Define
2. Measure
3. Analyze
4. Improve
5. Control (DMAIC)
10. Equal Pay Act
CORRECT ANSWER: Prohibits wage discrimination between men and women performing
substantially equal work under similar conditions.
