AAB MT EVALUATION BANK Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield microscope?
Answer: 1000X.
Question 2: What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material?
Answer: Glass volumetric pipettes.
Question 3: Which unit of measure refers to 10^-3?
Answer: Milli-.
Question 4: What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the following results? Cholesterol 225
mg/dL HDL 75 mg/dL
Answer: 225/75= 3.00.
Question 5: 200 microliters of patient serum is diluted with 800 microliters of saline. What is the final
dilution?
Answer: 1:5.
Question 6: What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL Cholesterol 225 mg/dL HDL 75 mg/dL
Answer: LDL = Total cholesterol - HDL - (TG/5) 112 = 225 - 75 - (190/5).
Question 7: How is relative centrifugal force calculated?
Answer: 1.18 x 10^-5 x r x rpm^2.
Question 8: Where should an unopened container of methanol be stored?
Answer: Flammable safety cabinet.
Question 9: Which bloodborne pathogens are of greatest risk to laboratorians?
Answer: Hepatitis B and HIV.
Question 10: When a fire occurs, when should the hospital operator be notified of the fire?
Answer: After pulling the alarm.
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, Question 11: What is the accuracy of a volumetric pipette?
Answer: 1:1000.
Question 12: What is the term used to describe a 99.95% purified chemical that can be measured
directly referred to as?
Answer: Primary standard.
Question 13: Badly written question
Answer: What is a solution in which the molecules of solute in the solution are in equilibrium with excess
undissolved molecules referred to as?
Question 14: What is the pH of pure water?
Answer: 7.0.
Question 15: Which statistical term most specifically describes analytical precision?
Answer: Coefficient of variation.
Question 16: A procedure has a 2SD variation from a mean value. How many values from a normal
population will 2SD include?
Answer: 95.45%.
Question 17: To produce reliable results, how long should a patient fast before having blood drawn for
lipid studies?
Answer: 12-16 hours.
Question 18: How is a 10% bleach solution to disinfect the work area made?
Answer: 100 mL bleach added to 900 mL water.
Question 19: Reactivity is what color diamond using the National Fire Protection Agency code?
Answer: Yellow.
Question 20: What is a substance that minimizes any change in hydrogen ion concentration?
Answer: Buffer.
Question 21: Which type of specimen provides the fastest turnaround time?
Answer: Whole blood.
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield microscope?
Answer: 1000X.
Question 2: What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material?
Answer: Glass volumetric pipettes.
Question 3: Which unit of measure refers to 10^-3?
Answer: Milli-.
Question 4: What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the following results? Cholesterol 225
mg/dL HDL 75 mg/dL
Answer: 225/75= 3.00.
Question 5: 200 microliters of patient serum is diluted with 800 microliters of saline. What is the final
dilution?
Answer: 1:5.
Question 6: What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL Cholesterol 225 mg/dL HDL 75 mg/dL
Answer: LDL = Total cholesterol - HDL - (TG/5) 112 = 225 - 75 - (190/5).
Question 7: How is relative centrifugal force calculated?
Answer: 1.18 x 10^-5 x r x rpm^2.
Question 8: Where should an unopened container of methanol be stored?
Answer: Flammable safety cabinet.
Question 9: Which bloodborne pathogens are of greatest risk to laboratorians?
Answer: Hepatitis B and HIV.
Question 10: When a fire occurs, when should the hospital operator be notified of the fire?
Answer: After pulling the alarm.
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, Question 11: What is the accuracy of a volumetric pipette?
Answer: 1:1000.
Question 12: What is the term used to describe a 99.95% purified chemical that can be measured
directly referred to as?
Answer: Primary standard.
Question 13: Badly written question
Answer: What is a solution in which the molecules of solute in the solution are in equilibrium with excess
undissolved molecules referred to as?
Question 14: What is the pH of pure water?
Answer: 7.0.
Question 15: Which statistical term most specifically describes analytical precision?
Answer: Coefficient of variation.
Question 16: A procedure has a 2SD variation from a mean value. How many values from a normal
population will 2SD include?
Answer: 95.45%.
Question 17: To produce reliable results, how long should a patient fast before having blood drawn for
lipid studies?
Answer: 12-16 hours.
Question 18: How is a 10% bleach solution to disinfect the work area made?
Answer: 100 mL bleach added to 900 mL water.
Question 19: Reactivity is what color diamond using the National Fire Protection Agency code?
Answer: Yellow.
Question 20: What is a substance that minimizes any change in hydrogen ion concentration?
Answer: Buffer.
Question 21: Which type of specimen provides the fastest turnaround time?
Answer: Whole blood.
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