AMT MLT Exam Study Guide/Practice Test #2 questions with correct answers

Chain of custody. - Answer Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a process known as Quality control - Answer A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control specimens. Accuracy - Answer Describes how close a test result is to the true value. Calibration - Answer The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant. Category C - Answer What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics? These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and dissemination? Category A. - Answer Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classified as Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - Answer What regulation that became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?