MT (AAB) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What agency approves new test methodologies, instrument, and reagents before they are available for purchase by consumers - Answer- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) How often should biological safety hoods be inspected - Answer- annually What is the minimum number of standards required for a standard curve - Answer- 3 What is the maximum magnification using a bright field microscope - Answer- 1000X What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material - Answer- glass volumetric pipettes WHich unit of measure refers to 10^-3 - Answer- milli- What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ration given the following results Choleterol 225mg/dL HDL 75mg/dL - Answer- 3.00 200uL of patient serum is diluted with 800uL of saline. What is the final dilution - Answer- 1:5 What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile? Triglyceride 190mg/dL Cholesterol 225 mg/dL HDL 75 mg/dL - Answer- 112 How is relative centrifugal force calculated - Answer- 1.18 x 10^-5 x r x rpm^2 A chain of custody is required for all of the following proceedings EXCEPT - Answer- fetal fibronectin What Federal legislation regulates most clinical laboratories - Answer- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) What is the level of complexity of most testing performed in clinical laboratories - Answer- moderately complex How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have inspections - Answer- every 2 years Which la