MLPAO Review(2024 Latest Update)Rated A
A profile is:
a. A general screening test
b. A quantitative laboratory test
c. A number of related laboratory tests
d. Dorsal view of the patient - ANSWER c. A number of related laboratory tests
A specimen is:
a. The removal of blood from the antecubital veins
b. A small representative of body sample
c. The surgical removal and examination of tissue
d. The clinical analysis of a urine sample - ANSWER b. A small representative of body sample
The purpose of cleansing the site selected for venipuncture is:
a. To cause the veins to be more prominent
b. To allow blood flow to the area
c. To decrease circulation in the arteries
d. To carry microorganisms away from the puncture site - ANSWER d. To carry microorganisms away from the puncture site
The following may cause a hematoma;
a. Pressure applied to the puncture site after the needle is removed
b. Removing the tourniquet before the needle is removed
c. Using proper venipuncture technique
d. Inserting the needle through the vein and puncturing the opposite side. - ANSWER d.
Inserting the needle through the vein and puncturing the opposite side.
Whole blood is obtained;
a. By using a tube containing an anticoagulant
b. By centrifuging a clotted specimen
c. By using a red- stoppered tube
d. By using an SST tube - ANSWER a. By using a tube containing an anticoagulant
Venipuncture needles should be discarded: a. Directly into the garbage
b. They are actually recycled, not discarded
c. Directly into an autoclave bag
d. Directly into a Sharps container - ANSWER d. Directly into a Sharps container
If a vein feels lumpy or ropey when palpated it is probably:
a. Flabby
b. Deep
c. Tortuous
d. Superficial - ANSWER Tortuous
To convert Farenheit to Celcius:
a. 5/9 (F-32)
b. 9/5 + 32 (C)
c. 5/9 - 32 (F)
d. 9/5 (C + 32) - ANSWER a. 5/9 (F-32)
Which term means death of the heart muscle?
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Angina pectoris
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Myocardial angina - ANSWER a. Myocardial infarction
Glassware used to measure 24 hour urine is a (an)
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER d. Graduated cylinder
Glassware used to make 100 mls. of a 12% solution is a (an):
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER a. Volumetric flask
A suction device used to draw up liquids is a (an)
a. Volumetric flask b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER e. Safety bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is a (an):
a. Mohr pipette
b. Pasteur pipette
c. serological pipette
d. Volumetric pipette
e. Micro-pipette - ANSWER d. Volumetric pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement?
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - ANSWER b. Beaker
The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
a. Polyethylene
b. Soda lime
c. Polystyrene
d. Borosilicate - ANSWER d. Borosilicate
Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What term would
describe the potassium oxalate?
a. solution
b. solvent
c. solute
d. reagent
e. a & c - ANSWER The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
a. sanitation
b. antisepsis
c. sterilization
d. disinfection
e. asepesis - ANSWER c. sterilization " ug " is a unit to describe:
a. time
b. volume
c. distance
d. weight
e. length - ANSWER d. weight
A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5:
a. 1000 times more acidic
b. 100 times more acidic
c. 2 times less acidic
d. 20 times less acidic
e. 1000 times more acidic - ANSWER e. 1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will:
a. swell and burst
b. dehydrate
c. hemolyze
d. not be affected
e. stop mitosis - ANSWER b. dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is:
a. wright stain
b. hematoxylin
c. physiological saline
d. cytospray
e. methylene blue - ANSWER d. cytospray
Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from:
a. EDTA blood
b. citrated blood
c. heparinized blood
d. oxalated blood
e. clotted blood - ANSWER a. EDTA blood
Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner:
a. formic acid
b. zenkers fluid
c. 40% formaldehyde dissolved in water
d. bouin's fluid
A profile is:
a. A general screening test
b. A quantitative laboratory test
c. A number of related laboratory tests
d. Dorsal view of the patient - ANSWER c. A number of related laboratory tests
A specimen is:
a. The removal of blood from the antecubital veins
b. A small representative of body sample
c. The surgical removal and examination of tissue
d. The clinical analysis of a urine sample - ANSWER b. A small representative of body sample
The purpose of cleansing the site selected for venipuncture is:
a. To cause the veins to be more prominent
b. To allow blood flow to the area
c. To decrease circulation in the arteries
d. To carry microorganisms away from the puncture site - ANSWER d. To carry microorganisms away from the puncture site
The following may cause a hematoma;
a. Pressure applied to the puncture site after the needle is removed
b. Removing the tourniquet before the needle is removed
c. Using proper venipuncture technique
d. Inserting the needle through the vein and puncturing the opposite side. - ANSWER d.
Inserting the needle through the vein and puncturing the opposite side.
Whole blood is obtained;
a. By using a tube containing an anticoagulant
b. By centrifuging a clotted specimen
c. By using a red- stoppered tube
d. By using an SST tube - ANSWER a. By using a tube containing an anticoagulant
Venipuncture needles should be discarded: a. Directly into the garbage
b. They are actually recycled, not discarded
c. Directly into an autoclave bag
d. Directly into a Sharps container - ANSWER d. Directly into a Sharps container
If a vein feels lumpy or ropey when palpated it is probably:
a. Flabby
b. Deep
c. Tortuous
d. Superficial - ANSWER Tortuous
To convert Farenheit to Celcius:
a. 5/9 (F-32)
b. 9/5 + 32 (C)
c. 5/9 - 32 (F)
d. 9/5 (C + 32) - ANSWER a. 5/9 (F-32)
Which term means death of the heart muscle?
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Angina pectoris
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Myocardial angina - ANSWER a. Myocardial infarction
Glassware used to measure 24 hour urine is a (an)
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER d. Graduated cylinder
Glassware used to make 100 mls. of a 12% solution is a (an):
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER a. Volumetric flask
A suction device used to draw up liquids is a (an)
a. Volumetric flask b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. Safety bulb - ANSWER e. Safety bulb
The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is a (an):
a. Mohr pipette
b. Pasteur pipette
c. serological pipette
d. Volumetric pipette
e. Micro-pipette - ANSWER d. Volumetric pipette
Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement?
a. Volumetric flask
b. Beaker
c. Erlenmeyer cylinder
d. Graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb - ANSWER b. Beaker
The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
a. Polyethylene
b. Soda lime
c. Polystyrene
d. Borosilicate - ANSWER d. Borosilicate
Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What term would
describe the potassium oxalate?
a. solution
b. solvent
c. solute
d. reagent
e. a & c - ANSWER The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
a. sanitation
b. antisepsis
c. sterilization
d. disinfection
e. asepesis - ANSWER c. sterilization " ug " is a unit to describe:
a. time
b. volume
c. distance
d. weight
e. length - ANSWER d. weight
A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5:
a. 1000 times more acidic
b. 100 times more acidic
c. 2 times less acidic
d. 20 times less acidic
e. 1000 times more acidic - ANSWER e. 1000 times more acidic
Cells in a hypertonic solution will:
a. swell and burst
b. dehydrate
c. hemolyze
d. not be affected
e. stop mitosis - ANSWER b. dehydrate
The solution used to fix a pap smear is:
a. wright stain
b. hematoxylin
c. physiological saline
d. cytospray
e. methylene blue - ANSWER d. cytospray
Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from:
a. EDTA blood
b. citrated blood
c. heparinized blood
d. oxalated blood
e. clotted blood - ANSWER a. EDTA blood
Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner:
a. formic acid
b. zenkers fluid
c. 40% formaldehyde dissolved in water
d. bouin's fluid
