Medical Laboratory Certification
questions
Misidentifying the patient, which can lead to confusion of patients' samples and possible
a wrong diagnosis and perhaps death, is considered - Question and answersNegligence
You are taking blood from a patient to do a glucose level, he asks if you think he might
have diabetes mellitus, your best response is - Question and answersTell him that he
should discuss this with his doctor, as he is better able to answer his questions.
The breakdown of blood cells - Question and answershemolysis
The shape of a normal red blood cell - Question and answersbiconcave disk
jaundice - Question and answersA yellow colouring of the skin due to liver dosorders
myocardial infarct - Question and answersAn area of the heart tissue that dies
supine position - Question and answerslying face up on their back
mitosis - Question and answersDivision of cells
isulin - Question and answersProduced by the islets of langerams, The hormone which
regulates glucose levels in the body, Produced by the pancreas
Aorta - Question and answersLarge artery that caries blood to the body from the left
side of the heart
30° Celsius in Fahrenheit - Question and answers86°f
in a quality control chart what percentage of the results will be outside the range of +/- 1
SD - Question and answers32%
Meter, decimeter, micrometer, millimeter, manometer, which is the smallest - Question
and answersnanometer
A serum is diluted 1/2 the result given by the glucometer reads 8 mmol/l. what is the
result reported - Question and answers16 mmol/l
what percentage of values falls within +/-2 SD of a mean in a normal Gaussian
distribution - Question and answers95.0%
Urine samples for culture should be in - Question and answersSterile containers
,When you have a STAT request you should perform the test - Question and
answersImmediately
The source of the specimen should be written on the swab to - Question and
answersDetermine the type of testing done on the specimen
FOB test detects - Question and answersBlood
The most important thing on a specimen label - Question and answersPatient's name
and accession number
Laboratory staff who package and prepare specimens for transport to a referral
laboratory must be trained and certified under which legislation - Question and
answersTransportation of dangerous goods act
Serum, radiation, blood, sputum, tissue. which is not a biological hazard. - Question and
answersRadiation
What's the acceptable method for needle disposal - Question and answersDiscard
whole needle without recapping into puncture proof container
Specimen for transport through Canada Post is - Question and answersnot acceptable
Checking labels for expiration dates, adding water to acid, preparing reagents under a
fume hood, wearing goggles ad recommended safety precautions. which one is not
acceptable when mixing chemicals - Question and answersAdding water to acid
Standard temperature for a water bath - Question and answers35-37° C
decontamination of the centrifuge is done - Question and answersdaily with 2%
glutaraldehyde
distillation - Question and answersThe process of purifying water by successively
boiling then cooling to condense water vapour
some laminar flow hoods provide ultraviolet light, which presents a hazard to what part
of the body - Question and answerseyes
The laboratory assistant should dispose of the needle upon completion of a
venipuncture by - Question and answersPlacing the uncapped needle and plastic holder
in a rigid biohazard container
Volume of the fixing fluid should be approximately - Question and answers10-20 times
the volume of the specimen
,Water, alcohol,mineral oil, xylene, glycerene. Which is a resin mountable soluble -
Question and answersxylene
Autopsy - Question and answersRemoval of tissue from a dead body
Decalcification should be done when - Question and answersAfter fixation
Cytology smears that are prepared for mailing to a reference laboratory should be -
Question and answersfixed with a spray coating
At what temperature is campylobacter agar incubated - Question and answers42°C
What solution in the Gram's staining acts as a mordant to bind the stain to the bacteria -
Question and answersGram's iodine
What is the purpose of transport medium that is used in the shipment of microbiology
specimen - Question and answersSustain bacterial growth
CO2 incubator, bacticinerator, glove box, two of these, gas pack which would not create
anaeroberosis - Question and answerstwo of these
How should commercially prepared culture plates be stored - Question and
answersInverted to prevent condensation from dropping onto the media,
What is most likely found in combination with a high serum creatinine result - Question
and answersHigh urea
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood gas studies - Question and
answersLithium heparin
LD50 is a measure of - Question and answerstoxicity
What should normally be present in urine - Question and answersurea
How much serum would a 10 ml vacutainer yield - Question and answers4-5 ml
eosinophil, lymphocytes, basophil, reticulocytes, monocytes, which is not a type of
WBC's - Question and answersreticulocytes
new methylane blue, romanowsky stain, wright's stain, gram's stain, zieht-neelson,
which is a supra vital stain - Question and answersnew methylane blue
fibrinogen, electrolytes, INR, ESR, glucose, which of these tests can be taken using the
EDTA vacutainer tube - Question and answersESR
, Leukocytosis - Question and answersan abnormal increase in the number of white
blood cells
when making a blood smear, you find it too thick,this may be caused by - Question and
answerstoo large a drop
What is the appropriate volume of blood to collect from a blood donor - Question and
answers450 ml
What substance(s) is/are necessary for hemoglobin synthesis - Question and
answersvitamin B12, protein, iron
What temperature range is required to maintain packed red blood cells and whole blood
donor units during shipping - Question and answers1-6°C
Bone marrow produces - Question and answersRBC's, WBC's, platelets
The Rh factor is an antigen that is found where - Question and answersRBC's of people
who are Rh positive
How many leads are in the routine ECG - Question and answers12
A heart rate of 54 bpm is referred to - Question and answersbradycardia
Which electrodes are used for lead #2 - Question and answersRA and LL
An ECG is normally run at which sensitivity - Question and answersone
electrocardiograph - Question and answersinstrument used to record the hearts
electricity activity
Testing to detect a bleeding gastric ulcer would include:
barium swallow and fecal fats
barium enema and occult blood
barium swallow and occult blood
barium enema and fecal fats - Question and answersbarium swallow and occult blood
Procedures such as grinding, mixing, vortexing, and preparing smears:
are a spill hazard and should be done over an absorbant mat
are routine and can be performed as long as you are gloved and gowned
create aerosoles and should be performed in a biosafety cabinet
create droplets and should be performed at least 3 feet away from other personnel -
Question and answerscreate aerosoles and should be performed in a biosafety cabinet
Class III biosafety cabinets:
are often referred to as laminar flow hoods
questions
Misidentifying the patient, which can lead to confusion of patients' samples and possible
a wrong diagnosis and perhaps death, is considered - Question and answersNegligence
You are taking blood from a patient to do a glucose level, he asks if you think he might
have diabetes mellitus, your best response is - Question and answersTell him that he
should discuss this with his doctor, as he is better able to answer his questions.
The breakdown of blood cells - Question and answershemolysis
The shape of a normal red blood cell - Question and answersbiconcave disk
jaundice - Question and answersA yellow colouring of the skin due to liver dosorders
myocardial infarct - Question and answersAn area of the heart tissue that dies
supine position - Question and answerslying face up on their back
mitosis - Question and answersDivision of cells
isulin - Question and answersProduced by the islets of langerams, The hormone which
regulates glucose levels in the body, Produced by the pancreas
Aorta - Question and answersLarge artery that caries blood to the body from the left
side of the heart
30° Celsius in Fahrenheit - Question and answers86°f
in a quality control chart what percentage of the results will be outside the range of +/- 1
SD - Question and answers32%
Meter, decimeter, micrometer, millimeter, manometer, which is the smallest - Question
and answersnanometer
A serum is diluted 1/2 the result given by the glucometer reads 8 mmol/l. what is the
result reported - Question and answers16 mmol/l
what percentage of values falls within +/-2 SD of a mean in a normal Gaussian
distribution - Question and answers95.0%
Urine samples for culture should be in - Question and answersSterile containers
,When you have a STAT request you should perform the test - Question and
answersImmediately
The source of the specimen should be written on the swab to - Question and
answersDetermine the type of testing done on the specimen
FOB test detects - Question and answersBlood
The most important thing on a specimen label - Question and answersPatient's name
and accession number
Laboratory staff who package and prepare specimens for transport to a referral
laboratory must be trained and certified under which legislation - Question and
answersTransportation of dangerous goods act
Serum, radiation, blood, sputum, tissue. which is not a biological hazard. - Question and
answersRadiation
What's the acceptable method for needle disposal - Question and answersDiscard
whole needle without recapping into puncture proof container
Specimen for transport through Canada Post is - Question and answersnot acceptable
Checking labels for expiration dates, adding water to acid, preparing reagents under a
fume hood, wearing goggles ad recommended safety precautions. which one is not
acceptable when mixing chemicals - Question and answersAdding water to acid
Standard temperature for a water bath - Question and answers35-37° C
decontamination of the centrifuge is done - Question and answersdaily with 2%
glutaraldehyde
distillation - Question and answersThe process of purifying water by successively
boiling then cooling to condense water vapour
some laminar flow hoods provide ultraviolet light, which presents a hazard to what part
of the body - Question and answerseyes
The laboratory assistant should dispose of the needle upon completion of a
venipuncture by - Question and answersPlacing the uncapped needle and plastic holder
in a rigid biohazard container
Volume of the fixing fluid should be approximately - Question and answers10-20 times
the volume of the specimen
,Water, alcohol,mineral oil, xylene, glycerene. Which is a resin mountable soluble -
Question and answersxylene
Autopsy - Question and answersRemoval of tissue from a dead body
Decalcification should be done when - Question and answersAfter fixation
Cytology smears that are prepared for mailing to a reference laboratory should be -
Question and answersfixed with a spray coating
At what temperature is campylobacter agar incubated - Question and answers42°C
What solution in the Gram's staining acts as a mordant to bind the stain to the bacteria -
Question and answersGram's iodine
What is the purpose of transport medium that is used in the shipment of microbiology
specimen - Question and answersSustain bacterial growth
CO2 incubator, bacticinerator, glove box, two of these, gas pack which would not create
anaeroberosis - Question and answerstwo of these
How should commercially prepared culture plates be stored - Question and
answersInverted to prevent condensation from dropping onto the media,
What is most likely found in combination with a high serum creatinine result - Question
and answersHigh urea
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood gas studies - Question and
answersLithium heparin
LD50 is a measure of - Question and answerstoxicity
What should normally be present in urine - Question and answersurea
How much serum would a 10 ml vacutainer yield - Question and answers4-5 ml
eosinophil, lymphocytes, basophil, reticulocytes, monocytes, which is not a type of
WBC's - Question and answersreticulocytes
new methylane blue, romanowsky stain, wright's stain, gram's stain, zieht-neelson,
which is a supra vital stain - Question and answersnew methylane blue
fibrinogen, electrolytes, INR, ESR, glucose, which of these tests can be taken using the
EDTA vacutainer tube - Question and answersESR
, Leukocytosis - Question and answersan abnormal increase in the number of white
blood cells
when making a blood smear, you find it too thick,this may be caused by - Question and
answerstoo large a drop
What is the appropriate volume of blood to collect from a blood donor - Question and
answers450 ml
What substance(s) is/are necessary for hemoglobin synthesis - Question and
answersvitamin B12, protein, iron
What temperature range is required to maintain packed red blood cells and whole blood
donor units during shipping - Question and answers1-6°C
Bone marrow produces - Question and answersRBC's, WBC's, platelets
The Rh factor is an antigen that is found where - Question and answersRBC's of people
who are Rh positive
How many leads are in the routine ECG - Question and answers12
A heart rate of 54 bpm is referred to - Question and answersbradycardia
Which electrodes are used for lead #2 - Question and answersRA and LL
An ECG is normally run at which sensitivity - Question and answersone
electrocardiograph - Question and answersinstrument used to record the hearts
electricity activity
Testing to detect a bleeding gastric ulcer would include:
barium swallow and fecal fats
barium enema and occult blood
barium swallow and occult blood
barium enema and fecal fats - Question and answersbarium swallow and occult blood
Procedures such as grinding, mixing, vortexing, and preparing smears:
are a spill hazard and should be done over an absorbant mat
are routine and can be performed as long as you are gloved and gowned
create aerosoles and should be performed in a biosafety cabinet
create droplets and should be performed at least 3 feet away from other personnel -
Question and answerscreate aerosoles and should be performed in a biosafety cabinet
Class III biosafety cabinets:
are often referred to as laminar flow hoods
