CMLA Exam (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

CMLA Exam (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded



The .most .commonly .performed .test .for .anticoagulation .therapy .is: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-the .prothrombin .time


If .a .urine .specimen .cannot .be .tested .within .________ .it .should .be .refrigerated. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1 .hour


Insufficient .centrifugation .while .performing .a .microhematocrit .will .result .in: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-a .false .increase .in .hematocrit .value


A .decrease .in .the .number .of .white .blood .cells .is .known .as: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-leukopenia


Which .urine .parameter .would .be .abnormal .when .a .patient .has .been .fasting? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-ketones


Patients .with .uncontrolled .diabetes .will .have .abnormal .results .in .the .following
.urine .parameter(s): .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-glucose .and .ketones


The .change .in .the .shape .of .erythrocytes .as .observed .on .a .peripheral .smear .is
.described .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-poikilocytosis


The .most .common .test .performed .in .the .hematology .department .is: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-CBC .- .complete .blood .count


What .does .an .elevated .ESR .(erythrocyte .sedimentation .rate) .indicate? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-inflammation


What .mineral .is .essential .for .hemoglobin .production? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
iron

What .is .the .major .Hgb .found .in .the .RBCs .of .patients .with .sickle .cell .anemia? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Hgb .S


The .term .for .increased .white .blood .cell .count .is: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
leukocytosis

The .function .of .the .kidney .is .to .remove ._____ .and .reabsorb .____. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-waste .products, .water

, What .is .the .normal .WBC .differential .lymphocyte .percentage .in .the .adult
.population? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-20%-44%


Which .urine .parameter .would .be .abnormal .if .there .were .bacteria .present .in .the
.urine? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-nitrates


The .ratio .of .the .volume .of .RBC .to .the .total .volume .of .blood .is .known .as: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-hematocrit


Which .WBC .produces .antibodies? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-lymphocytes

The .most .common .cause .of .leukocytosis .is: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .bacterial
.infection


How .is .a .sterile .urine .sample .collected? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-by .having .the
.nurse .collect .while .using .a .catheter


Which .of .the .following .cells .are .phagocytic? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-neutrophils
.and .monocytes


What .cells .are .involved .in .hemostasis? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-platelets

Variation .in .red .cell .size .observed .on .a .peripheral .smear .is .described .as: .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-anisocytosis


What .is .the .total .magnification .of .a .microscope .with .a .10X .eyepiece .and .a .40X
.objective? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-400


A .urine .sample .can .be .refrigerated .for .up .to ._______ .and .must .be .allowed .to
.warm .to .room .temperature .prior .to .testing. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-4 .hours


What .is .the .normal .range .for .urine .specific .gravity? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1.010
.to .1.025


The .process .by .which .a .cell .engulfs .a .foreign .material .such .as .a .bacteria .or
.virus .is .known .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-phagocytosis


What .will .happen .to .the .WBC .count .in .a .patient .with .acute .appendicitis? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-it .will .be .elevated


What .type .of .cell .will .be .increased .in .cases .of .mononucleosis .(mono)? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-atypical .lymphocytes


What .causes .an .ammonia .smell .in .urine? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-excessive
.bacteria


Which .urine .parameter .would .be .abnormal .if .a .patient .has .chronic .high .blood
.pressure? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-protein