CMLA FINAL (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
When .explaining .a .blood .culture .procedure .to .the .patient, .which .statement .is
.appropriate .information .to .provide .to .the .patient?
A: ."I .will .clean .the .area, .but .I .do .not .need .to .let .it .dry .before .the .procedure"
B: ."I .will .be .drawing .the .blood .from .your .fingertip"
C: ."I .will .swab .the .area .twice .to .ensure .that .is .sterile .for .the .procedure" .
D: ."I'm .going .to .leave .the .tourniquet .on .for .2 .minutes .before .performing .the
.blood .draw" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C: ."I .will .swab .the .area .twice .to .ensure .that
.is .sterile .for .the .procedure"
An .Advance .Beneficiary .Notice .is .given .to .a .patient .to .complete .and .sign .when
.__________.
A: .Applying .for .private .health .insurance .reimbursement
B: .Applying .for .Medicare .reimbursement
C: .Death .is .expected
D: .Medicare .payment .is .expected .to .be .denied .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D:
.Medicare .payment .is .expected .to .be .denied
Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .an .anion?
A: .Chloride .
B: .Calcium
C: .Sodium
D: .Potassium .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Chloride
After .processing .a .tube .of .whole .blood .in .a .centrifuge, .what .is .the
.supernatant?
A: .Serum/plasma .
B: .Separator .gel
C: .Blood .cells
D: .Whole .blood .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Serum/plasma
Which .is .the .best .course .of .action .if .a .control .value .falls .outside .of .the
.acceptable .range .when .using .a .glucometer?
A: .Report .to .a .supervisor .then .run .a .patient .sample
, B: .Run .a .patient .sample
C: .Take .correct .action .and .repeat .the .control .
D: .Notify .the .patient .that .they .cannot .be .tested .today .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C:
.Take .correct .action .and .repeat .the .control
When .providing .instructions .to .a .patient .to .collect .a .sputum .sample, .which .of
.the .following .is .the .most .appropriate .direction?
A: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning .after .eating"
B: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .tomorrow"
C: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .evening .after .eating .dinner"
D: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning .before .eating .or .drinking"
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning
.before .eating .or .drinking"
Which .is .the .most .commonly .performed .waived .test .in .Hematology?
A: .CBC
B: .Protime
C: .Sed .Rate .
D: .Hemoglobin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D: .Hemoglobin
Digoxin, .Vancomycin, .and .Theophylline .concentrations .would .be .tested .in .what
.laboratory .department?
A: .Toxicology .
B: .Endocrinology
C: .Microbiology
D: .Hematology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Toxicology
The .Needlestick .Safety .and .Prevention .Act .of .2000 .requires .employers .to
.provide .what .vaccine .free .of .charge?
A: .Covid .-19
B: .Hepatitis .B .
C: .Tetanus
D: .Hepatitis .A .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B: .Hepatitis .B
The .most .common .organism .that .causes .HAI .through .contact .transmission .is
.__________.
A: .Clostridium .difficile
B: .Helicobacter .pylori
C: .Staphylococcus .aureus .
D: .Mycobacterium .tuberculosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Clostridium .difficile
A .polymerase .chain .reaction .(PCR) .test .amplifies .and .measures .__________.
A: .Antigens
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
When .explaining .a .blood .culture .procedure .to .the .patient, .which .statement .is
.appropriate .information .to .provide .to .the .patient?
A: ."I .will .clean .the .area, .but .I .do .not .need .to .let .it .dry .before .the .procedure"
B: ."I .will .be .drawing .the .blood .from .your .fingertip"
C: ."I .will .swab .the .area .twice .to .ensure .that .is .sterile .for .the .procedure" .
D: ."I'm .going .to .leave .the .tourniquet .on .for .2 .minutes .before .performing .the
.blood .draw" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C: ."I .will .swab .the .area .twice .to .ensure .that
.is .sterile .for .the .procedure"
An .Advance .Beneficiary .Notice .is .given .to .a .patient .to .complete .and .sign .when
.__________.
A: .Applying .for .private .health .insurance .reimbursement
B: .Applying .for .Medicare .reimbursement
C: .Death .is .expected
D: .Medicare .payment .is .expected .to .be .denied .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D:
.Medicare .payment .is .expected .to .be .denied
Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .an .anion?
A: .Chloride .
B: .Calcium
C: .Sodium
D: .Potassium .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Chloride
After .processing .a .tube .of .whole .blood .in .a .centrifuge, .what .is .the
.supernatant?
A: .Serum/plasma .
B: .Separator .gel
C: .Blood .cells
D: .Whole .blood .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Serum/plasma
Which .is .the .best .course .of .action .if .a .control .value .falls .outside .of .the
.acceptable .range .when .using .a .glucometer?
A: .Report .to .a .supervisor .then .run .a .patient .sample
, B: .Run .a .patient .sample
C: .Take .correct .action .and .repeat .the .control .
D: .Notify .the .patient .that .they .cannot .be .tested .today .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C:
.Take .correct .action .and .repeat .the .control
When .providing .instructions .to .a .patient .to .collect .a .sputum .sample, .which .of
.the .following .is .the .most .appropriate .direction?
A: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning .after .eating"
B: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .tomorrow"
C: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .evening .after .eating .dinner"
D: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning .before .eating .or .drinking"
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D: ."You .should .provide .the .specimen .in .the .morning
.before .eating .or .drinking"
Which .is .the .most .commonly .performed .waived .test .in .Hematology?
A: .CBC
B: .Protime
C: .Sed .Rate .
D: .Hemoglobin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D: .Hemoglobin
Digoxin, .Vancomycin, .and .Theophylline .concentrations .would .be .tested .in .what
.laboratory .department?
A: .Toxicology .
B: .Endocrinology
C: .Microbiology
D: .Hematology .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Toxicology
The .Needlestick .Safety .and .Prevention .Act .of .2000 .requires .employers .to
.provide .what .vaccine .free .of .charge?
A: .Covid .-19
B: .Hepatitis .B .
C: .Tetanus
D: .Hepatitis .A .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B: .Hepatitis .B
The .most .common .organism .that .causes .HAI .through .contact .transmission .is
.__________.
A: .Clostridium .difficile
B: .Helicobacter .pylori
C: .Staphylococcus .aureus .
D: .Mycobacterium .tuberculosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A: .Clostridium .difficile
A .polymerase .chain .reaction .(PCR) .test .amplifies .and .measures .__________.
A: .Antigens