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QUESTION: What is the level of complexity of most testing performed in clinical laboratories?
A. waived
B. moderately complex
C. highly complex
D. provider performed microscopy - ANSWER-B. moderately complex
QUESTION: How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have inspections?
A. annually
B. biannually
C. every 2 years
D. every 5 years - ANSWER-C. every 2 years
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QUESTION: Which laborites are NOT required to participate in proficiency testing?
A. reference laboratories
B. laboratories performing waived testing only
C. laboratories performing moderately complex testing
D. laboratories performing highly complex testing - ANSWER-B. laboratories performing waived
testing only
QUESTION: Which proficiency testing (PT) results do not meet the CLIA performance criteria?
A. failed two analytes in one PT event
B. failed three analytes in one PT event
C. failed the same analyte in two consecutive PT events
D. failed two different analytes in the last two PT events - ANSWER-C. failed the same analyte in
two consecutive PT events
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QUESTION: Which one of the following is an example of alternate proficiency testing?
A. two technologist perform the same proficiency test
B. split samples sent to another facility using the same test method
C. the proficiency sample sent to a reference laboratory
D. using a patient specimen and comparing the result from two analyzers - ANSWER-B. split
samples sent to another facility using the same test method
QUESTION: All of the following are pre-analytical errors EXCEPT which one?
A. ordering a lab test under the wrong patient number
B. misidentification of a patient
C. mislabeling an add on test
D. transcription error entering a manual result - ANSWER-D. transcription error entering a
manual result
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QUESTION: Which one of the following is the most common analytical error?
A. not checking specimen integrity
B. mislabeling a specimen
C. reporting resulting outside the linear limits
D. clerical errors - ANSWER-A. not checking specimen integrity
QUESTION: What is the most common post analytical error?
A. clerical errors
B. manual calculations
C. reporting results outside the linear limits
D. not phoning critical results - ANSWER-A. clerical errors
QUESTION: How often must a procedure be reviewed?
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AAB MT Basic Knowledge Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: What is the level of complexity of most testing performed in clinical laboratories?
A. waived
B. moderately complex
C. highly complex
D. provider performed microscopy - ANSWER-B. moderately complex
QUESTION: How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have inspections?
A. annually
B. biannually
C. every 2 years
D. every 5 years - ANSWER-C. every 2 years
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QUESTION: Which laborites are NOT required to participate in proficiency testing?
A. reference laboratories
B. laboratories performing waived testing only
C. laboratories performing moderately complex testing
D. laboratories performing highly complex testing - ANSWER-B. laboratories performing waived
testing only
QUESTION: Which proficiency testing (PT) results do not meet the CLIA performance criteria?
A. failed two analytes in one PT event
B. failed three analytes in one PT event
C. failed the same analyte in two consecutive PT events
D. failed two different analytes in the last two PT events - ANSWER-C. failed the same analyte in
two consecutive PT events
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QUESTION: Which one of the following is an example of alternate proficiency testing?
A. two technologist perform the same proficiency test
B. split samples sent to another facility using the same test method
C. the proficiency sample sent to a reference laboratory
D. using a patient specimen and comparing the result from two analyzers - ANSWER-B. split
samples sent to another facility using the same test method
QUESTION: All of the following are pre-analytical errors EXCEPT which one?
A. ordering a lab test under the wrong patient number
B. misidentification of a patient
C. mislabeling an add on test
D. transcription error entering a manual result - ANSWER-D. transcription error entering a
manual result
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QUESTION: Which one of the following is the most common analytical error?
A. not checking specimen integrity
B. mislabeling a specimen
C. reporting resulting outside the linear limits
D. clerical errors - ANSWER-A. not checking specimen integrity
QUESTION: What is the most common post analytical error?
A. clerical errors
B. manual calculations
C. reporting results outside the linear limits
D. not phoning critical results - ANSWER-A. clerical errors
QUESTION: How often must a procedure be reviewed?
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