AMT MLT Practice test/Study Guide
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
Quality Bcontrol B- BAnswerA Bprocess Bthat Bmonitors Bthe Baccuracy Band Breproducibility Bof
Bresults Bthrough Bthe Buse Bof Bcontrol Bspecimens.
Shift B- BAnswerWhat Bdemonstrates Ban Babrupt Bchange Bfrom Bthe Bestablished Baverage
Bvalue Bof Bthe Bcontrol Bfor B3 Bdays Bin Ba Brow?
Proficiency Btesting B- BAnswerA Bmeans Bby Bwhich Bquality Bcontrol Bbetween Blaboratories Bis
Bmaintained.
Provider-performed Bmicroscopy B(PPM) B- BAnswerWhat Bare Bspecific Bmicroscopic Btests B(wet
Bmounts, Bpotassium Bhydroxide B(KOH) Bpreparations, Bfern Btest) Bperformed Bby Ba Bphysician
Bfor Bhis Bor Bher Bown Bpatients?
Category BA B- BAnswerWhat Bcategory Bof Bbioterrorism Bagents Bhas Bthe Bfollowing
Bcharacteristics?
Pathogens Bthat Bare Brarely Bseen Bin Bthe BUnited BStates, Bthese Bagents Bhave Bthe Bhighest
Bpriority; Borganisms Bin Bthis Bcategory Bpose Ba Brisk Bto Bnational Bsecurity Bbecause Bthey
Bcan Bbe Beasily Bdisseminated Bor Btransmitted Bfrom Bperson Bto Bperson, Bresult Bin Bhigh
Bmortality Brates Band Bhave Bthe Bpotential Bfor Bmajor Bpublic Bhealth Bimpact.
Category BB B- BAnswerWhat Bcategory Bof Bbioterrorism Bagents Bhas Bthe Bfollowing
Bcharacteristics?
These Bagents Bhave Bthe Bsecond Bhighest Bpriority Band Binclude Bpathogens Bthat Bare
Bmoderately Beasy Bto Bdisseminate, Bresults Bin Bmoderate Bmorbidity Brates Band Blow
Bmortality Brates, Band Brequire Bspecific Benhancements Bof Bthe BCDC's Bdiagnostic Bcapacity
Band Benhanced Bdisease Bsurveillance.
Category BA. B- BAnswerAgents Banthrax, Bbotulism, Bplague, Bsmallpox, Btularemia, Bfiloviruses,
Band Barenaviruses Bare Bclassified Bas
Electric Bequipment. B- BAnswerClass BC Bfire Bextinguishers Bare Bused Bfor
,Infectious Bwaste B- BAnswerOSHA Bhas Bdefined B__________ Bas Bblood Band Bblood Bproducts,
Bcontaminated Bsharps, Bpathology Bwaste Bproducts, Band Bmicrobiological Bwaste.
2013 B- BAnswerAll Bemployees Bwho Bwork Bwith Bhazardous Bchemicals Bwill Bbe Brequired Bto
Bbe Btrained Babout Bthe Bnew Blabels Band Bthe Belements Bof Bthe BSafety BData BSheet B(SDS)
Bby BDecember B1 Bof B___________.
Safety BData BSheets B- BAnswerMaterial BSafety BData BSheets B(MSDSs) Bare Bnow Bcalled:
Pictograms B- BAnswerThe BGHS Bbrings Bwith Bit Ba Bnew Bchemical Blabeling Bstandard Busing
B____________.
Spectrophotometry. B- BAnswerThe Bchemistry Bmethodology Bthat Bis Bbased Bon Bthe Bfact
Bthat Bsubstances Bof Bclinical Binterest Bselectively Babsorb Bor Bemit Belectromagnetic Benergy
Bat Bdifferent Bwavelengths Bis
Material Bsafety Bdata Bsheet B(MSDS). B- BAnswerReference Bmaterials Babout Bthe Bindividual
Bchemical Bare Bprovided Bby Ball Bchemical Bmanufacturers Band Bsuppliers Bby Bmeans Bof
20 BmL B- BAnswerHow Bmany Bmilliliters B(mL) Bof B0.25M BNaOH Bare Bneeded Bto Bmake B100
BmL Bof Ba B0.05 BM Bsolution Bof BNaOH?
9/5 B(Celsius Bdegrees Bnumber+ B32) B- BAnswerconvert BCelsius Bto BFahrenheit?
Flourescent. B- BAnswerThe Bmicroscope Bcommonly Bused Bin Bcellular Bbiology Bthat Bhas Bthe
Bability Bto Bdistinguish Bbetween Bliving Band Bdead Bcells Band Bmonitor Bactivity Bwithin Bliving
Bcells Bis Bthe
40X Bobjective. B- BAnswerThe Bobjective Bthat Bshould Bnever Bhave Boil Bused Bon Bit Bis Bthe
450 B- BAnswerIf Ba B10 BX Beyepiece Bis Bused Bwith Ba B45 BX Bobjective, Bthe Btotal
Bmagnification Bis
Blood Bculture B(aerobic), Bblood Bculture B(anaerobic), Bblue, Bred, Bgreen Bstopper, Blavender,
Band Bgray B- BAnswerWhat Bis Bthe Border Bof Bdraw Bof Bmultiple Bevacuated Btubes?
, Peripheral B(or Bcapillary) Bblood Band Bvenous Bblood B- BAnswerWhat Bare Bthe Btwo Bgeneral
Bsources Bof Bblood Bfor Bclinical Blaboratory Btests?
Blood Bgases, Bslides/smear, BEDTA Btubes, Bother Badditive Bminicontainers, Band Bserum
Bcontainers B- BAnswerOrder Bof Bdraw Bfor Bcapillary Bspecimens:
a Bhematoma. B- BAnswerFailure Bto Bapply Bsufficient Bpressure Bto Bthe Bvenipuncture Bsite
Bcould Bresult Bin
. BHemolyzed Bspecimens B- BAnswerWhat Bwould Bcause Bthe Bconstituents, Bincluding Benzymes
Bacid Bphosphatase, Blactate Bdehydrogenase B(LDH) Band Baspartate Baminotransferase B(AST)
Bto Bsignificantly Belevate Bthe Bvalue Bobtained Bfor Bthese Bsubstances Bin Bserum?
Two Bthirds B- BAnswerThe Brole Bof Bthe Bphlebotomist Bhas Bnever Bbeen Bmore Bimportant Bto
Bthe Bpatient Band Bthe Blaboratory. BHow Bmany Berrors Bare Bcaused Bby Bpreanalytical
Berrors?
RNA. B- BAnswerA Bwestern Bblot Bis Bused Bto Bdetect
High Bsensitivity Band Bhigh Bspecificity B- BAnswerWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bmay Bbe Bsaid Bto
Bbe Btrue Bof Bfluorescent Bspectroscopy?
Directly Bproportional B- BAnswerIn Bwhat Bmanner Bis Bthe Bdye Buptake Bby Ba Bsample
Bfollowing Belectrophoresis Band Bstaining Brelated Bto Bthe Bsample Bconcentration?
Turbidimetry B- BAnswerThe Bmeasurement Bof Bthe Bdecrease Bin Bintensity Bof Ban Bincident
Blight Bbeam Bas Bit Bpasses Bthrough Ba Bsolution Bof Bparticles Bdefines Bwhich Bof Bthe
Bfollowing Bmethods?
Erythropoietin B- BAnswerThe Bkidney Bhas Ba Bfunction Bof Bsecretion Bof Bsome Bhormones.
BWhich Bhormone Bis Bregulated Bby Bblood Boxygen Blevels?
Creatinine Bclearance B- BAnswerThe Bcalculation Bof Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Brenal Bfunction
Btests Bare Bbecoming Bthe Bstandard Blaboratory Bmethod Bfor Bdetermining Bglomerular
Bfiltration Brate B(GFR).
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
Quality Bcontrol B- BAnswerA Bprocess Bthat Bmonitors Bthe Baccuracy Band Breproducibility Bof
Bresults Bthrough Bthe Buse Bof Bcontrol Bspecimens.
Shift B- BAnswerWhat Bdemonstrates Ban Babrupt Bchange Bfrom Bthe Bestablished Baverage
Bvalue Bof Bthe Bcontrol Bfor B3 Bdays Bin Ba Brow?
Proficiency Btesting B- BAnswerA Bmeans Bby Bwhich Bquality Bcontrol Bbetween Blaboratories Bis
Bmaintained.
Provider-performed Bmicroscopy B(PPM) B- BAnswerWhat Bare Bspecific Bmicroscopic Btests B(wet
Bmounts, Bpotassium Bhydroxide B(KOH) Bpreparations, Bfern Btest) Bperformed Bby Ba Bphysician
Bfor Bhis Bor Bher Bown Bpatients?
Category BA B- BAnswerWhat Bcategory Bof Bbioterrorism Bagents Bhas Bthe Bfollowing
Bcharacteristics?
Pathogens Bthat Bare Brarely Bseen Bin Bthe BUnited BStates, Bthese Bagents Bhave Bthe Bhighest
Bpriority; Borganisms Bin Bthis Bcategory Bpose Ba Brisk Bto Bnational Bsecurity Bbecause Bthey
Bcan Bbe Beasily Bdisseminated Bor Btransmitted Bfrom Bperson Bto Bperson, Bresult Bin Bhigh
Bmortality Brates Band Bhave Bthe Bpotential Bfor Bmajor Bpublic Bhealth Bimpact.
Category BB B- BAnswerWhat Bcategory Bof Bbioterrorism Bagents Bhas Bthe Bfollowing
Bcharacteristics?
These Bagents Bhave Bthe Bsecond Bhighest Bpriority Band Binclude Bpathogens Bthat Bare
Bmoderately Beasy Bto Bdisseminate, Bresults Bin Bmoderate Bmorbidity Brates Band Blow
Bmortality Brates, Band Brequire Bspecific Benhancements Bof Bthe BCDC's Bdiagnostic Bcapacity
Band Benhanced Bdisease Bsurveillance.
Category BA. B- BAnswerAgents Banthrax, Bbotulism, Bplague, Bsmallpox, Btularemia, Bfiloviruses,
Band Barenaviruses Bare Bclassified Bas
Electric Bequipment. B- BAnswerClass BC Bfire Bextinguishers Bare Bused Bfor
,Infectious Bwaste B- BAnswerOSHA Bhas Bdefined B__________ Bas Bblood Band Bblood Bproducts,
Bcontaminated Bsharps, Bpathology Bwaste Bproducts, Band Bmicrobiological Bwaste.
2013 B- BAnswerAll Bemployees Bwho Bwork Bwith Bhazardous Bchemicals Bwill Bbe Brequired Bto
Bbe Btrained Babout Bthe Bnew Blabels Band Bthe Belements Bof Bthe BSafety BData BSheet B(SDS)
Bby BDecember B1 Bof B___________.
Safety BData BSheets B- BAnswerMaterial BSafety BData BSheets B(MSDSs) Bare Bnow Bcalled:
Pictograms B- BAnswerThe BGHS Bbrings Bwith Bit Ba Bnew Bchemical Blabeling Bstandard Busing
B____________.
Spectrophotometry. B- BAnswerThe Bchemistry Bmethodology Bthat Bis Bbased Bon Bthe Bfact
Bthat Bsubstances Bof Bclinical Binterest Bselectively Babsorb Bor Bemit Belectromagnetic Benergy
Bat Bdifferent Bwavelengths Bis
Material Bsafety Bdata Bsheet B(MSDS). B- BAnswerReference Bmaterials Babout Bthe Bindividual
Bchemical Bare Bprovided Bby Ball Bchemical Bmanufacturers Band Bsuppliers Bby Bmeans Bof
20 BmL B- BAnswerHow Bmany Bmilliliters B(mL) Bof B0.25M BNaOH Bare Bneeded Bto Bmake B100
BmL Bof Ba B0.05 BM Bsolution Bof BNaOH?
9/5 B(Celsius Bdegrees Bnumber+ B32) B- BAnswerconvert BCelsius Bto BFahrenheit?
Flourescent. B- BAnswerThe Bmicroscope Bcommonly Bused Bin Bcellular Bbiology Bthat Bhas Bthe
Bability Bto Bdistinguish Bbetween Bliving Band Bdead Bcells Band Bmonitor Bactivity Bwithin Bliving
Bcells Bis Bthe
40X Bobjective. B- BAnswerThe Bobjective Bthat Bshould Bnever Bhave Boil Bused Bon Bit Bis Bthe
450 B- BAnswerIf Ba B10 BX Beyepiece Bis Bused Bwith Ba B45 BX Bobjective, Bthe Btotal
Bmagnification Bis
Blood Bculture B(aerobic), Bblood Bculture B(anaerobic), Bblue, Bred, Bgreen Bstopper, Blavender,
Band Bgray B- BAnswerWhat Bis Bthe Border Bof Bdraw Bof Bmultiple Bevacuated Btubes?
, Peripheral B(or Bcapillary) Bblood Band Bvenous Bblood B- BAnswerWhat Bare Bthe Btwo Bgeneral
Bsources Bof Bblood Bfor Bclinical Blaboratory Btests?
Blood Bgases, Bslides/smear, BEDTA Btubes, Bother Badditive Bminicontainers, Band Bserum
Bcontainers B- BAnswerOrder Bof Bdraw Bfor Bcapillary Bspecimens:
a Bhematoma. B- BAnswerFailure Bto Bapply Bsufficient Bpressure Bto Bthe Bvenipuncture Bsite
Bcould Bresult Bin
. BHemolyzed Bspecimens B- BAnswerWhat Bwould Bcause Bthe Bconstituents, Bincluding Benzymes
Bacid Bphosphatase, Blactate Bdehydrogenase B(LDH) Band Baspartate Baminotransferase B(AST)
Bto Bsignificantly Belevate Bthe Bvalue Bobtained Bfor Bthese Bsubstances Bin Bserum?
Two Bthirds B- BAnswerThe Brole Bof Bthe Bphlebotomist Bhas Bnever Bbeen Bmore Bimportant Bto
Bthe Bpatient Band Bthe Blaboratory. BHow Bmany Berrors Bare Bcaused Bby Bpreanalytical
Berrors?
RNA. B- BAnswerA Bwestern Bblot Bis Bused Bto Bdetect
High Bsensitivity Band Bhigh Bspecificity B- BAnswerWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bmay Bbe Bsaid Bto
Bbe Btrue Bof Bfluorescent Bspectroscopy?
Directly Bproportional B- BAnswerIn Bwhat Bmanner Bis Bthe Bdye Buptake Bby Ba Bsample
Bfollowing Belectrophoresis Band Bstaining Brelated Bto Bthe Bsample Bconcentration?
Turbidimetry B- BAnswerThe Bmeasurement Bof Bthe Bdecrease Bin Bintensity Bof Ban Bincident
Blight Bbeam Bas Bit Bpasses Bthrough Ba Bsolution Bof Bparticles Bdefines Bwhich Bof Bthe
Bfollowing Bmethods?
Erythropoietin B- BAnswerThe Bkidney Bhas Ba Bfunction Bof Bsecretion Bof Bsome Bhormones.
BWhich Bhormone Bis Bregulated Bby Bblood Boxygen Blevels?
Creatinine Bclearance B- BAnswerThe Bcalculation Bof Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Brenal Bfunction
Btests Bare Bbecoming Bthe Bstandard Blaboratory Bmethod Bfor Bdetermining Bglomerular
Bfiltration Brate B(GFR).
