CMLA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If a urine specimen cannot be tested within ________ it should be
refrigerated. Answer: 1 hour
◉ Insufficient centrifugation while performing a microhematocrit
will result in: Answer: a false increase in hematocrit value
◉ A decrease in the number of white blood cells is known as:
Answer: leukopenia
◉ Which urine parameter would be abnormal when a patient has
been fasting? Answer: ketones
◉ Patients with uncontrolled diabetes will have abnormal results in
the following urine parameter(s): Answer: glucose and ketones
◉ The change in the shape of erythrocytes as observed on a
peripheral smear is described as: Answer: poikilocytosis
◉ The most common test performed in the hematology department
is: Answer: CBC - complete blood count
,◉ What does an elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
indicate? Answer: inflammation
◉ What mineral is essential for hemoglobin production? Answer:
iron
◉ What is the major Hgb found in the RBCs of patients with sickle
cell anemia? Answer: Hgb S
◉ The term for increased white blood cell count is: Answer:
leukocytosis
◉ The function of the kidney is to remove _____ and reabsorb ____.
Answer: waste products, water
◉ What is the normal WBC differential lymphocyte percentage in
the adult population? Answer: 20%-44%
◉ Which urine parameter would be abnormal if there were bacteria
present in the urine? Answer: nitrates
◉ The ratio of the volume of RBC to the total volume of blood is
known as: Answer: hematocrit
, ◉ Which WBC produces antibodies? Answer: lymphocytes
◉ The most common cause of leukocytosis is: Answer: a bacterial
infection
◉ How is a sterile urine sample collected? Answer: by having the
nurse collect while using a catheter
◉ Which of the following cells are phagocytic? Answer: neutrophils
and monocytes
◉ What cells are involved in hemostasis? Answer: platelets
◉ Variation in red cell size observed on a peripheral smear is
described as: Answer: anisocytosis
◉ What is the total magnification of a microscope with a 10X
eyepiece and a 40X objective? Answer: 400
◉ A urine sample can be refrigerated for up to _______ and must be
allowed to warm to room temperature prior to testing. Answer: 4
hours
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If a urine specimen cannot be tested within ________ it should be
refrigerated. Answer: 1 hour
◉ Insufficient centrifugation while performing a microhematocrit
will result in: Answer: a false increase in hematocrit value
◉ A decrease in the number of white blood cells is known as:
Answer: leukopenia
◉ Which urine parameter would be abnormal when a patient has
been fasting? Answer: ketones
◉ Patients with uncontrolled diabetes will have abnormal results in
the following urine parameter(s): Answer: glucose and ketones
◉ The change in the shape of erythrocytes as observed on a
peripheral smear is described as: Answer: poikilocytosis
◉ The most common test performed in the hematology department
is: Answer: CBC - complete blood count
,◉ What does an elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
indicate? Answer: inflammation
◉ What mineral is essential for hemoglobin production? Answer:
iron
◉ What is the major Hgb found in the RBCs of patients with sickle
cell anemia? Answer: Hgb S
◉ The term for increased white blood cell count is: Answer:
leukocytosis
◉ The function of the kidney is to remove _____ and reabsorb ____.
Answer: waste products, water
◉ What is the normal WBC differential lymphocyte percentage in
the adult population? Answer: 20%-44%
◉ Which urine parameter would be abnormal if there were bacteria
present in the urine? Answer: nitrates
◉ The ratio of the volume of RBC to the total volume of blood is
known as: Answer: hematocrit
, ◉ Which WBC produces antibodies? Answer: lymphocytes
◉ The most common cause of leukocytosis is: Answer: a bacterial
infection
◉ How is a sterile urine sample collected? Answer: by having the
nurse collect while using a catheter
◉ Which of the following cells are phagocytic? Answer: neutrophils
and monocytes
◉ What cells are involved in hemostasis? Answer: platelets
◉ Variation in red cell size observed on a peripheral smear is
described as: Answer: anisocytosis
◉ What is the total magnification of a microscope with a 10X
eyepiece and a 40X objective? Answer: 400
◉ A urine sample can be refrigerated for up to _______ and must be
allowed to warm to room temperature prior to testing. Answer: 4
hours
