AMT MLT Practice test/Study Guide
Questions And Answers Updated
2026
QualityMcontrolM-
MAnswerMAMprocessMthatMmonitorsMtheMaccuracyMandMreproducibilityMofMresultsMthroughMtheM
useMofMcontrolMspecimens.
ShiftM-
MAnswerMWhatMdemonstratesManMabruptMchangeMfromMtheMestablishedMaverageMvalueMofMtheM
controlMforM3MdaysMinMaMrow?
ProficiencyMtestingM-
MAnswerMAMmeansMbyMwhichMqualityMcontrolMbetweenMlaboratoriesMisMmaintained.
Provider-performedMmicroscopyM(PPM)M-
MAnswerMWhatMareMspecificMmicroscopicMtestsM(wetMmounts,MpotassiumMhydroxideM(KOH)Mpre
parations,MfernMtest)MperformedMbyMaMphysicianMforMhisMorMherMownMpatients?
CategoryMAM-
MAnswerMWhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentsMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?
PathogensMthatMareMrarelyMseenMinMtheMUnitedMStates,MtheseMagentsMhaveMtheMhighestMpriority;
MorganismsMinMthisMcategoryMposeMaMriskMtoMnationalMsecurityMbecauseMtheyMcanMbeMeasilyM
disseminatedMorMtransmittedMfromMpersonMtoMperson,MresultMinMhighMmortalityMratesMandMhave
MtheMpotentialMforMmajorMpublicMhealthMimpact.
CategoryMBM-
MAnswerMWhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentsMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?
TheseMagentsMhaveMtheMsecondMhighestMpriorityMandMincludeMpathogensMthatMareMmoderatelyMe
asyMtoMdisseminate,MresultsMinMmoderateMmorbidityMratesMandMlowMmortalityMrates,MandMrequire
MspecificMenhancementsMofMtheMCDC'sMdiagnosticMcapacityMandMenhancedMdiseaseMsurveillance.
CategoryMA.M-
MAnswerMAgentsManthrax,Mbotulism,Mplague,Msmallpox,Mtularemia,Mfiloviruses,MandMarenavirusesMar
eMclassifiedMas
ElectricMequipment.M-MAnswerMClassMCMfireMextinguishersMareMusedMfor
,InfectiousMwasteM-
MAnswerMOSHAMhasMdefinedM__________MasMbloodMandMbloodMproducts,McontaminatedMshar
ps,MpathologyMwasteMproducts,MandMmicrobiologicalMwaste.
2013M-
MAnswerMAllMemployeesMwhoMworkMwithMhazardousMchemicalsMwillMbeMrequiredMtoMbeMtraine
dMaboutMtheMnewMlabelsMandMtheMelementsMofMtheMSafetyMDataMSheetM(SDS)MbyMDecember
M1MofM___________.
SafetyMDataMSheetsM-MAnswerMMaterialMSafetyMDataMSheetsM(MSDSs)MareMnowMcalled:
PictogramsM-
MAnswerMTheMGHSMbringsMwithMitMaMnewMchemicalMlabelingMstandardMusingM____________.
Spectrophotometry.M-
MAnswerMTheMchemistryMmethodologyMthatMisMbasedMonMtheMfactMthatMsubstancesMofMclinical
MinterestMselectivelyMabsorbMorMemitMelectromagneticMenergyMatMdifferentMwavelengthsMis
MaterialMsafetyMdataMsheetM(MSDS).M-
MAnswerMReferenceMmaterialsMaboutMtheMindividualMchemicalMareMprovidedMbyMallMchemicalMm
anufacturersMandMsuppliersMbyMmeansMof
20MmLM-
MAnswerMHowMmanyMmillilitersM(mL)MofM0.25MMNaOHMareMneededMtoMmakeM100MmLMof
MaM0.05MMMsolutionMofMNaOH?
9/5M(CelsiusMdegreesMnumber+M32)M-MAnswerMconvertMCelsiusMtoMFahrenheit?
Flourescent.M-
MAnswerMTheMmicroscopeMcommonlyMusedMinMcellularMbiologyMthatMhasMtheMabilityMtoMdistin
guishMbetweenMlivingMandMdeadMcellsMandMmonitorMactivityMwithinMlivingMcellsMisMthe
40XMobjective.M-MAnswerMTheMobjectiveMthatMshouldMneverMhaveMoilMusedMonMitMisMthe
450M-
MAnswerMIfMaM10MXMeyepieceMisMusedMwithMaM45MXMobjective,MtheMtotalMmagnificationMis
, BloodMcultureM(aerobic),MbloodMcultureM(anaerobic),Mblue,Mred,MgreenMstopper,Mlavender,MandMgr
ayM-MAnswerMWhatMisMtheMorderMofMdrawMofMmultipleMevacuatedMtubes?
PeripheralM(orMcapillary)MbloodMandMvenousMbloodM-
MAnswerMWhatMareMtheMtwoMgeneralMsourcesMofMbloodMforMclinicalMlaboratoryMtests?
BloodMgases,Mslides/smear,MEDTAMtubes,MotherMadditiveMminicontainers,MandMserumMcontainersM
-MAnswerMOrderMofMdrawMforMcapillaryMspecimens:
aMhematoma.M-
MAnswerMFailureMtoMapplyMsufficientMpressureMtoMtheMvenipunctureMsiteMcouldMresultMin
.MHemolyzedMspecimensM-
MAnswerMWhatMwouldMcauseMtheMconstituents,MincludingMenzymesMacidMphosphatase,MlactateMde
hydrogenaseM(LDH)MandMaspartateMaminotransferaseM(AST)MtoMsignificantlyMelevateMtheMvalueMo
btainedMforMtheseMsubstancesMinMserum?
TwoMthirdsM-
MAnswerMTheMroleMofMtheMphlebotomistMhasMneverMbeenMmoreMimportantMtoMtheMpatientMan
dMtheMlaboratory.MHowMmanyMerrorsMareMcausedMbyMpreanalyticalMerrors?
RNA.M-MAnswerMAMwesternMblotMisMusedMtoMdetect
HighMsensitivityMandMhighMspecificityM-
MAnswerMWhichMofMtheMfollowingMmayMbeMsaidMtoMbeMtrueMofMfluorescentMspectroscopy?
DirectlyMproportionalM-
MAnswerMInMwhatMmannerMisMtheMdyeMuptakeMbyMaMsampleMfollowingMelectrophoresisMandMst
ainingMrelatedMtoMtheMsampleMconcentration?
TurbidimetryM-
MAnswerMTheMmeasurementMofMtheMdecreaseMinMintensityMofManMincidentMlightMbeamMasMitM
passesMthroughMaMsolutionMofMparticlesMdefinesMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMmethods?
ErythropoietinM-
MAnswerMTheMkidneyMhasMaMfunctionMofMsecretionMofMsomeMhormones.MWhichMhormoneMis
MregulatedMbyMbloodMoxygenMlevels?
Questions And Answers Updated
2026
QualityMcontrolM-
MAnswerMAMprocessMthatMmonitorsMtheMaccuracyMandMreproducibilityMofMresultsMthroughMtheM
useMofMcontrolMspecimens.
ShiftM-
MAnswerMWhatMdemonstratesManMabruptMchangeMfromMtheMestablishedMaverageMvalueMofMtheM
controlMforM3MdaysMinMaMrow?
ProficiencyMtestingM-
MAnswerMAMmeansMbyMwhichMqualityMcontrolMbetweenMlaboratoriesMisMmaintained.
Provider-performedMmicroscopyM(PPM)M-
MAnswerMWhatMareMspecificMmicroscopicMtestsM(wetMmounts,MpotassiumMhydroxideM(KOH)Mpre
parations,MfernMtest)MperformedMbyMaMphysicianMforMhisMorMherMownMpatients?
CategoryMAM-
MAnswerMWhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentsMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?
PathogensMthatMareMrarelyMseenMinMtheMUnitedMStates,MtheseMagentsMhaveMtheMhighestMpriority;
MorganismsMinMthisMcategoryMposeMaMriskMtoMnationalMsecurityMbecauseMtheyMcanMbeMeasilyM
disseminatedMorMtransmittedMfromMpersonMtoMperson,MresultMinMhighMmortalityMratesMandMhave
MtheMpotentialMforMmajorMpublicMhealthMimpact.
CategoryMBM-
MAnswerMWhatMcategoryMofMbioterrorismMagentsMhasMtheMfollowingMcharacteristics?
TheseMagentsMhaveMtheMsecondMhighestMpriorityMandMincludeMpathogensMthatMareMmoderatelyMe
asyMtoMdisseminate,MresultsMinMmoderateMmorbidityMratesMandMlowMmortalityMrates,MandMrequire
MspecificMenhancementsMofMtheMCDC'sMdiagnosticMcapacityMandMenhancedMdiseaseMsurveillance.
CategoryMA.M-
MAnswerMAgentsManthrax,Mbotulism,Mplague,Msmallpox,Mtularemia,Mfiloviruses,MandMarenavirusesMar
eMclassifiedMas
ElectricMequipment.M-MAnswerMClassMCMfireMextinguishersMareMusedMfor
,InfectiousMwasteM-
MAnswerMOSHAMhasMdefinedM__________MasMbloodMandMbloodMproducts,McontaminatedMshar
ps,MpathologyMwasteMproducts,MandMmicrobiologicalMwaste.
2013M-
MAnswerMAllMemployeesMwhoMworkMwithMhazardousMchemicalsMwillMbeMrequiredMtoMbeMtraine
dMaboutMtheMnewMlabelsMandMtheMelementsMofMtheMSafetyMDataMSheetM(SDS)MbyMDecember
M1MofM___________.
SafetyMDataMSheetsM-MAnswerMMaterialMSafetyMDataMSheetsM(MSDSs)MareMnowMcalled:
PictogramsM-
MAnswerMTheMGHSMbringsMwithMitMaMnewMchemicalMlabelingMstandardMusingM____________.
Spectrophotometry.M-
MAnswerMTheMchemistryMmethodologyMthatMisMbasedMonMtheMfactMthatMsubstancesMofMclinical
MinterestMselectivelyMabsorbMorMemitMelectromagneticMenergyMatMdifferentMwavelengthsMis
MaterialMsafetyMdataMsheetM(MSDS).M-
MAnswerMReferenceMmaterialsMaboutMtheMindividualMchemicalMareMprovidedMbyMallMchemicalMm
anufacturersMandMsuppliersMbyMmeansMof
20MmLM-
MAnswerMHowMmanyMmillilitersM(mL)MofM0.25MMNaOHMareMneededMtoMmakeM100MmLMof
MaM0.05MMMsolutionMofMNaOH?
9/5M(CelsiusMdegreesMnumber+M32)M-MAnswerMconvertMCelsiusMtoMFahrenheit?
Flourescent.M-
MAnswerMTheMmicroscopeMcommonlyMusedMinMcellularMbiologyMthatMhasMtheMabilityMtoMdistin
guishMbetweenMlivingMandMdeadMcellsMandMmonitorMactivityMwithinMlivingMcellsMisMthe
40XMobjective.M-MAnswerMTheMobjectiveMthatMshouldMneverMhaveMoilMusedMonMitMisMthe
450M-
MAnswerMIfMaM10MXMeyepieceMisMusedMwithMaM45MXMobjective,MtheMtotalMmagnificationMis
, BloodMcultureM(aerobic),MbloodMcultureM(anaerobic),Mblue,Mred,MgreenMstopper,Mlavender,MandMgr
ayM-MAnswerMWhatMisMtheMorderMofMdrawMofMmultipleMevacuatedMtubes?
PeripheralM(orMcapillary)MbloodMandMvenousMbloodM-
MAnswerMWhatMareMtheMtwoMgeneralMsourcesMofMbloodMforMclinicalMlaboratoryMtests?
BloodMgases,Mslides/smear,MEDTAMtubes,MotherMadditiveMminicontainers,MandMserumMcontainersM
-MAnswerMOrderMofMdrawMforMcapillaryMspecimens:
aMhematoma.M-
MAnswerMFailureMtoMapplyMsufficientMpressureMtoMtheMvenipunctureMsiteMcouldMresultMin
.MHemolyzedMspecimensM-
MAnswerMWhatMwouldMcauseMtheMconstituents,MincludingMenzymesMacidMphosphatase,MlactateMde
hydrogenaseM(LDH)MandMaspartateMaminotransferaseM(AST)MtoMsignificantlyMelevateMtheMvalueMo
btainedMforMtheseMsubstancesMinMserum?
TwoMthirdsM-
MAnswerMTheMroleMofMtheMphlebotomistMhasMneverMbeenMmoreMimportantMtoMtheMpatientMan
dMtheMlaboratory.MHowMmanyMerrorsMareMcausedMbyMpreanalyticalMerrors?
RNA.M-MAnswerMAMwesternMblotMisMusedMtoMdetect
HighMsensitivityMandMhighMspecificityM-
MAnswerMWhichMofMtheMfollowingMmayMbeMsaidMtoMbeMtrueMofMfluorescentMspectroscopy?
DirectlyMproportionalM-
MAnswerMInMwhatMmannerMisMtheMdyeMuptakeMbyMaMsampleMfollowingMelectrophoresisMandMst
ainingMrelatedMtoMtheMsampleMconcentration?
TurbidimetryM-
MAnswerMTheMmeasurementMofMtheMdecreaseMinMintensityMofManMincidentMlightMbeamMasMitM
passesMthroughMaMsolutionMofMparticlesMdefinesMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMmethods?
ErythropoietinM-
MAnswerMTheMkidneyMhasMaMfunctionMofMsecretionMofMsomeMhormones.MWhichMhormoneMis
MregulatedMbyMbloodMoxygenMlevels?