Introduction to MLT Unit 1 Exam Questions And Explanations Of Answers/2024.

According to the American Society of Clinical Lab Scientists, ________ of all physician's decisions are based on lab results. A. 60% B. 65% C. 70% D. 80% - correct answer C Information obtained from lab test results can help a physician... A. determine the presence or absence of a disease. B. monitor the response a patient has to a treatment C. determine a prognosis for a patient. D. monitor health maintenance. E. all of the above statements are true. - correct answer E The two most common specimens analyzed in a clinical lab are... A. whole blood and saliva B. whole blood and urine C. whole blood and feces D. urine and saliva - correct answer B White blood cells are also known as ________. - correct answer leukocytes Red blood cells are also known as ________. - correct answer erythrocytes Platelets are also known as ________. - correct answer thrombocytes. ________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood has been allowed to clot. - correct answer serum ________ is the liquid portion of blood remaining after whole blood has been centrifuged and the blood hasn't been allowed to clot. - correct answer plasma ________ fluids come from body cavities. - correct answer serous The history of medical science goes back as far as the writings of the Greek physician ________. - correct answer Hippocrates Around the ________, the volume of tests became too much for physicians to do alone, so assistants were hired to perform the testing. - correct answer 1920s A(n) ________ will usually act as the overall director of a medical lab. They are also responsible for examining surgically removed specimens and autopsy specimens from patients. - correct answer pathologist To be a laboratory director requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer B To be a medical laboratory scientist (MT) requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer B To be a medical laboratory technician (MLT) requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer A To be a phlebotomist requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer E To be a histotechnician requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer A To be a histotechnologist requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer B To be a cytologist requires ________. A. an associates degree B. a baccalaureate degree C. a masters degree D. a doctorates degree E. none of the above. - correct answer B