AMT Exam Questions with correct
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Which of the following immunoglobulin classes is chiefly responsible for the degranulation of mast cells
and basophils? - correct answer ✔✔IgE
Which one of these physical exam results would cause a donor to be deferred? - correct answer ✔✔A
diastolic blood pressure of 110 mm Hg
India Ink is used to - correct answer ✔✔Visualize capsule
Which of the following measures should be taken if a healthcare worker has been exposed to HIV while
on the job?
- Postexposure testing
- Psychological counseling
- medical evaluation
- All of the above - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
Howell-Jolly bodies are composed of? - correct answer ✔✔DNA
What is the coefficient of variation for this creatinine testing method? Use (Mean =.97 mg/dL, s=.07
mg/dL) - correct answer ✔✔7.22%
What is the coefficient of variation equation? - correct answer ✔✔CV% = (SD/Mean)x100
When is a trough blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring usually obtained? - correct answer
✔✔Just before the next scheduled dose
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the reagent strip test procedure?
,- Urine should be centrifuged prior to dipping the reagent strip
- Urine should be well mixed prior to dipping the reagent strip
- When visually reading the reagent strip, all results can be read immediately after dipping the strip in
the urine specimen
- Prolonged immersion can wash out test reagents - correct answer ✔✔-Urine should be well mixed
prior to dipping the reagent strip
- Prolonged immersion can wash out test reagents
A urine specimen produced yellow foam when shaken. What is the cause of the yellow foam? - correct
answer ✔✔Bilirubin
Which occurrences is a medical error?
- Technologist drops and breaks a bottle of chemistry reagent
- Incompatible blood is transfused into a patient during surgery
- Analyzer malfunctions and test results are rejected as invalid
- Several laboratory tests are performed on a patient and all results confirm a diagnosis of acute
leukemia - correct answer ✔✔Incompatible blood is transfused into a patient during surgery
Twelve weeks after onset of the disease, patients with uncomplicated acute hepatitis B usually will
demonstrate which of the following in their serum? - correct answer ✔✔Ant-HBe
The Western Blot got HIV-1 infection identification looks for HIV p24 and what other two protein bands
to confirm HIV-1 infection? - correct answer ✔✔gp41 and gp160
A technologist is evaluating the RBC morphology on a peripheral smear. The technologist recorded the
RBC morphology as macrocytic. What MCV value would confirm this observation? - correct answer
✔✔110 fl
Observation of colonies on KVLB agar producing chartreuse fluorescence under a Wood's lamp allows for
presumptive identification of which anaerobic bacterial genus? - correct answer ✔✔Fusobacterium
, Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) in blood is usually determined by means of which of the following
electrodes? - correct answer ✔✔Glass
Which of the following are appropriate ways to dispose of unneeded patient reports containing
Protected Health Information (PHI) ? - correct answer ✔✔Wipe, shred, or in some manner destroy any
paper reports or electronic media
A patient who has a primarily vegetarian diet will most likely have what kind of urine pH? - correct
answer ✔✔an Alkaline urine pH
The time needed for the retention of laboratory records (and as applicable: slides, blocks, and tissue) is
typically ___ year(s) and ___ year(s) for immunohematology records. - correct answer ✔✔2 years, 5
years
Which of the following suggestions will help avoid glare? - correct answer ✔✔Reflect the light away from
the eyes
Which EBV markers would be MOST likely positive for an individual who had infectious mononucleosis 9
years ago? - correct answer ✔✔Only anti-VCA (IgG) and anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA) are
positive
Which of the following tests would be MOST affected by micro clots in an EDTA tube drawn for a CBC? -
correct answer ✔✔Platelet Count
All of the following are true about real-time RT-PCR EXCEPT?
- It is the most sensitive method got evaluating RNA
- It requires the least amount of initial product
- It does not require the use of reverse transcriptase
- Can detect infection before antibodies appear - correct answer ✔✔It does not require the use of
reverse transcriptase
The positive square root of the variance of a set of values is called? - correct answer ✔✔Standard
deviation
answers graded A+ already passed
Which of the following immunoglobulin classes is chiefly responsible for the degranulation of mast cells
and basophils? - correct answer ✔✔IgE
Which one of these physical exam results would cause a donor to be deferred? - correct answer ✔✔A
diastolic blood pressure of 110 mm Hg
India Ink is used to - correct answer ✔✔Visualize capsule
Which of the following measures should be taken if a healthcare worker has been exposed to HIV while
on the job?
- Postexposure testing
- Psychological counseling
- medical evaluation
- All of the above - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
Howell-Jolly bodies are composed of? - correct answer ✔✔DNA
What is the coefficient of variation for this creatinine testing method? Use (Mean =.97 mg/dL, s=.07
mg/dL) - correct answer ✔✔7.22%
What is the coefficient of variation equation? - correct answer ✔✔CV% = (SD/Mean)x100
When is a trough blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring usually obtained? - correct answer
✔✔Just before the next scheduled dose
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the reagent strip test procedure?
,- Urine should be centrifuged prior to dipping the reagent strip
- Urine should be well mixed prior to dipping the reagent strip
- When visually reading the reagent strip, all results can be read immediately after dipping the strip in
the urine specimen
- Prolonged immersion can wash out test reagents - correct answer ✔✔-Urine should be well mixed
prior to dipping the reagent strip
- Prolonged immersion can wash out test reagents
A urine specimen produced yellow foam when shaken. What is the cause of the yellow foam? - correct
answer ✔✔Bilirubin
Which occurrences is a medical error?
- Technologist drops and breaks a bottle of chemistry reagent
- Incompatible blood is transfused into a patient during surgery
- Analyzer malfunctions and test results are rejected as invalid
- Several laboratory tests are performed on a patient and all results confirm a diagnosis of acute
leukemia - correct answer ✔✔Incompatible blood is transfused into a patient during surgery
Twelve weeks after onset of the disease, patients with uncomplicated acute hepatitis B usually will
demonstrate which of the following in their serum? - correct answer ✔✔Ant-HBe
The Western Blot got HIV-1 infection identification looks for HIV p24 and what other two protein bands
to confirm HIV-1 infection? - correct answer ✔✔gp41 and gp160
A technologist is evaluating the RBC morphology on a peripheral smear. The technologist recorded the
RBC morphology as macrocytic. What MCV value would confirm this observation? - correct answer
✔✔110 fl
Observation of colonies on KVLB agar producing chartreuse fluorescence under a Wood's lamp allows for
presumptive identification of which anaerobic bacterial genus? - correct answer ✔✔Fusobacterium
, Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) in blood is usually determined by means of which of the following
electrodes? - correct answer ✔✔Glass
Which of the following are appropriate ways to dispose of unneeded patient reports containing
Protected Health Information (PHI) ? - correct answer ✔✔Wipe, shred, or in some manner destroy any
paper reports or electronic media
A patient who has a primarily vegetarian diet will most likely have what kind of urine pH? - correct
answer ✔✔an Alkaline urine pH
The time needed for the retention of laboratory records (and as applicable: slides, blocks, and tissue) is
typically ___ year(s) and ___ year(s) for immunohematology records. - correct answer ✔✔2 years, 5
years
Which of the following suggestions will help avoid glare? - correct answer ✔✔Reflect the light away from
the eyes
Which EBV markers would be MOST likely positive for an individual who had infectious mononucleosis 9
years ago? - correct answer ✔✔Only anti-VCA (IgG) and anti-Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA) are
positive
Which of the following tests would be MOST affected by micro clots in an EDTA tube drawn for a CBC? -
correct answer ✔✔Platelet Count
All of the following are true about real-time RT-PCR EXCEPT?
- It is the most sensitive method got evaluating RNA
- It requires the least amount of initial product
- It does not require the use of reverse transcriptase
- Can detect infection before antibodies appear - correct answer ✔✔It does not require the use of
reverse transcriptase
The positive square root of the variance of a set of values is called? - correct answer ✔✔Standard
deviation
