AMT MLT Exam Study Guide/Practice Test #2
Updated RATED A+ 2025/26 NEWEST
Chain of custody. - Correct Answers Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and
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transported to the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be
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documented by a process known as
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II! Quality control - Correct Answers A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of
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II! Accuracy - Correct Answers Describes how close a test result is to the true value.
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II! Calibration - Correct Answers The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a
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II! known physical constant.
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II! Category C - Correct Answers What category of bioterrorism agents has the following
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II! characteristics?
These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be
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engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and
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dissemination?
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II! Category A. - Correct Answers Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia,
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II! filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classified as
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II! Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - Correct Answers What regulation that
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II! became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that
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II! ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens
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II! and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
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,II! Electric equipment. - Correct Answers Class C fire extinguishers are used for
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II! Category B. - Correct Answers Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders,
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II! melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Safety Data Sheets - Correct Answers Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
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II! Pictograms - Correct Answers The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using
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II! 2015 - Correct Answers All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the
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II! new provisions in the revised standards by June 1 ______________.
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II! 16 - Correct Answers The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require ______ specific sections,
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II! ensuring consistency in the presentation of the information.
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II! Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - Correct Answers Reference materials about the individual
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II! chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers and suppliers by means of
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II! Type I - Correct Answers For qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in
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II! hematology, immunology, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is
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II! suitable. This type of water is used for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
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II! Celsius plus 273 - Correct Answers How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
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II! RBC - Correct Answers In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/___?
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, II! 40X objective - Correct Answers The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
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II! Flourescent. - Correct Answers The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the
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II! ability to distinguish between living and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
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II! Kohler illumination. - Correct Answers The most common method of illuminating specimens on
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II! a hematoma. - Correct Answers Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site
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II! Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
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II! Correct Answers Order of draw for capillary specimens:
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II! contact, airborne, and droplet. - Correct Answers Transmission-based precautions are divided
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II! into three basic categories:
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II! Lipemic specimens - Correct Answers What is milky-white in color and may interfere with
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II! cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - Correct Answers The three veins that are typically used
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II! for venipuncture are the
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II! intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients. -
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II! Correct Answers Five specific situations may result in a difficult venipuncture or may be the
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II! sources of preanalytical error. They are:
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Updated RATED A+ 2025/26 NEWEST
Chain of custody. - Correct Answers Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and
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transported to the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be
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documented by a process known as
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II! Quality control - Correct Answers A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of
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II! results through the use of control specimens.
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II! Accuracy - Correct Answers Describes how close a test result is to the true value.
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II! Calibration - Correct Answers The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a
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II! known physical constant.
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II! Category C - Correct Answers What category of bioterrorism agents has the following
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II! characteristics?
These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be
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engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and
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dissemination?
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II! Category A. - Correct Answers Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia,
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classified as
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II! Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - Correct Answers What regulation that
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that
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II! ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens
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II! and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
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,II! Electric equipment. - Correct Answers Class C fire extinguishers are used for
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Category B. - Correct Answers Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders,
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Safety Data Sheets - Correct Answers Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Pictograms - Correct Answers The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! ____________.
II! 2015 - Correct Answers All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the
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II! new provisions in the revised standards by June 1 ______________.
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II! 16 - Correct Answers The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require ______ specific sections,
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II! ensuring consistency in the presentation of the information.
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II! Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - Correct Answers Reference materials about the individual
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II! chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers and suppliers by means of
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II! Type I - Correct Answers For qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! hematology, immunology, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is
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II! suitable. This type of water is used for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
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II! Celsius plus 273 - Correct Answers How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
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II! RBC - Correct Answers In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/___?
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, II! 40X objective - Correct Answers The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
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II! Flourescent. - Correct Answers The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the
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II! ability to distinguish between living and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
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II! Kohler illumination. - Correct Answers The most common method of illuminating specimens on
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! a microscope is
II! II!
II! a hematoma. - Correct Answers Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site
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II! could result in II! II!
II! Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Correct Answers Order of draw for capillary specimens:
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II! contact, airborne, and droplet. - Correct Answers Transmission-based precautions are divided
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II! into three basic categories:
II! II! II!
II! Lipemic specimens - Correct Answers What is milky-white in color and may interfere with
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! chemical determinations such as triglyceride assay? II! II! II! II! II!
II! cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - Correct Answers The three veins that are typically used
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II! for venipuncture are the
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II! intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients. -
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! Correct Answers Five specific situations may result in a difficult venipuncture or may be the
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II! sources of preanalytical error. They are:
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