AAB Basic Knowledge Manual Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have
inspections?
a. every 2 years
b. every year
c. every 6 months
d. upon relicensing - Correct Answers ✅A
All of the following are pre-analytical errors EXCEPT which
one?
a. ordering a lab test under the wrong patient number
b. misidentification of a patient
c. mislabeling an add-on test
d. transcription error entering a manual result - Correct
Answers ✅D
Which one of the following is the most common analytical
error?
a. not checking specimen integrity
b. mislabeling a specimen
c. reporting results outside the linear limits
d. clerical errors - Correct Answers ✅A
What is the most common post-analytical error?
a. clerical errors
,AAB Basic Knowledge Manual Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
b. manual calculations
c. reporting results outside the linear limits
d. not phoning critical results - Correct Answers ✅A
How often must thermometers be checked against the NIST
thermometer?a. quarterly
b. every 6 months
c. annually
d. every 2 years - Correct Answers ✅C
In which manual are the directions for running quality control
for a specific assay kept?
a. operating procedure manual
b. maintenance manual
c. safety manual
d. general lab manual - Correct Answers ✅A
Following equipment maintenance, when is quality control
suggested?
a. after daily maintenance
b. after weekly maintenance
c. after monthly maintenance
d. after any preventative maintenance - Correct Answers
✅D
, AAB Basic Knowledge Manual Exam
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What is the most common reason for a control value to be
outside of 3 SD?a. deterioration of control material
b. deterioration of reagent
c. microbial contamination of reagent
d. random error - Correct Answers ✅D
If one control is outside the 95% confidence limits, then what
is the most appropriate remedial action to take initially?
a. repeat the same control
b. reconstitute a new control
c. recalibrate the analyte/assay
d. change the reagent - Correct Answers ✅A
After preventative maintenance by field service, which one of
the following is recommended?
a. verification of quality control results
b. follow-up phone call by customer service
c. electrical check by biomedical engineering
d. new lot correlation by technical specialist - Correct
Answers ✅A
According to CLIA, who is responsible for specimen
processing, test performance and reporting test results?
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have
inspections?
a. every 2 years
b. every year
c. every 6 months
d. upon relicensing - Correct Answers ✅A
All of the following are pre-analytical errors EXCEPT which
one?
a. ordering a lab test under the wrong patient number
b. misidentification of a patient
c. mislabeling an add-on test
d. transcription error entering a manual result - Correct
Answers ✅D
Which one of the following is the most common analytical
error?
a. not checking specimen integrity
b. mislabeling a specimen
c. reporting results outside the linear limits
d. clerical errors - Correct Answers ✅A
What is the most common post-analytical error?
a. clerical errors
,AAB Basic Knowledge Manual Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
b. manual calculations
c. reporting results outside the linear limits
d. not phoning critical results - Correct Answers ✅A
How often must thermometers be checked against the NIST
thermometer?a. quarterly
b. every 6 months
c. annually
d. every 2 years - Correct Answers ✅C
In which manual are the directions for running quality control
for a specific assay kept?
a. operating procedure manual
b. maintenance manual
c. safety manual
d. general lab manual - Correct Answers ✅A
Following equipment maintenance, when is quality control
suggested?
a. after daily maintenance
b. after weekly maintenance
c. after monthly maintenance
d. after any preventative maintenance - Correct Answers
✅D
, AAB Basic Knowledge Manual Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
What is the most common reason for a control value to be
outside of 3 SD?a. deterioration of control material
b. deterioration of reagent
c. microbial contamination of reagent
d. random error - Correct Answers ✅D
If one control is outside the 95% confidence limits, then what
is the most appropriate remedial action to take initially?
a. repeat the same control
b. reconstitute a new control
c. recalibrate the analyte/assay
d. change the reagent - Correct Answers ✅A
After preventative maintenance by field service, which one of
the following is recommended?
a. verification of quality control results
b. follow-up phone call by customer service
c. electrical check by biomedical engineering
d. new lot correlation by technical specialist - Correct
Answers ✅A
According to CLIA, who is responsible for specimen
processing, test performance and reporting test results?
