MT AMT PRACTICE EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT & 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|
ALREADY GRADED A+
A graphical presentation of run to run or day to day quality control values is a
Select one:
a. Levey-Jennings chart.
b. systematic flow chart.
c. westgard chart.
d. lawson chart. ✔Correct Answer-Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. ✔Correct Answer-shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing ✔Correct Answer-produce non-numerical results
What characteristics/functions do calibrators have?
a. They contain a known amount of analyte being tested.
b. They monitor the quality of reagents.
c. They monitor the quality of the sample.
d. They prevent equipment failure. ✔Correct Answer-They contain a known amount of analyte
being tested
Established measures used to determine how well an organization meets needs and
operational performance expectations is referred to as
Select one:
a. quality indicators.
b. quality assurance.
c. process controls.
d. quality control. ✔Correct Answer-quality indicators
A phrase used to describe the location where testing is performed (such as the bedside) is
known as
Select one:
a. point of care testing.
b. bedside remote testing.
c. physician performed testing.
d. waived testing. ✔Correct Answer-point of care testing
Under CLIA law, the assaying of materials of known concentration in the same manner as
,patient samples to substantiate the instrument or test system's calibration throughout the
reportable range for the patient test results is
Select one:
a. calibration.
b. calibration verification.
c. a challenge.
d. quality control. ✔Correct Answer-calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA ✔Correct Answer-FDA
The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 amended CLIA 1988's criteria for waived testing to state
that
Select one:
a. an associate degree is required for testing.
b. tests performed at home must be approved by the state.
c. the procedures perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
to render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user negligible.
d. all operators must be licensed in their states. ✔Correct Answer-the procedures perform
methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
Devices based on electrophoretic principles are used in the clinical laboratory to perform all of
the following except to
Select one:
a. measure quantities of various proteins in plasma, urine, and CSF.
b. separate enzymes into their component isoenzymes.
c. identify antibodies.
d. measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission spectrum. ✔Correct
Answer-measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission spectrum.
Given %T, how is absorbance calculated?
Select one:
a. log %T - 2.
b. log %T + 2.
c. 2 + log %T.
d. 2 - log %T. ✔Correct Answer-2 - log %T
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectively
absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Select one:
a. flourometry.
b. atomic absorption.
c. spectrophotometry.
d. photometry. ✔Correct Answer-spectrophotometry
Which of the following electrophoresis support materials separates proteins on the basis of charge
and molecular size?
,Select one:
a. Cellulose acetate
b. Agarose gel
c. Polyacrylamide gel
d. Starch gel ✔Correct Answer-Agarose gel
In order for a laboratory to handle TB sputum and TB materials, the laboratory must operate
at a
Select one:
a. biosafety level of 2+ or 3.
b. biosafety level 4.
c. location where air exchange is continuous.
d. location where fume hood exhausts are monitored daily. ✔Correct Answer-biosafety level of 2+
or 3
Prohibiting mouth pipetting is an example of
Select one:
a. a workplace control.
b. an engineering control.
c. a best practice in the workplace.
d. a human resources requirement ✔Correct Answer-a best practice in the workplace
The new Safety Data Sheets (S.D.S.) will require ______ specific sections, ensuring
consistency in the presentation of the information.
Select one:
a. 16
b. 10
c. 25
d. 12 ✔Correct Answer-16
All of the following are bloodborne pathogens except
Select one:
a. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
b. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).
c. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
d. Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). ✔Correct Answer-Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).
How can you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Select one:
a. [Celsius * (9/5)] + 32
b. [Celsius * (5/9)] + 32
c. [Celsius * (5/8)] + 32
d. [Celsius * (8/5)] + 32 ✔Correct Answer-[Celsius * (9/5)] + 32
MCV = HCT * 10/(?)
Select one:
a. MCHC
b. MCV
c. RBC
d. MCH ✔Correct Answer-RBC
, Which lamps are most common when working in the ultraviolet region?
Select one:
a. Incandescent tungsten and tungsten-iodide
b. Incandescent tungsten and deuterium discharge
c. Mercury arc and deuterium discharge
d. Mercury arc and tungsten-iodide ✔Correct Answer-Mercury arc and deuterium discharge
The magnification of a microscope is determined by the
Select one:
a. high power objective multiplied by the low power objective.
b. thickness of the condenser.
c. powers of the eyepiece and objective.
d. fine focus adjustment. ✔Correct Answer-powers of the eyepiece and objective.
You are working in specimen processing and receive a specimen from the emergency department
(ED) for a STAT CBC. The requisition contains information for Bobby Brown but the tube is labeled
Bobby Smith. You call the ED and speak with the collecting nurse who
assures you the blood is that of Bobby Brown and she asked you to relabel the specimen. How
should you proceed?
Select one:
a. Relabel the specimen as instructed by the nurse.
b. Send the specimen back to the ED for them to properly relabel.
c. Reject the specimen and request a recollection.
d. Hold the mislabeled specimen until the end of the shift, when there's more time to deal
with it. ✔Correct Answer-Reject the specimen and request a recollection.
Which microcollection tube should be collected FIRST when performing a capillary puncture?
Select one:
a. Tube with NO additive (gold or red top)
b. Heparinized tube (green top)
c. EDTA tube (lavender top)
d. Sterile blood culture ✔Correct Answer-EDTA tube (lavender top)
Glucose test. How should this request be handled?
Select one:
a. Centrifuge the specimen and aliquot some serum into another tube for chemistry.
Then send the tube to blood bank for the DAT.
b. Centrifuge the specimen once it has clotted and deliver it to chemistry for the serum glucose test.
The DAT will need to be recollected because this is not the appropriate specimen.
c. Have both tests recollected since this is not an appropriate specimen for either test.
d. Send the specimen to blood bank first for the DAT and ask them to send it on to
chemistry when they are through. ✔Correct Answer-Centrifuge the specimen once it has clotted
and deliver it to chemistry for the serum glucose test. The DAT will need to be recollected because
this is not the appropriate
specimen.
Which of the following instruments ionizes the target molecule then separates and measures
the mass-to-charge ratio?
Select one:
a. Atomic absorption spectrometer
b. Ion selective electrode
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|
ALREADY GRADED A+
A graphical presentation of run to run or day to day quality control values is a
Select one:
a. Levey-Jennings chart.
b. systematic flow chart.
c. westgard chart.
d. lawson chart. ✔Correct Answer-Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. ✔Correct Answer-shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing ✔Correct Answer-produce non-numerical results
What characteristics/functions do calibrators have?
a. They contain a known amount of analyte being tested.
b. They monitor the quality of reagents.
c. They monitor the quality of the sample.
d. They prevent equipment failure. ✔Correct Answer-They contain a known amount of analyte
being tested
Established measures used to determine how well an organization meets needs and
operational performance expectations is referred to as
Select one:
a. quality indicators.
b. quality assurance.
c. process controls.
d. quality control. ✔Correct Answer-quality indicators
A phrase used to describe the location where testing is performed (such as the bedside) is
known as
Select one:
a. point of care testing.
b. bedside remote testing.
c. physician performed testing.
d. waived testing. ✔Correct Answer-point of care testing
Under CLIA law, the assaying of materials of known concentration in the same manner as
,patient samples to substantiate the instrument or test system's calibration throughout the
reportable range for the patient test results is
Select one:
a. calibration.
b. calibration verification.
c. a challenge.
d. quality control. ✔Correct Answer-calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA ✔Correct Answer-FDA
The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 amended CLIA 1988's criteria for waived testing to state
that
Select one:
a. an associate degree is required for testing.
b. tests performed at home must be approved by the state.
c. the procedures perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
to render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user negligible.
d. all operators must be licensed in their states. ✔Correct Answer-the procedures perform
methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
Devices based on electrophoretic principles are used in the clinical laboratory to perform all of
the following except to
Select one:
a. measure quantities of various proteins in plasma, urine, and CSF.
b. separate enzymes into their component isoenzymes.
c. identify antibodies.
d. measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission spectrum. ✔Correct
Answer-measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission spectrum.
Given %T, how is absorbance calculated?
Select one:
a. log %T - 2.
b. log %T + 2.
c. 2 + log %T.
d. 2 - log %T. ✔Correct Answer-2 - log %T
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of clinical interest selectively
absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths is
Select one:
a. flourometry.
b. atomic absorption.
c. spectrophotometry.
d. photometry. ✔Correct Answer-spectrophotometry
Which of the following electrophoresis support materials separates proteins on the basis of charge
and molecular size?
,Select one:
a. Cellulose acetate
b. Agarose gel
c. Polyacrylamide gel
d. Starch gel ✔Correct Answer-Agarose gel
In order for a laboratory to handle TB sputum and TB materials, the laboratory must operate
at a
Select one:
a. biosafety level of 2+ or 3.
b. biosafety level 4.
c. location where air exchange is continuous.
d. location where fume hood exhausts are monitored daily. ✔Correct Answer-biosafety level of 2+
or 3
Prohibiting mouth pipetting is an example of
Select one:
a. a workplace control.
b. an engineering control.
c. a best practice in the workplace.
d. a human resources requirement ✔Correct Answer-a best practice in the workplace
The new Safety Data Sheets (S.D.S.) will require ______ specific sections, ensuring
consistency in the presentation of the information.
Select one:
a. 16
b. 10
c. 25
d. 12 ✔Correct Answer-16
All of the following are bloodborne pathogens except
Select one:
a. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
b. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).
c. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
d. Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). ✔Correct Answer-Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).
How can you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
Select one:
a. [Celsius * (9/5)] + 32
b. [Celsius * (5/9)] + 32
c. [Celsius * (5/8)] + 32
d. [Celsius * (8/5)] + 32 ✔Correct Answer-[Celsius * (9/5)] + 32
MCV = HCT * 10/(?)
Select one:
a. MCHC
b. MCV
c. RBC
d. MCH ✔Correct Answer-RBC
, Which lamps are most common when working in the ultraviolet region?
Select one:
a. Incandescent tungsten and tungsten-iodide
b. Incandescent tungsten and deuterium discharge
c. Mercury arc and deuterium discharge
d. Mercury arc and tungsten-iodide ✔Correct Answer-Mercury arc and deuterium discharge
The magnification of a microscope is determined by the
Select one:
a. high power objective multiplied by the low power objective.
b. thickness of the condenser.
c. powers of the eyepiece and objective.
d. fine focus adjustment. ✔Correct Answer-powers of the eyepiece and objective.
You are working in specimen processing and receive a specimen from the emergency department
(ED) for a STAT CBC. The requisition contains information for Bobby Brown but the tube is labeled
Bobby Smith. You call the ED and speak with the collecting nurse who
assures you the blood is that of Bobby Brown and she asked you to relabel the specimen. How
should you proceed?
Select one:
a. Relabel the specimen as instructed by the nurse.
b. Send the specimen back to the ED for them to properly relabel.
c. Reject the specimen and request a recollection.
d. Hold the mislabeled specimen until the end of the shift, when there's more time to deal
with it. ✔Correct Answer-Reject the specimen and request a recollection.
Which microcollection tube should be collected FIRST when performing a capillary puncture?
Select one:
a. Tube with NO additive (gold or red top)
b. Heparinized tube (green top)
c. EDTA tube (lavender top)
d. Sterile blood culture ✔Correct Answer-EDTA tube (lavender top)
Glucose test. How should this request be handled?
Select one:
a. Centrifuge the specimen and aliquot some serum into another tube for chemistry.
Then send the tube to blood bank for the DAT.
b. Centrifuge the specimen once it has clotted and deliver it to chemistry for the serum glucose test.
The DAT will need to be recollected because this is not the appropriate specimen.
c. Have both tests recollected since this is not an appropriate specimen for either test.
d. Send the specimen to blood bank first for the DAT and ask them to send it on to
chemistry when they are through. ✔Correct Answer-Centrifuge the specimen once it has clotted
and deliver it to chemistry for the serum glucose test. The DAT will need to be recollected because
this is not the appropriate
specimen.
Which of the following instruments ionizes the target molecule then separates and measures
the mass-to-charge ratio?
Select one:
a. Atomic absorption spectrometer
b. Ion selective electrode
