MT AAB BASIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
What agency approves new test methodologies, instruments and reagents before they are
available for purchase by consumers? - ANS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
How often should biological safety hoods be inspected? - ANS annually
What is the minimum number of standards required to form a standard curve? - ANS 3
What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield microscope? - ANS 1000X
What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material? - ANS glass volumetric
pipettes
Which unit if measure refers to 10⁻³? - ANS milli-
What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the following results?
Cholesterol 225mg/dL
HDL 75mg/dL - ANS 225/75=
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200 µL of patient serum is diluted with 800µL of saline. What is the final dilution? -
ANS 200+800=1000
200/1000=
1/5
1:5
What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - ANS 112
How is relative centrifugal force calculated? - ANS 1.18 X 10⁻⁵ x r x rpm²
A chain of custody is required for which proceedings? - ANS legal blood alcohol, pre-
employment drug screen and paternity testing
not required for fetal fibronectin
What federal legislation regulates most clinical laboratories? - ANS Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
What is the level of complexity of most testing performed in clinical laboratories? -
ANS moderately complex
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
What agency approves new test methodologies, instruments and reagents before they are
available for purchase by consumers? - ANS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
How often should biological safety hoods be inspected? - ANS annually
What is the minimum number of standards required to form a standard curve? - ANS 3
What is the maximum magnification using a brightfield microscope? - ANS 1000X
What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material? - ANS glass volumetric
pipettes
Which unit if measure refers to 10⁻³? - ANS milli-
What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ratio given the following results?
Cholesterol 225mg/dL
HDL 75mg/dL - ANS 225/75=
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, 3.00
200 µL of patient serum is diluted with 800µL of saline. What is the final dilution? -
ANS 200+800=1000
200/1000=
1/5
1:5
What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile results?
Triglycerides 190 mg/dL
Cholesterol 225 mg/dL
HDL 75 mg/dL - ANS 112
How is relative centrifugal force calculated? - ANS 1.18 X 10⁻⁵ x r x rpm²
A chain of custody is required for which proceedings? - ANS legal blood alcohol, pre-
employment drug screen and paternity testing
not required for fetal fibronectin
What federal legislation regulates most clinical laboratories? - ANS Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
What is the level of complexity of most testing performed in clinical laboratories? -
ANS moderately complex
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