AMT MLT Exam Study Guide/Practice Test #2| 201 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a process known as Correct Answer: Chain of custody. A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control specimens. Correct Answer: Quality control Describes how close a test result is to the true value. Correct Answer: Accuracy The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant. Correct Answer: Calibration What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics? These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and dissemination? Correct Answer: Category C Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classified as Correct Answer: Category A. What regulation that became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner? Correct Answer: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Class C fire extinguishers are used for Correct Answer: Electric equipment. Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as Correct Answer: Category B. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called: Correct Answer: Safety Data Sheets The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________. Correct Answer: Pictograms All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new provisions in the revised standards by June 1 ______________. Correct Answer: 2015 The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require ______ specific sections, ensuring consistency in the presentation of the information. Correct Answer: 16 Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers and suppliers by means of Correct Answer: Mat