MLT ASCP CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) consists of which group of tests?
- Cholesterol, Lipoprotein, HDL, Triglycerides
- Albumin, Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, AST, ALT,
Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Total Bilirubin, Calcium
- Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, CO2
- AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, Direct
Bilirubin - ✔✔Albumin, Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2,
AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Total Bilirubin, Calcium
✔✔Which of the following signs and symptoms may be associated with immediate
transfusion reaction, but is NOT usually associated with delayed hemolytic transfusion
reaction?
- Fever and chills
- Unexplained bleeding from surgical site
- Unexplained drop in hemoglobin
- Transient jaundice - ✔✔Unexplained bleeding from surgical site
✔✔A patient reported to her doctor that her stools have been ribbon-like over the last
few weeks. What is most likely the cause of the patient's stool appearance?
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Inflammation of the intestinal wall
- Bowel obstruction - ✔✔Bowel obstruction
✔✔What does the abbreviation FTE stand for?
- Factual Time Equity
- Full Time Equivalent
- Fixed Time Expenditure
- Factual Time Expenditure - ✔✔Full Time Equivalent
✔✔Bioavailability of an oral drug refers to the :
- Availability for therapeutic administration
- Ratio of protein-bound to free drug
- Amount of drug transformation
- Fraction of the drug that is absorbed into the systemic circulation - ✔✔Fraction of the
drug that is absorbed into the systemic circulation
, ✔✔The serum of which of the following individuals may agglutinate group A1 cells?
- A2 individual
- A1B individual
- A1 individual
- Newborn - ✔✔A2 individual
✔✔Central Tolerance in the human immune defense system operates by:
- Clonal deletion of T cells and clonal editing of B cells
- Cellular inactivation by weak signaling without a co-stimulus
- Clearance of apoptotic bodies
- Antigen segregation - ✔✔Clonal deletion of T cells and clonal editing of B cells
✔✔A group of Canadian travelers were visiting the island of Kauai in Hawaii for a
summer vacation. They noticed a cave in the middle of the island that contained a 10 ft
deep pool of water. Much to their surprise, they were the only individuals enjoying this
newly discovered swimming hole. A few days later, all the swimmers became ill. Their
physician believed they all had Weil disease. Which of the following organisms can
cause this disease?
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Treponema pallidum
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Leptospira interrogans - ✔✔Leptospira interrogans
✔✔The autohemolysis test is MOST useful in the diagnosis of which condition?
- Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency
- G6PD deficiency
- Sickle cell anemia
- Hereditary spherocytosis - ✔✔Hereditary spherocytosis
✔✔A mother types as O+. Her newborn types as A+ with a (1+) positive direct
antiglobulin test (DAT). Which of the following investigative tests would be most useful
to resolve the cause of the positive DAT and should be done FIRST?
- Test an eluate prepared from newborn's red cells against an antibody identification
panel by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against group A1 red cells and group O antibody screen cells
by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against mother's red cells by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against father's red cells by IAT - ✔✔Test newborn's plasma
against group A1 red cells and group O antibody screen cells by IAT
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) consists of which group of tests?
- Cholesterol, Lipoprotein, HDL, Triglycerides
- Albumin, Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, AST, ALT,
Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Total Bilirubin, Calcium
- Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, CO2
- AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, Direct
Bilirubin - ✔✔Albumin, Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2,
AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein, Total Bilirubin, Calcium
✔✔Which of the following signs and symptoms may be associated with immediate
transfusion reaction, but is NOT usually associated with delayed hemolytic transfusion
reaction?
- Fever and chills
- Unexplained bleeding from surgical site
- Unexplained drop in hemoglobin
- Transient jaundice - ✔✔Unexplained bleeding from surgical site
✔✔A patient reported to her doctor that her stools have been ribbon-like over the last
few weeks. What is most likely the cause of the patient's stool appearance?
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Inflammation of the intestinal wall
- Bowel obstruction - ✔✔Bowel obstruction
✔✔What does the abbreviation FTE stand for?
- Factual Time Equity
- Full Time Equivalent
- Fixed Time Expenditure
- Factual Time Expenditure - ✔✔Full Time Equivalent
✔✔Bioavailability of an oral drug refers to the :
- Availability for therapeutic administration
- Ratio of protein-bound to free drug
- Amount of drug transformation
- Fraction of the drug that is absorbed into the systemic circulation - ✔✔Fraction of the
drug that is absorbed into the systemic circulation
, ✔✔The serum of which of the following individuals may agglutinate group A1 cells?
- A2 individual
- A1B individual
- A1 individual
- Newborn - ✔✔A2 individual
✔✔Central Tolerance in the human immune defense system operates by:
- Clonal deletion of T cells and clonal editing of B cells
- Cellular inactivation by weak signaling without a co-stimulus
- Clearance of apoptotic bodies
- Antigen segregation - ✔✔Clonal deletion of T cells and clonal editing of B cells
✔✔A group of Canadian travelers were visiting the island of Kauai in Hawaii for a
summer vacation. They noticed a cave in the middle of the island that contained a 10 ft
deep pool of water. Much to their surprise, they were the only individuals enjoying this
newly discovered swimming hole. A few days later, all the swimmers became ill. Their
physician believed they all had Weil disease. Which of the following organisms can
cause this disease?
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Treponema pallidum
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Leptospira interrogans - ✔✔Leptospira interrogans
✔✔The autohemolysis test is MOST useful in the diagnosis of which condition?
- Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency
- G6PD deficiency
- Sickle cell anemia
- Hereditary spherocytosis - ✔✔Hereditary spherocytosis
✔✔A mother types as O+. Her newborn types as A+ with a (1+) positive direct
antiglobulin test (DAT). Which of the following investigative tests would be most useful
to resolve the cause of the positive DAT and should be done FIRST?
- Test an eluate prepared from newborn's red cells against an antibody identification
panel by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against group A1 red cells and group O antibody screen cells
by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against mother's red cells by IAT
- Test newborn's plasma against father's red cells by IAT - ✔✔Test newborn's plasma
against group A1 red cells and group O antibody screen cells by IAT
