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AMT MLT Practice Test/Study Guide
|Actual Questions With
Comprehensive Answers 2026
Calcium - correct-answer-What electrolyte is essential for myocardial
contraction? A decreased level of this analyte impairs cardiac function and
produces irregular muscle spasms (tetany).
Increase in blood pH. - correct-answer-A decrease in ionized calcium often is
caused by
pharmacokinetics. - correct-answer-The mathematics modeling of drug
concentration in circulation which helps assist in establishing a dosage regimen is
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CA 15-3 - correct-answer-The main purpose of this assay is to monitor breast
cancer patients after mastectomy. It is positive in patients with other conditions,
including liver disease, some inflammatory conditions, and other carcinomas.
Troponin. - correct-answer-A complex of three proteins that bind to the thin
filaments of striated cardiac or skeletal muscle and regulate muscle contraction is
CA 125 - correct-answer-What is elevated in carcinomas and benign disease of
various organs, including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and endometriosis,
but it is most useful in ovarian and endometrial carcinomas?
Cannabinoids - correct-answer-Which of the drugs of abuse are a group of
psychoactive compounds found in marijuana?
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Human chorionic gonadotropin - correct-answer-This marker is strongly
suggestive of pregnancy or a malignant tumor such as endodermal sinus tumor,
teratocarcinoma, choriocarcinoma, molar pregnancy, testicular embryonal
carcinoma, or oat cell carcinoma of the lung.
Bilirubin - correct-answer-What is derived from the iron-containing heme portion
of hemoglobin, which is released from the breakdown of RBCs?
CA 19-9 - correct-answer-What are elevated in patients with pancreatic,
hepatobiliary, colorectal, gastric, hepatocellular, pancreatic and breast cancers?
Its main use is as a marker for colorectal and pancreatic carcinoma.
Aminoglycosides - correct-answer-Which type of antibiotic would you see tested
only on inpatients because they are not well absorbed from the gastrointestinal
tract?
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Digoxin - correct-answer-Many cardiac conditions are treated with drugs, but only
a few require TDM. The two classes of drugs that need monitoring are the cardiac
glycosides and the antiarrhythmics. Which drug belongs to the glycosides?
C-reactive protein (CRP) - correct-answer-An inflammation sensitive protein that
can be measured by immunoassays is
Gram positive - correct-answer-What is the term for bacteria that stain
purple/blue as a result of retention of crystal violet-iodine complex?
Antisepsis - correct-answer-What is the process used to decrease the number of
microorganisms that are present on the skin?
AMT MLT Practice Test/Study Guide
|Actual Questions With
Comprehensive Answers 2026
Calcium - correct-answer-What electrolyte is essential for myocardial
contraction? A decreased level of this analyte impairs cardiac function and
produces irregular muscle spasms (tetany).
Increase in blood pH. - correct-answer-A decrease in ionized calcium often is
caused by
pharmacokinetics. - correct-answer-The mathematics modeling of drug
concentration in circulation which helps assist in establishing a dosage regimen is
,2|Page
CA 15-3 - correct-answer-The main purpose of this assay is to monitor breast
cancer patients after mastectomy. It is positive in patients with other conditions,
including liver disease, some inflammatory conditions, and other carcinomas.
Troponin. - correct-answer-A complex of three proteins that bind to the thin
filaments of striated cardiac or skeletal muscle and regulate muscle contraction is
CA 125 - correct-answer-What is elevated in carcinomas and benign disease of
various organs, including pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and endometriosis,
but it is most useful in ovarian and endometrial carcinomas?
Cannabinoids - correct-answer-Which of the drugs of abuse are a group of
psychoactive compounds found in marijuana?
,3|Page
Human chorionic gonadotropin - correct-answer-This marker is strongly
suggestive of pregnancy or a malignant tumor such as endodermal sinus tumor,
teratocarcinoma, choriocarcinoma, molar pregnancy, testicular embryonal
carcinoma, or oat cell carcinoma of the lung.
Bilirubin - correct-answer-What is derived from the iron-containing heme portion
of hemoglobin, which is released from the breakdown of RBCs?
CA 19-9 - correct-answer-What are elevated in patients with pancreatic,
hepatobiliary, colorectal, gastric, hepatocellular, pancreatic and breast cancers?
Its main use is as a marker for colorectal and pancreatic carcinoma.
Aminoglycosides - correct-answer-Which type of antibiotic would you see tested
only on inpatients because they are not well absorbed from the gastrointestinal
tract?
, 4|Page
Digoxin - correct-answer-Many cardiac conditions are treated with drugs, but only
a few require TDM. The two classes of drugs that need monitoring are the cardiac
glycosides and the antiarrhythmics. Which drug belongs to the glycosides?
C-reactive protein (CRP) - correct-answer-An inflammation sensitive protein that
can be measured by immunoassays is
Gram positive - correct-answer-What is the term for bacteria that stain
purple/blue as a result of retention of crystal violet-iodine complex?
Antisepsis - correct-answer-What is the process used to decrease the number of
microorganisms that are present on the skin?
