AAB MT Exam General Knowledge General Operations questions and 100% correct answers

What are four types of centrifuges commonly used in the clinical lab? - correct answer Tabletop, Micro, High-Speed, and Ultra. What does the daily maintenance of a centrifuge commonly consist of? - correct answer Cleaned with 10% bleach What does the periodic maintenance of a centrifuge commonly consist of? - correct answer Speed check by tachometer What is the function of a centrifuge in the clinical lab? - correct answer To separate substances based on density by centrifugal forces. What is the RCF formula? - correct answer 1.118 -5 X 10 X r X rpm2 What is the maintenance for semi-automated pipets? - correct answer They must be calibrated and verified by gravimetric method. What does a pipet with two etched rings at the top mean? - correct answer The liquid must be blown out. To deliver uses what force to ensure that the correct volume is pipetted? - correct answer Gravity What type of pipet has a bulb with a tapered tip? - correct answer Volumetric What does a graduated line mean on a pipet? - correct answer The measuring line. What is the most common pipet in the clinical lab? - correct answer To deliver pipet