AAB MT BASIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM 2024 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

What agency approves new test methodologies, instrument, 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 for a standard curve - ANS 3 What is the maximum magnification using a bright field microscope - ANS 1000X What is the most accurate pipette for reconstituting control material - ANS glass volumetric pipettes WHich unit of measure refers to 10^-3 - ANS milli- What is the calculated cholesterol/HDL ration given the following results Choleterol 225mg/dL HDL 75mg/dL - ANS 3.00 200uL of patient serum is diluted with 800uL of saline. What is the final dilution - ANS 1:5 What is the calculated LDL cholesterol given the following lipid profile? Triglyceride 190mg/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 rpm^2 A chain of custody is required for all of the following proceedings EXCEPT - ANS 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 How often does CLIA require clinical laboratories to have inspections - ANS every 2 years Which laboratories are NOT required to participate in proficiency testing - ANS laboratories performing waived testing only Which proficiency testing (PT) results do not meet the CLIA performance criteria? - ANS failed the same analyte in two consecutive PT events Which one of the following is an example of alternate proficiency testing - ANS split samples sent to another facility using the same test method The following is not a pre-analytical error? - ANS transcription error entering a manual result Which one of the following is the most common analytical error - ANS not checking specimen integrity What is the most common post-analytical error? - ANS clerical errors How often must a procedure be reviewed? - ANS upon implementation and substantial revisions How often must themometers be checked against NIST thermometer - ANS annually In which manual are the directions for running quality control for a specific assay kept - ANS operating procedure manual Following equipment maintenance, when is QC suggested - ANS after any preventative maintenance What is the most common reason for a control value to be outside of 3 SD - ANS random error If one control is outside the 95% confidence limits, then what is the most appropriate remedial action to take initially? - ANS repeat the same control Where should an unopened container of methanol be stored? - ANS flammable safety cabinent After preventative maintenance by field service, which one of the following is recommended? - ANS verification of QC results According to CLIA, who is responsible for specimen processing, test performance, and reporting test results? - ANS testing personnel Which of the following is NOT a job duty of the testing personnel - ANS interpretation of highly complex testing Which one of the following is not required to be kept in the employees personnel records - ANS NONE Which one of the following statements concerning CEUs is false - ANS CEUs are mandated by the College of American Pathologists Who is responsible for monitoring trends for corrected reports in the laboratory - ANS quality assurance Which federal law requires that the competency of laboratory personnel be documented - ANS CLIA Tracking and trending customer complaints concerning lab is a responsibility of which area - ANS quality assurance Which federal agency issues regulations to ensure employee safety - ANS OSHA The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires original container labels to contain all of the following except - ANS emergency telephone # Which federal agency requires safety training during new employee orientation and annually thereafter - ANS OSHA Which plan minimizes personnel exposure to hazardous chemicals - ANS Chemical Hygeine plan Which bloodborne pathogens are of greatest risk to laboratorians - ANS hepatitis B and HIV All of the following are components of the OSHA Tuberculosis Plan EXCEPT which one? - ANS all lab employees are exempt from having fit testing for respirators When a fire occurs, when should the hospital operator be notified of the fire - ANS after pulling the alarm Which federal agency regulates disposal of biohazardous waste - ANS EPA Which federal agency regulates facilities that use radioisotopes - ANS Nuclear Regulatory Commission Which federal agency regulates the disposal of hazardous chemicals and biohazardous waste - ANS Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) Which labor law requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodations to a wheel-bound employee - ANS Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA) Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing employment discrimination lawns - ANS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Which federal law defines the minimum wage and overtime compensation - ANS Fair labor standards act FLSA Which agency is responsible for enforcing equal pay for equal work - ANS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Title VII, which prohibits discrimination, is part of which labor law - ANS Civil Rights Act Which federal agency regulates packaging, labeling, and transportation of biological products - ANS Department of Transportation (DOT) Which law required the Department of Health and Human services to establish standards for protected health information - ANS Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPAA) What do the etched rings on the top of a pipette mean - ANS the last drop is to be blown out after the pipette drains What is the accuracy of a volumetric pipette - ANS 1:1000 What is the term used to describe a 99.95% purified chemical that can be measured directly referred to as? - ANS primary standard What is a solution in which the molecules of solute in solution are in equilibrium with excess undissolved molecules referred to as - ANS saturated What is the pH of pure water - ANS 7.0 Which statistical term most specifically describes analytical precision - ANS coefficient of variation Quality control should be performed and monitored to ensure which one of the following? - ANS reliability What is the term used to describe material with physical and chemical properties closely resembling the test specimen and containing concentrations of the substance being measured - ANS control A procedure has a 2SD variation from a mean value. How many values from a normal population will the 2 SD include - ANS 95.45% To produce reliable results, how long should a patient fast before having blood drawn for lipid studies - ANS 12 to 16 hours How is 10 % bleach solution to disinfect the work area made - ANS 100mL bleach added to 900mL water Reactivity is what color diamond using the National Fire Protection Agency code? - ANS yellow What is a substance that minimizes any change in hydrogen ion concentration - ANS buffer Who are the testing personnel for proficiency samples? - ANS any employee who performs the test Which type of specimen provides the fastest turnaround time - ANS Whole blood If the mean for BUN is 18.0 and one standard deviation is 0.15, then what is the acceptable range for this control? - ANS 17.7-18.3 mg/dL If the mean for BUN is 18.0 and the SD is 0.13, then what is the coefficient of variation - ANS 0.7% The total protein is 7.2 g/dL . The serum protein results are as follows Albumin 53% 3.8g/dL Alpha1 3.6% 0.3g/dL Alpha2 11.0% 0.8g/dL Beta 17.6% 1.2 g/dL Gamma 14.8% 1.1g/dL What is the A/G ratio - ANS 1.1