AMT MLT Practice test Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
A |process |that |monitors |the |accuracy |and |reproducibility |of |results |through |the |use |of |control |
specimens. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |control
What |demonstrates |an |abrupt |change |from |the |established |average |value |of |the |control |for |3 |
days |in |a |row? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shift
A |means |by |which |quality |control |between |laboratories |is |maintained. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Proficiency |testing
What |are |specific |microscopic |tests |(wet |mounts, |potassium |hydroxide |(KOH) |preparations, |
fern |test) |performed |by |a |physician |for |his |or |her |own |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Provider-performed |microscopy |(PPM)
What |category |of |bioterrorism |agents |has |the |following |characteristics?
Pathogens |that |are |rarely |seen |in |the |United |States, |these |agents |have |the |highest |priority; |
organisms |in |this |category |pose |a |risk |to |national |security |because |they |can |be |easily |
disseminated |or |transmitted |from |person |to |person, |result |in |high |mortality |rates |and |have |
the |potential |for |major |public |health |impact. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |A
What |category |of |bioterrorism |agents |has |the |following |characteristics?
These |agents |have |the |second |highest |priority |and |include |pathogens |that |are |moderately |
easy |to |disseminate, |results |in |moderate |morbidity |rates |and |low |mortality |rates, |and |require |
specific |enhancements |of |the |CDC's |diagnostic |capacity |and |enhanced |disease |surveillance. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |B
,Agents |anthrax, |botulism, |plague, |smallpox, |tularemia, |filoviruses, |and |arenaviruses |are |
classified |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |A.
Class |C |fire |extinguishers |are |used |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Electric |equipment.
OSHA |has |defined |__________ |as |blood |and |blood |products, |contaminated |sharps, |pathology |
waste |products, |and |microbiological |waste. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infectious |waste
All |employees |who |work |with |hazardous |chemicals |will |be |required |to |be |trained |about |the |
new |labels |and |the |elements |of |the |Safety |Data |Sheet |(SDS) |by |December |1 |of |___________. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2013
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
The |chemistry |methodology |that |is |based |on |the |fact |that |substances |of |clinical |interest |
selectively |absorb |or |emit |electromagnetic |energy |at |different |wavelengths |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Spectrophotometry.
Reference |materials |about |the |individual |chemical |are |provided |by |all |chemical |manufacturers |
and |suppliers |by |means |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Material |safety |data |sheet |(MSDS).
How |many |milliliters |(mL) |of |0.25M |NaOH |are |needed |to |make |100 |mL |of |a |0.05 |M |solution |of
|NaOH? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20 |mL
convert |Celsius |to |Fahrenheit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-9/5 |(Celsius |degrees |number+ |32)
, The |microscope |commonly |used |in |cellular |biology |that |has |the |ability |to |distinguish |between |
living |and |dead |cells |and |monitor |activity |within |living |cells |is |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Flourescent.
The |objective |that |should |never |have |oil |used |on |it |is |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-40X |
objective.
If |a |10 |X |eyepiece |is |used |with |a |45 |X |objective, |the |total |magnification |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-450
What |is |the |order |of |draw |of |multiple |evacuated |tubes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |
culture |(aerobic), |blood |culture |(anaerobic), |blue, |red, |green |stopper, |lavender, |and |gray
What |are |the |two |general |sources |of |blood |for |clinical |laboratory |tests? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral |(or |capillary) |blood |and |venous |blood
Order |of |draw |for |capillary |specimens: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |gases, |slides/smear, |
EDTA |tubes, |other |additive |minicontainers, |and |serum |containers
Failure |to |apply |sufficient |pressure |to |the |venipuncture |site |could |result |in |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a |hematoma.
What |would |cause |the |constituents, |including |enzymes |acid |phosphatase, |lactate |
dehydrogenase |(LDH) |and |aspartate |aminotransferase |(AST) |to |significantly |elevate |the |value |
obtained |for |these |substances |in |serum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-. |Hemolyzed |specimens
The |role |of |the |phlebotomist |has |never |been |more |important |to |the |patient |and |the |
laboratory. |How |many |errors |are |caused |by |preanalytical |errors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Two |
thirds
Questions With Correct Answers
A |process |that |monitors |the |accuracy |and |reproducibility |of |results |through |the |use |of |control |
specimens. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Quality |control
What |demonstrates |an |abrupt |change |from |the |established |average |value |of |the |control |for |3 |
days |in |a |row? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shift
A |means |by |which |quality |control |between |laboratories |is |maintained. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Proficiency |testing
What |are |specific |microscopic |tests |(wet |mounts, |potassium |hydroxide |(KOH) |preparations, |
fern |test) |performed |by |a |physician |for |his |or |her |own |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Provider-performed |microscopy |(PPM)
What |category |of |bioterrorism |agents |has |the |following |characteristics?
Pathogens |that |are |rarely |seen |in |the |United |States, |these |agents |have |the |highest |priority; |
organisms |in |this |category |pose |a |risk |to |national |security |because |they |can |be |easily |
disseminated |or |transmitted |from |person |to |person, |result |in |high |mortality |rates |and |have |
the |potential |for |major |public |health |impact. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |A
What |category |of |bioterrorism |agents |has |the |following |characteristics?
These |agents |have |the |second |highest |priority |and |include |pathogens |that |are |moderately |
easy |to |disseminate, |results |in |moderate |morbidity |rates |and |low |mortality |rates, |and |require |
specific |enhancements |of |the |CDC's |diagnostic |capacity |and |enhanced |disease |surveillance. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |B
,Agents |anthrax, |botulism, |plague, |smallpox, |tularemia, |filoviruses, |and |arenaviruses |are |
classified |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Category |A.
Class |C |fire |extinguishers |are |used |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Electric |equipment.
OSHA |has |defined |__________ |as |blood |and |blood |products, |contaminated |sharps, |pathology |
waste |products, |and |microbiological |waste. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infectious |waste
All |employees |who |work |with |hazardous |chemicals |will |be |required |to |be |trained |about |the |
new |labels |and |the |elements |of |the |Safety |Data |Sheet |(SDS) |by |December |1 |of |___________. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2013
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
The |chemistry |methodology |that |is |based |on |the |fact |that |substances |of |clinical |interest |
selectively |absorb |or |emit |electromagnetic |energy |at |different |wavelengths |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Spectrophotometry.
Reference |materials |about |the |individual |chemical |are |provided |by |all |chemical |manufacturers |
and |suppliers |by |means |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Material |safety |data |sheet |(MSDS).
How |many |milliliters |(mL) |of |0.25M |NaOH |are |needed |to |make |100 |mL |of |a |0.05 |M |solution |of
|NaOH? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-20 |mL
convert |Celsius |to |Fahrenheit? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-9/5 |(Celsius |degrees |number+ |32)
, The |microscope |commonly |used |in |cellular |biology |that |has |the |ability |to |distinguish |between |
living |and |dead |cells |and |monitor |activity |within |living |cells |is |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Flourescent.
The |objective |that |should |never |have |oil |used |on |it |is |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-40X |
objective.
If |a |10 |X |eyepiece |is |used |with |a |45 |X |objective, |the |total |magnification |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-450
What |is |the |order |of |draw |of |multiple |evacuated |tubes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |
culture |(aerobic), |blood |culture |(anaerobic), |blue, |red, |green |stopper, |lavender, |and |gray
What |are |the |two |general |sources |of |blood |for |clinical |laboratory |tests? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral |(or |capillary) |blood |and |venous |blood
Order |of |draw |for |capillary |specimens: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Blood |gases, |slides/smear, |
EDTA |tubes, |other |additive |minicontainers, |and |serum |containers
Failure |to |apply |sufficient |pressure |to |the |venipuncture |site |could |result |in |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a |hematoma.
What |would |cause |the |constituents, |including |enzymes |acid |phosphatase, |lactate |
dehydrogenase |(LDH) |and |aspartate |aminotransferase |(AST) |to |significantly |elevate |the |value |
obtained |for |these |substances |in |serum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-. |Hemolyzed |specimens
The |role |of |the |phlebotomist |has |never |been |more |important |to |the |patient |and |the |
laboratory. |How |many |errors |are |caused |by |preanalytical |errors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Two |
thirds
