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MT AMT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A graphical presentation of run to run or day to day quality control values is a
Select one:
a. Levey-Jennings chart.
b. systematic flow chart.
c. westgard chart.
d. lawson chart. - correct-answer -Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. - correct-answer -shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
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b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing - correct-answer -produce non-numerical
results
What characteristics/functions do calibrators have?
a. They contain a known amount of analyte being tested.
b. They monitor the quality of reagents.
c. They monitor the quality of the sample.
d. They prevent equipment failure. - correct-answer -They contain a known
amount of analyte being tested
Established measures used to determine how well an organization meets needs
and
operational performance expectations is referred to as
Select one:
a. quality indicators.
b. quality assurance.
c. process controls.
d. quality control. - correct-answer -quality indicators
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A phrase used to describe the location where testing is performed (such as the
bedside) is
known as
Select one:
a. point of care testing.
b. bedside remote testing.
c. physician performed testing.
d. waived testing. - correct-answer -point of care testing
Under CLIA law, the assaying of materials of known concentration in the same
manner as
patient samples to substantiate the instrument or test system's calibration
throughout the
reportable range for the patient test results is
Select one:
a. calibration.
b. calibration verification.
c. a challenge.
d. quality control. - correct-answer -calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
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a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA - correct-answer -FDA
The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 amended CLIA 1988's criteria for waived
testing to state
that
Select one:
a. an associate degree is required for testing.
b. tests performed at home must be approved by the state.
c. the procedures perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and
accurate as
to render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user negligible.
d. all operators must be licensed in their states. - correct-answer -the procedures
perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
Devices based on electrophoretic principles are used in the clinical laboratory to
perform all of
the following except to
Select one:
a. measure quantities of various proteins in plasma, urine, and CSF.
MT AMT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A graphical presentation of run to run or day to day quality control values is a
Select one:
a. Levey-Jennings chart.
b. systematic flow chart.
c. westgard chart.
d. lawson chart. - correct-answer -Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. - correct-answer -shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
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b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing - correct-answer -produce non-numerical
results
What characteristics/functions do calibrators have?
a. They contain a known amount of analyte being tested.
b. They monitor the quality of reagents.
c. They monitor the quality of the sample.
d. They prevent equipment failure. - correct-answer -They contain a known
amount of analyte being tested
Established measures used to determine how well an organization meets needs
and
operational performance expectations is referred to as
Select one:
a. quality indicators.
b. quality assurance.
c. process controls.
d. quality control. - correct-answer -quality indicators
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A phrase used to describe the location where testing is performed (such as the
bedside) is
known as
Select one:
a. point of care testing.
b. bedside remote testing.
c. physician performed testing.
d. waived testing. - correct-answer -point of care testing
Under CLIA law, the assaying of materials of known concentration in the same
manner as
patient samples to substantiate the instrument or test system's calibration
throughout the
reportable range for the patient test results is
Select one:
a. calibration.
b. calibration verification.
c. a challenge.
d. quality control. - correct-answer -calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
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a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA - correct-answer -FDA
The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 amended CLIA 1988's criteria for waived
testing to state
that
Select one:
a. an associate degree is required for testing.
b. tests performed at home must be approved by the state.
c. the procedures perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and
accurate as
to render the likelihood of erroneous results by the user negligible.
d. all operators must be licensed in their states. - correct-answer -the procedures
perform methodologies that are so simple to perform and accurate as
Devices based on electrophoretic principles are used in the clinical laboratory to
perform all of
the following except to
Select one:
a. measure quantities of various proteins in plasma, urine, and CSF.
