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MT AMT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED 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. Ans: Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. Ans: shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing Ans: produce non-numerical results
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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. Ans: 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. Ans: quality indicators
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. Ans: point of care testing
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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. Ans: calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA Ans: 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.
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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. Ans: 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.
b. separate enzymes into their component isoenzymes.
c. identify antibodies.
d. measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission
spectrum. Ans: measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called
the emission spectrum.
Given %T, how is absorbance calculated?
Select one:
a. log %T - 2.
b. log %T + 2.
c. 2 + log %T.
d. 2 - log %T. Ans: 2 - log %T
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of
clinical interest selectively absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at
different wavelengths is
MT AMT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED 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. Ans: Levey-Jennings chart
An abrupt demonstrated change in the mean is a
Select one:
a. shift.
b. trend.
c. variance.
d. deviation. Ans: shift
Qualitative examinations are those that
a. qualify for waived testing.
b. produce non-numerical results.
c. do not require quality control.
d. do not require proficiency testing Ans: produce non-numerical results
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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. Ans: 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. Ans: quality indicators
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. Ans: point of care testing
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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. Ans: calibration verification
What agency determines the complexity of a lab test system?
Select one:
a. CMS
b. FDA
c. CDC
d. OSHA Ans: 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.
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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. Ans: 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.
b. separate enzymes into their component isoenzymes.
c. identify antibodies.
d. measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called the emission
spectrum. Ans: measure molecules in a characteristic spectrum called
the emission spectrum.
Given %T, how is absorbance calculated?
Select one:
a. log %T - 2.
b. log %T + 2.
c. 2 + log %T.
d. 2 - log %T. Ans: 2 - log %T
The chemistry methodology that is based on the fact that substances of
clinical interest selectively absorb or emit electromagnetic energy at
different wavelengths is
