AMT MLT Exam Study Guide/Practice
Test #2 Questions And Answers
Updated 2026
Chain of custody. - AnswerBeginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to
the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a
process known as
Quality control - AnswerA process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through
the use of control specimens.
Accuracy - AnswerDescribes how close a test result is to the true value.
Calibration - AnswerThe comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical
constant.
Category C - AnswerWhat category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be
engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and
dissemination?
Category A. - AnswerAgents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and
arenaviruses are classified as
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - AnswerWhat regulation that became law in 1992,
requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that ensures the protective
safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens and manage and handle
medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
Electric equipment. - AnswerClass C fire extinguishers are used for
Category B. - AnswerAgents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis,
psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as
Safety Data Sheets - AnswerMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
,Pictograms - AnswerThe GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________.
2015 - AnswerAll chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new
provisions in the revised standards by June 1 ______________.
16 - AnswerThe new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require ______ specific sections, ensuring
consistency in the presentation of the information.
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - AnswerReference materials about the individual chemical are
provided by all chemical manufacturers and suppliers by means of
Type I - AnswerFor qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in hematology,
immunology, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is suitable. This type of
water is used for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
Celsius plus 273 - AnswerHow do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
RBC - AnswerIn the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/___?
40X objective - AnswerThe objective that should never have oil used on it is the
Flourescent. - AnswerThe 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
Kohler illumination. - AnswerThe most common method of illuminating specimens on a microscope
is
a hematoma. - AnswerFailure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
AnswerOrder of draw for capillary specimens:
, contact, airborne, and droplet. - AnswerTransmission-based precautions are divided into three basic
categories:
Lipemic specimens - AnswerWhat is milky-white in color and may interfere with chemical
determinations such as triglyceride assay?
cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - AnswerThe three veins that are typically used for venipuncture
are the
intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients. -
AnswerFive specific situations may result in a difficult venipuncture or may be the sources of
preanalytical error. They are:
Ion-selective electrode (ISE) potentiometry - AnswerWhat uses a glass ion-exchange membrane for
sodium assay and a valinomycin neutral-carrier membrane for potassium assay and has been
incorporated into many automated chemistry analyzers?
Mercury arc and deuterium discharge - AnswerWhich lamps are most common when working in the
ultraviolet region?
Turbidimetry - AnswerThe measurement of the decrease in intensity of an incident light beam as it
passes through a solution of particles defines which of the following methods?
Drug testing - AnswerWhich of the following is one of the most common clinical applications of GC-
MS analysis?
Kidney failure - AnswerThere are five stages of chronic kidney disease. In looking at the results of a
glomerular filtrate rate of 13 ml/min per 1.73 m2, which stage would you say this patient was in?
Glomerulus - AnswerWhich of the following is part of the nephron and mainly functions to filter
incoming blood?
Creatinine clearance - AnswerThe calculation of which of the following renal function tests are
becoming the standard laboratory method for determining glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
Test #2 Questions And Answers
Updated 2026
Chain of custody. - AnswerBeginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to
the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a
process known as
Quality control - AnswerA process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through
the use of control specimens.
Accuracy - AnswerDescribes how close a test result is to the true value.
Calibration - AnswerThe comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical
constant.
Category C - AnswerWhat category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the third-highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be
engineered for mass dissemination in the future because of availability, ease of production and
dissemination?
Category A. - AnswerAgents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and
arenaviruses are classified as
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - AnswerWhat regulation that became law in 1992,
requires that laboratories develop, implement, and comply with a plan that ensures the protective
safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious blood-borne pathogens and manage and handle
medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
Electric equipment. - AnswerClass C fire extinguishers are used for
Category B. - AnswerAgents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis,
psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as
Safety Data Sheets - AnswerMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
,Pictograms - AnswerThe GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________.
2015 - AnswerAll chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new
provisions in the revised standards by June 1 ______________.
16 - AnswerThe new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require ______ specific sections, ensuring
consistency in the presentation of the information.
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - AnswerReference materials about the individual chemical are
provided by all chemical manufacturers and suppliers by means of
Type I - AnswerFor qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in hematology,
immunology, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is suitable. This type of
water is used for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
Celsius plus 273 - AnswerHow do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
RBC - AnswerIn the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/___?
40X objective - AnswerThe objective that should never have oil used on it is the
Flourescent. - AnswerThe 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
Kohler illumination. - AnswerThe most common method of illuminating specimens on a microscope
is
a hematoma. - AnswerFailure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
AnswerOrder of draw for capillary specimens:
, contact, airborne, and droplet. - AnswerTransmission-based precautions are divided into three basic
categories:
Lipemic specimens - AnswerWhat is milky-white in color and may interfere with chemical
determinations such as triglyceride assay?
cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - AnswerThe three veins that are typically used for venipuncture
are the
intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients. -
AnswerFive specific situations may result in a difficult venipuncture or may be the sources of
preanalytical error. They are:
Ion-selective electrode (ISE) potentiometry - AnswerWhat uses a glass ion-exchange membrane for
sodium assay and a valinomycin neutral-carrier membrane for potassium assay and has been
incorporated into many automated chemistry analyzers?
Mercury arc and deuterium discharge - AnswerWhich lamps are most common when working in the
ultraviolet region?
Turbidimetry - AnswerThe measurement of the decrease in intensity of an incident light beam as it
passes through a solution of particles defines which of the following methods?
Drug testing - AnswerWhich of the following is one of the most common clinical applications of GC-
MS analysis?
Kidney failure - AnswerThere are five stages of chronic kidney disease. In looking at the results of a
glomerular filtrate rate of 13 ml/min per 1.73 m2, which stage would you say this patient was in?
Glomerulus - AnswerWhich of the following is part of the nephron and mainly functions to filter
incoming blood?
Creatinine clearance - AnswerThe calculation of which of the following renal function tests are
becoming the standard laboratory method for determining glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
