AMT Practice 1 Exam| 214 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Beginning 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: a. Chain of custody. b. Quality assessment. c. Calibration. d. Standards. Correct Answer: Chain of custody. Describes how close a test result is to the true value. a. Accuracy b. Calibrations c. Precision d. Standard Correct Answer: Accuracy What detects any progressive drift of values to one side of the average value for at least 3 days? a. Dispersion b. Trends c. Shift d. Precision Correct Answer: Trends The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant. a. Quality Control b. Accuracy c. Standards d. Calibration Correct Answer: Calibration Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever, and ricin toxin are classified as a. Category A. b. Category B. c. Category C. d. Category D. Correct Answer: Category B. What 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?