OSMT exam prep questions with verified answers
a holster monitor is not used for Ans✓✓✓ assessing cardiac risk prior
to surgery
a muscle artifact can be identified by what Ans✓✓✓ an erratic baseline
a test for liver function is found to detect 30% of patients with diseas,
how is this test described Ans✓✓✓ low sensitivity
a urine specimen for routine bacteriology would be collected in a
container that contains Ans✓✓✓ unfixed
after the holster monitor has been attached to the patient, the lab tech
must properly instruct the patient to do which of the following?
Ans✓✓✓ keep an active diary of activities, emotional states and
symptoms
an ecg is a test that is described as what? Ans✓✓✓ records the activity
of the heart
before testing a patients glucose my glucometer,the lab tech must do
what Ans✓✓✓ complete the operators training program
cytology smears must remain fixed for how long Ans✓✓✓ 15 minutes
, distilled water meets all the specifications except for? Ans✓✓✓ no
carbon dioxide
how many times should yo invert a clot activator tube Ans✓✓✓ 5
times
how should a lab tech dispose of a used needles Ans✓✓✓ placing the
uncapped needle and plastic holder in a ridgied biohazard bin
how should an HIV viral load be shipped Ans✓✓✓ CAT A packaging
if radioactive beads are spilled they might be cleaned up how Ans✓✓✓
picked up with forceps
in a chain of custody situation what is not included/ needed Ans✓✓✓
the patients physician
infectious substances are divided into how many risk factors Ans✓✓✓
4
misidentifying a patient which could cause harm in the long run is
considered as what? Ans✓✓✓ negligence
a holster monitor is not used for Ans✓✓✓ assessing cardiac risk prior
to surgery
a muscle artifact can be identified by what Ans✓✓✓ an erratic baseline
a test for liver function is found to detect 30% of patients with diseas,
how is this test described Ans✓✓✓ low sensitivity
a urine specimen for routine bacteriology would be collected in a
container that contains Ans✓✓✓ unfixed
after the holster monitor has been attached to the patient, the lab tech
must properly instruct the patient to do which of the following?
Ans✓✓✓ keep an active diary of activities, emotional states and
symptoms
an ecg is a test that is described as what? Ans✓✓✓ records the activity
of the heart
before testing a patients glucose my glucometer,the lab tech must do
what Ans✓✓✓ complete the operators training program
cytology smears must remain fixed for how long Ans✓✓✓ 15 minutes
, distilled water meets all the specifications except for? Ans✓✓✓ no
carbon dioxide
how many times should yo invert a clot activator tube Ans✓✓✓ 5
times
how should a lab tech dispose of a used needles Ans✓✓✓ placing the
uncapped needle and plastic holder in a ridgied biohazard bin
how should an HIV viral load be shipped Ans✓✓✓ CAT A packaging
if radioactive beads are spilled they might be cleaned up how Ans✓✓✓
picked up with forceps
in a chain of custody situation what is not included/ needed Ans✓✓✓
the patients physician
infectious substances are divided into how many risk factors Ans✓✓✓
4
misidentifying a patient which could cause harm in the long run is
considered as what? Ans✓✓✓ negligence
