Welcome to our practice test for Medical Laboratory Certification Exams like ASCP and AMT for MLT, CLS and MLS. Test includes General Laboratory, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis & Body Fluids, Blood Banking & Immunohematology, Serology & Immunology and Microbiology. You have 60 minutes to answer 100 test questions. Good luck!
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#1. Method used by some coagulation analyzers that utilizes antibody-coated latex microparticles directed against clotting protein or products which causes agglutination and increased light absorbance
#2. Which of the following is false about NH3?
#3. Which of the following statements is true of exotoxins?
#4. Machine that speeds up rate of settling of solids by use of centrifugal force
#5. How long must the sample be stored following a transfusion of the patient?
#6. Major intracellular cation that is 23 times higher in cells than in plasma
#7. Which organ has the highest concentration of AST?
#8. Which statement is false about glucagon?
#9. Which of the following is true when trying to differentiate a true intracranial hemorrhage from a traumatic tap?
#10. In assessing the usefulness of a new laboratory test, sensitivity is defined as the percentage of
#11. Which of the following statements on Weak D testing is false?
#12. Oxygen stable non-antigenic hemolytic exotoxins found in Streptococcus
#13. To determine if the red blood cells present in a specimen of amniotic fluid originate in the fetus, as opposed to being of maternal origin, which of the following tests can be used?
#14. Measurement of intensity of light at a selected wavelength
#15. Immunoassay technique that uses an enzyme bound to an antigen or antibody to quantitate its concentration in a patient’s sample
#16. Which of the following is not a structure used for bacterial adhesion?
#17. Sudan stain is used to identify which of the following urinary constituents
#18. Agency that regulates the use of numerous products including medical devices and blood products, approves new laboratory tests, technology and instruments
#19. Which statement is true of the glucose oxidase method?
#20. Hives and itching are symptoms of which of the following transfusion reactions?
#21. The following are used for disinfecting surfaces except
#22. Which of the following is an organ-specific autoimmune disease?
#23. The following are IgM antibodies except
#24. A VDRL serum sample is heat inactivated, then placed in a fridge for overnight storage. Before being tested, the serum must be
#25. Which one of the following conditions will most likely lead to hypoxia?
#26. Tests for urine bilirubin may be used to assess
#27. The portion of an antigen that binds to an antibody or T cell receptor is called a(n)
#28. The following are routine laboratory tests usually included in analysis of CSF except
#29. Which of the following is not an antigenic component of Enterobacteriaceae?
#30. Elevated conjugated bilirubin in both serum and urine, decreased urine urobilinogen and decreased fecal urobilin is characteristic of
#31. Folin Wu Method is a test for which analyte?
#32. Autoimmune condition when the body produces autoantibodies against myelin sheath of nerves or myelin basic protein
#33. What substance is detected by the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) tests for syphilis?
#34. Which of the following is the most commonly used method of measuring concentration in the clinical laboratory
#35. Which of the following statements on Enterococcus is not true
#36. Which of the following statements is true?
#37. Presentation of multicolored red blood cells in a stained blood smear
#38. Which of the following is not an IgG antibody?
#39. Which of the following 3 definitions are matched correctly?
#40. A type of lymphocyte that produces lymphokines, the mediates of cellular immunity
#41. T lymphocytes that possess the CD8 surface market mediate which of the following T-Cell functions?
#42. Which of the following is not a DNA virus?
#43. Federal law that established minimum standards for laboratory practice and quality
#44. Most fire extinguishers can be used on
#45. In bacterial infection, elevated levels of this hormone is a marker of high risk of sepsis
#46. An electrophoresis machine is used to separate
#47. What outcome results from improper washing of a tube or well after adding the enzyme-antibody conjugate in an ELISA system?
#48. Large ground glass colonies with an often comma shaped projections from the colony edge giving it an appearance of a “Medusa-head”
#49. Calculated volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood
#50. Which of the following cells produce antibodies?
#51. Sudan Black is used to distinguish which types of leukemia?
#52. Presence of detectable levels of albumin with more sensitive techniques that is too low to be detected by routine reagent strips
#53. Yellow Fever, a viral infection transmitted by an infected mosquito, is caused by which virus?
#54. A physician calls to ask assistance in choosing a test to monitor a diabetic patient’s long term control. Which of the following would you suggest?
#55. High levels of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) have what effect on the reagent strip testing for urine blood
#56. Term used to describe a group of bacteria that can grow with or without the presence of oxygen
#57. Test used to detect harmful antibodies related to a rare disorder called paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
#58. Flocculation tests for syphilis detect the presence of
#59. Multiple myeloma most commonly involves the following class of immunoglobulin
#60. Transparent, clear casts that are often hard to see in urine; should be examined under subdued lighting
#61. What percent of the Caucasian population is negative for the D antigen?
#62. If an employee suspects that the employer is violating safety standards, which agency should be notified?
#63. Reed Sternberg cells are usually associated with which condition
#64. An assay’s ability to detect small concentration of a substance is called
#65. Rh immune globulin administration would not be indicated in an Rh negative woman who has a
#66. If a cell is positive for the antigens D, C, E, c and e, what is the most probable Rh phenotype
#67. Forward blood typing shows no agglutination of patient cells with both Anti A and Anti B. What is the patient’s ABO blood type?
#68. Which of the following is an antiarrhythmic drug?
#69. Why must RhIg be considered when transfusing platelets to a female of childbearing age?
#70. Inherited disorder in which the body is unable to process certain protein building blocks (amino acids) properly leaving a distinctive sweet odor of affected infants’ urine.
#71. WBC disorder in which granules are abnormally large in granulocytes Cells do not function properly, leading to an increased susceptibility to infection
#72. Which of the following is the causative agent of Lyme disease?
#73. Group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different enzyme forms and catalytic efficiencies
#74. The presence of eosinophils in the urine is associated with
#75. Renal epithelial fragments originate from the
#76. Which of the following is considered a systemic error?
#77. Which of the following is useful for removing IgG from RBCs with a positive DAT to perform a phenotype?
#78. The Guthrie Bacterial Inhibition Test is used in the diagnosis of
#79. Last nucleated stage of red blood cell production
#80. Which of the following clotting factors act as a transamidase?
#81. Lysosmal disorder caused by a deficiency in the enzyme B-glucocerebrosidase
#82. Which sugar is the end product of carbohydrate digestion in the intestines?
#83. Which of the following statements is false
#84. The following is a result of excess EDTA except
#85. Patient suffering from Waldenstrӧm macroglobulinemia demonstrate excessively increased concentrations of which of the following
#86. Optimum storage temperature for packed RBCs is
#87. These red blood cells have regular spine-like projections from all surfaces of the cell, appearing fuzzy
#88. What type of instrumentation is based on the principle that excitation of an atom’s electrons by heat energy from the flame causes unstable electrons to change from a higher energy state to a lower energy state?
#89. Auer Rods are most like present in which type of leukemia
#90. The working unit of the kidney is the
#91. This methodology measures light that is scattered by small particles at right angles to the beam incident to the cuvette. Amount of scatter is related to the number and size of the particles
#92. Some blood group antibodies characteristically hemolyze appropriate red cells in the presence of
#93. Humoral antibodies are produced by which cells
#94. Plasma protein with the largest number of free negative charges making it travel the greatest distance from application point in protein electrophoresis.
#95. Used primarily for patients with repeated febrile nonhemolytic reactions due to the presence of cytokines released from white cells or alloimmunization to HLA or leukocyte antigens
#96. What is the causative agent of Hansen’s disease or leprosy?
#97. The following are elevated in biliary obstruction except
#98. In skin tests, a wheal and flare development is indicative of
#99. This methodology is based on the measure of total number of dissolved particles in a solution
#100. The following analytes are used in the calculation of serum osmolality except
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