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!
#1. The following are considered Reject Rules or Out of Control Rules specified by Westgard except
#2. Which type of anemia is associated with defects in RBC cell membranes
#3. All species of Bacillus exhibit beta hemolysis except
#4. Which of the following is a characteristic of anti-I?
#5. Which of the following is a storage form of iron?
#6. An AB negative patient needs 2 units of FFP. Which of the following units of plasma would be most acceptable for transfusion?
#7. The commercially prepared anti-A and anti-B are
#8. Which enzyme is present in semen that confirms its presence in alleged rape cases
#9. An assay's ability to detect small concentration of a substance is called
#10. Which of the following will not react with enzyme treated cells?
#11. The following causes metabolic alkalosis except
#12. A major advantage of passive immunization compared to active immunization is that
#13. The most sensitive assay for all stages of syphilis is
#14. Natural Killer Cells, Memory Cells, Helper Cells are all kinds of
#15. In direct and indirect antiglobulin tests, false negative reactions may result from
#16. Which of the following clotting factors act as a transamidase?
#17. Which of the following is associated with severe hemolytic episodes?
#18. An immunological medical test that can be used to detect the presence of either specific antibody or specific antigen in a patient's serum using indicators like RBCs coated with hemolysins
#19. Which of the following statements is not true of Listeria monocytogenes?
#20. What is the metabolic pathway that causes the lowering of glucose levels in whole blood by converting it to pyruvic acid?
#21. Which of the following is an effect of prolonged sitting of urine specimen at room temperature
#22. Which of the following statements concerning pyuria is false?
#23. A reason why a patient's crossmatch may be incompatible while the antibody screen is negative
#24. Which of the following statements on Graves Disease is true?
#25. A sample of material from bluish purulent head lesions is submitted for analysis. A gram negative, motile, non-sporeforming oxidase positive rod was isolated. This organism is most likely
#26. The enzyme that is deficient in acute intermittent porphyria
#27. Which of the following is most useful in identifying and classifying high titer low avidity antibodies
#28. A living donor is being sought for a child who requires a kidney transplant. The best odds of finding an MHC-compatible donor occur between the child and
#29. Main functional unit of the kidney composed of glomerulus and renal tubules
#30. Which of the following organisms show a TSI reaction of A/A?
#31. Which of the following lectins will discern group A1 cells from A2 cells
#32. All of the following are associated with breast carcinoma except
#33. Which of the following fungi causes meningitis and septicemia in immunocompromised hosts?
#34. Which of the following statements on oval fat bodies is not true?
#35. Both nucleated red blood cells and large platelets interfere with what parameter?
#36. Gram negative rigid, helically curved rods exhibiting corkscrew motility by polar flagella
#37. A urine sample was collected with abundant vivid yellow foam. What is the most likely reason?
#38. Why is important to test the uncentrifuged well-mixed urine specimen when testing with reagent strips for blood?
#39. Ability of test to give a positive result if patient has the disease
#40. What hemoglobin is NOT normally present in a normal adult?
#41. Which of the following is not a part of routine urinalysis
#42. While performing an antibody screen, a test reaction is suspected to be rouleaux. A saline replacement test is performed and the reaction stayed the same. What is the interpretation?
#43. Tumor markers found in the circulation are most frequently measured by
#44. In the indirect fluorescent anti-nuclear antibody test, a speckled pattern may indicate the presence of antibody to
#45. The presence of lymphocytes in the urine is associated with
#46. Which of the following organisms will show a positive Sodium Hippurate Hydrolysis test?
#47. Which of the following is not true of Klebsiella pneumoniae?
#48. Delayed hypersensitivity may be induced by
#49. Which mineral significantly affects the function and activation of alkaline phosphatase?
#50. What is the decolorizer used in Acid Fast Staining?
#51. Type of hemolysis exhibited by Staphyloccus sp. when grown on a blood agar plate
#52. Which of the following is not an antigenic component of Enterobacteriaceae?
#53. Which of the following is H2S positive?
#54. The following are virulence factors found in Staphylococcus aureus except
#55. In pernicious anemia, which of the following antibodies is characteristically detected?
#56. Which of the following red cell antigens are found on glycophorin-A?
#57. To test for antibodies to specific allergens, the following procedure would be performed
#58. Which type of anemia is a result of Vitamin B12 deficiency?
#59. This abnormal hemoglobin is caused by the substitution of lysine for glutamic acid in the 6th position
#60. Which of the following does not show a so-called Maltese cross formation when viewed with polarized light?
#61. Smallest nematode whose eggs are rarely seen in feces because they hatch in the mucosa of intestine. These parasites are also called the "Threadworm"
#62. This type of hypersensitivity reaction involves the formation of large immune complexes not cleared by mononuclear phagocytic systems
#63. An acquired disorder characterized by premature erythrocyte destruction owing to abnormalities in the individual's own immune system
#64. Which of the following is an analytical variable?
#65. What solution is used to maintain sterility in labs?
#66. A rare condition caused by overproduction of the hormone aldosterone that controls sodium and potassium in the blood
#67. Which test is used in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis?
#68. Which enzyme shows an elevation in acute pancreatitis?
#69. Granulocytes for transfusion should be
#70. Brown-black urine can be seen as an accumulation of
#71. The following may cause oliguria except
#72. Bone marrow transplant donors and their recipients must be matched for which antigen system(s)
#73. Titer is defined as the
#74. All of the following are psychotropic drugs except
#75. Which of the following statements is not a recommended practice when it comes to Electrical Safety?
#76. Eosinophilic, sharply outlined inclusion bodies found in the cytoplasm of certain nerve cells infected with rabies
#77. More commonly seen in southeast Asia, these flukes can infect the lungs and diagnosed by the demonstration of characteristic eggs in feces or sputum
#78. Primary assay used to diagnose von Willebrand disease is suspected
#79. The collection and examination of a sample from the skin around the anus to identify pinworms and pinworm eggs.
#80. Clay colored stool is an indication of
#81. The Guthrie Bacterial Inhibition Test is used in the diagnosis of
#82. Erythrocytes with a slit-like central pallor, giving them the appearance of "coffee beans" or "kissing lips.
#83. Which of the following is also called the Hageman Factor?
#84. The most immature stage of red blood cell development
#85. A post transfusion blood sample from a patient experiencing chills and fever show distinct hemolysis. The DAT is positive with mixed field. What would be the most helpful to determine the cause of the reaction?
#86. Which of the following is not an IgG antibody?
#87. Which of the following indicates myocardial infarction?
#88. Which of the following is most likely to activate the alternative pathway of complement activation?
#89. Which troponin fractions are specific to the cardiac muscle?
#90. Monocytes and macrophages play a major role in the mononuclear phagocytic system. For an antibody-coated antigen to be phagocytized, what part of the antibody molecule fits into a receptor on the phagocytic cell?
#91. A person who donates blood with the intent that he will receive his own blood during a future surgery is called what kind of donor
#92. Chromatography technique where the separation depends on the molecular weight, size and charge of the ions or molecules
#93. To prevent graft versus host disease, RBCs prepared for infants who have received intrauterine transfusions should be
#94. The antibody most frequently present in systemic lupus erythematosus is directed against
#95. Which two ions are required in the activation of complement pathways?
#96. About 95% of this heavy metal is distributed in the erythrocytes and bones after ingestion
#97. Crystalline material found in alkaline urine sediment; shapeless; possessing no definite form
#98. Test that measures the patient's average glucose level over 2-3 weeks by measuring glucose attached to proteins
#99. Clot detection method that uses a photodetector to detect the formation of a fibrin clot by measuring the change in optical density
#100. Which of the following enzymes is not used as an enhancement media?
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