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. Increased number of abnormally shaped red blood cells
#2. Which of the following statements is false?
#3. Which serum antibody response usually characterizes the primary (early) stage of syphilis?
#4. Which of the following statements is true?
#5. An autoimmune disease causing destruction of pancreatic cells can result in
#6. What cellular structures contain degradative enzymes?
#7. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for fires caused by reactive metals?
#8. Which of the following analytes require chilling of the specimen with ice?
#9. Which of the following statements on IgM antibodies is false
#10. A patient with high serum levels of creatine kinase, aldolase, and aspartate aminotransferase but normal levels of alanine aminotransferase most likely has
#11. Swollen neutrophils showing Brownian motion in the cytoplasm
#12. Federal agency that regulates employee safety in the workplace
#13. Most frequent transfusion-associated disease complication of blood transfusion is
#14. This test indicates variations in the shape and size of a person’s red blood cells
#15. Indicate that a dramatic change has occurred in the most recent result when compared to the previous value.
#16. Hemolysis causes an artifactual increase of the following analytes except
#17. Class A Fire Extinguishers are designed for use on
#18. The disappearance of HBsAg and HBeAg, the persistence of anti-HBc, the appearance of anti-HBs, and often of anti-AHe indicate
#19. Monitoring accuracy of centrifuge speed, monitoring accuracy of timing devices, and calibrating pipetting devices are examples of what?
#20. Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria is associated with antibody specificity toward which of the following
#21. Hemoglobin D is associated with
#22. What type of fire extinguisher would be best to use on computer equipment?
#23. What is the predominant type of antibody found in the serum of neonates born after full-term gestation?
#24. Most common cause of acute viral gastroenteritis around the world. This virus is also called the “winter vomiting bug”
#25. Enzyme reactions are affected by the following except:
#26. Beta Gamma Bridge pattern in protein electrophoresis can be seen in
#27. Some blood group antibodies characteristically hemolyze appropriate red cells in the presence of
#28. Which of the following is an analytical variable?
#29. Which of the following is not true of Klebsiella pneumoniae?
#30. A group B patient needs blood but ABO identical blood is unavailable. Which alternative group(s) may be used?
#31. A combination of features usually associated with SLE, systemic sclerosis, and polymyositis.
#32. Which cell is the principal source of interleukin 2?
#33. IgG autoantibody associated with Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria
#34. Which bacteria is associated with both early onset and late onset infections in neonates causing neonatal sepsis and meningitis
#35. Which elements are needed in the activation of amylase?
#36. Folin Wu Method is a test for which analyte?
#37. Which enzyme is elevated in patients having a Leukemoid reaction while decreased in patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia?
#38. Clinical syndrome in which there is an acute, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with hypoxia that occurs during or after a transfusion.
#39. The concept that laboratory personnel should treat all blood and body fluids as capable of transmitting infectious diseases is known as
#40. The presence of bilirubin yields which color in the diazo reaction
#41. A blood smear showed crescent shaped gametocytes in several red cells. What is the most probable identity of the organisms?
#42. What is the enzyme methemoglobin-cytochrome C reductase in a red blood cell for?
#43. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Enterobacteriaceae?
#44. Laboratory technique based on the measurement of change in voltage that occurs in proportion to the ionic activity of the solution the electrodes are immersed
#45. Gram negative microaerophillic bacteria associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers
#46. Acetest tablets is specific to which type of ketones
#47. The antibody most frequently present in systemic lupus erythematosus is directed against
#48. How long must the sample be stored following a transfusion of the patient?
#49. Which Cluster of Differentiation (CD) is attacked by HIV-1 retrovirus?
#50. Determine the acid-base balance: pH = 7.26, pCO2 = 58, HCO3 = 23
#51. Bichromatic analysis is used in automation to
#52. Addison’s disease is characterized by the following except
#53. Device used to calibrate and measure centrifuge speed
#54. An L/S ratio of 2.7 indicates
#55. Most common symptom of an acute intravascular hemolytic transfusion reaction
#56. Which of the following statements on Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test is false?
#57. Para-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in an acid buffer is used in which reaction
#58. An OB patient has had 3 previous pregnancies. First baby was healthy, the second jaundiced at birth and required an exchange transfusion, while the third was stillborn. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
#59. Which of the following is considered a random error?
#60. Mixed field agglutination encountered in ABO grouping with no history of transfusion would most likely be due to
#61. A urinary condition that is characterized by an elevated number of white blood cells in the urine.
#62. Principle used for the detection of glucose on a reagent strip
#63. Macrophages produce which of the following proteins during antigen processing?
#64. The following are granulocytes except
#65. Majority of circulating lymphoid cells are of this type
#66. Interpret the following results for HIV infection. ELISA: positive; repeat ELISA: negative; Western blot: no bands
#67. Which of the following is not an example of a precipitation type of antigen-antibody reaction?
#68. What stain is used to differentiate chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) from a leukemoid reaction?
#69. Which of the following will not react with enzyme treated cells?
#70. Which of the following is not a blood borne pathogen?
#71. Which of the following cells produce antibodies?
#72. What cellular component is responsible for energy production and metabolic processes?
#73. Major crossmatch will detect
#74. A mechanism of cell-mediated immune defense whereby an effector cell of the immune system actively lyses a target cell, whose membrane-surface antigens have been bound by specific antibodies.
#75. Which of the following 3 definitions are matched correctly?
#76. Which of the following would cause an individual to be rejected as a blood donor?
#77. For diagnosis of late latent or tertiary syphilis, the most appropriate assay is
#78. The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development.
#79. Which serologic marker confirms immunity to Hepatitis B due to past infection?
#80. Which type of lymphocytes evolve into plasma cells which secrete antibodies and become memory cells?
#81. Which of the following causes hemorrhagic fever?
#82. Anti-Le(a) is usually IgM, but sometimes it can be IgG; however it will not cause hemolytic disease of the newborn. Why?
#83. 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
#84. Humoral antibodies are produced by which cells
#85. What is the causative agent of Hansen’s disease or leprosy?
#86. A substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction
#87. Which of the following statements on IgG is false
#88. Which of the following is decreased in serum during the active stages of systemic lupus erythematosus?
#89. Which disease might be indicated by antibodies to smooth muscle?
#90. The assembly of the complement “membrane attack unit” is initiated with the binding of
#91. 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
#92. The following tests are done on a semen sample to evaluate male infertility except
#93. Which class of immunoglobulin possesses 10 antigenic binding sites?
#94. Hepatitis C differs from hepatitis A because it
#95. If a person has only H blood group substance, what antigens will be found on his red cells
#96. A 4 year old male has a prolonged APTT of 53 seconds. Mixing with normal plasma at a ratio of 1 to 1 yields an APTT of 50 seconds. Which of the following is most likely?
#97. The two most common bacteria that produce ESBLs
#98. Measurements of Concentration in the laboratory can be done in the following ways except
#99. The process of isolating a solid substance from solution by freezing the solution and vaporizing the ice away under vacuum conditions.
#100. What is Karyorrhexis?
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