MLT Practice Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

MLT Practice Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ToAcorrectlyAreportAaAcolonyAcountAinAaAurineAcultureAplatedAusingAaAcalibratedA0.001AmLA
loop,AtheAobservedAcolonyAcountAmustAbeAmultipliedAbyAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A
a.A1
b.A100
c.A1000

d.A2000A-AAnswer✓Ac.A1000


ExaminationAofAperipheralAbloodAsmearArevealedA12AnucleatedAerythrocytesAperA100Aleukoc
ytes.AWhichAhistogramAobservationAcorrelatesAwithAthisAfinding?
a.AFailureAofAtheAgranulocyteApopulationAtoAreturnAtoAbaselineAonAtheAleukocyteAhistogram
b.AShiftAtoAtheAleftAofAtheAerythrocyteApopulationAonAtheAerythrocyteAhistogram
c.AFailureAofAtheAlymphocyteApopulationAtoAbeginAatAbaselineAonAtheAleukocyteAhistogram
d.AShiftAtoAtheArightAofAtheAplateletApopulationAonAtheAplateletAhistogramA-
AAnswer✓Ac.AFailureAofAtheAlymphocyteApopulationAtoAbeginAatAbaselineAonAtheAleukocyt
eAhistogram


AAspecimenAforAanaerobicAcultureAisAplaceAinAanAanaerobicAholdingAjarAinAorderAto:
a.AMinimizeAexposureAtoAoxygen
b.AMaximizeAsporeAformation
c.AIncreaseAtheAgrowthArateAofAtheAsample

d.ADecreaseAtheAexposureAtoAUVAlightA-AAnswer✓Aa.AMinimizeAtheAexposureAtoAoxygen


AAclinicalAlaboratoryAtechnicianAwishesAtoAexamineAanAunstained,AwetApreparationAofAcellsA
orAorganismApriorAtoAdehydration.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAmicroscopesAwouldAbeA
bestAtoAuseAinAthisAscenario?
a.APhaseAContrast
b.AFluorescence
c.ABrightfield

d.AElectronA-AAnswer✓Aa.APhaseAContrast

, AnAorganismAgivesAtheAfollowingAreactions:ATSIAandAKIAAalkalineAslantAoverAanAacidAbutt,
AH2SApositiveAfermentsAglucose.ABasedAonAtheseAreactions,AwhatAisAtheAmostAlikelyAidentifi
cationAofAtheAorganism?
a.AProteusAmirabilis
b.AEsherichiaAcoli
c.APseudomonasAaeruginosa

d.ASalmonellaAsp.A-AAnswer✓Aa.AProteusAmirabilis


AApregnantAwomanAwhoAhasAactiveAsyphillisAandAaARPRAofA1:32AisAbeingAtreatedAwithApe
nicillin.ASheAgivesAbirthAtoAaAbabyAboy.AWhenAtheAcordAbloodAfromAtheAbabyAisAtested,Ath
eARPRAisA1:2.ABasedAonAtheAaboveAdata,AtheAmostAlikelyAinterpretationAis:
a.ATheAbabyAhasAcongenitalAsyphillis
b.ATheAbabyAdoesAnotAhaveAsyphillis.AAAtiterAthisAlowArepresentsApassiveAacquisitionAofAth
eAantibodyAfromAtheAmother
c.ATheAbabyAdoesAnotAhaveAsyphillis.AAAtiterAthisAlowArepresentsAaAbiologicalAfalseApositiv
e
d.ANoAdefinitiveAconclusionAcanAbeAmadeAfromAthisAdata.AFurtherAtestingAisAnecessaryA-
AAnswer✓AD.NoAdefinitiveAconclusionAcanAbeAmadeAfromAthisAdata.AFurtherAtestingAisAne
cessary


WhichAofAtheAfollowingApotentialAdonorsAwouldAbeAacceptableAforAdonationAofAwholeAblood
?
a.AAnAindividualAwhoAhadAaAtattooAapplied
b.AAAphlebotomistAwithAaAreportedAneedleAstickAinjuryA10AmonthsAago
c.AAnAindividualAwhoAhasAjustAimmigratedAtoAU.S.AfromAGreatABritain
d.AAnA18-yearAoldAmaleAtakingAantibioticsAforAaAsevereAcaseAofAacneA-
AAnswer✓Ad.AnA18-yearAoldAmaleAtakingAantibioticsAforAaAsevereAcaseAofAacne


AnAorganismAfromAaAlungAbiopsyAgrewAasAmouldAatAroomAtemperatureAandAaAyeastAatA37
C.AwhatAisAtheAmostAappropriateAwayAtoAinterpretAtheseAresults?
a.ASpecimenAisAcontaminated,AaskAforArepeatAcollection
b.ADimorphicAfungusApresent
c.ATwoAorganismsAareApresentAbutAonlyAtheAmouldAisAsignificant

d.ATwoApathogensAareApresentA-AAnswer✓Ab.DimorphicAfungusApresent