AMT MLT EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Chain of custody. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the
analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a process known as
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes how close a test result is to the true value.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWER -
The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant.
Category C - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the third-
highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass disseminati
on in the future because of availability, ease of production and dissemination?
Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -
What regulation that became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and c
omply with a plan that ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious bl
ood-borne pathogens and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
,Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Category B. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever,
and ricin toxin are classified as
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
2015 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new provisions in the re
vised standards by June 1 .
16 - CORRECT ANSWER -
The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require specific sections, ensuring consistency in
the presentation of the information.
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
Type I - CORRECT ANSWER -
For qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in hematology, immunology
, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is suitable. This type of water is us
ed for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
Celsius plus 273 - CORRECT ANSWER -How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
, RBC - CORRECT ANSWER -In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/ ?
40X objective - CORRECT ANSWER -The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
Flourescent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to distinguish between liv
ing and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
Kohler illumination. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The most common method of illuminating specimens on a microscope is
a hematoma. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
CORRECT ANSWER -Order of draw for capillary specimens:
contact, airborne, and droplet. - CORRECT ANSWER -Transmission-
based precautions are divided into three basic categories:
Lipemic specimens - CORRECT ANSWER -What is milky-
white in color and may interfere with chemical determinations such as triglyceride assay?
cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The three veins that are typically used for venipuncture are the
intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Chain of custody. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the
analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a process known as
Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
ecimens.
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes how close a test result is to the true value.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWER -
The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant.
Category C - CORRECT ANSWER -
What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
These agents have the third-
highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass disseminati
on in the future because of availability, ease of production and dissemination?
Category A. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie
d as
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -
What regulation that became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and c
omply with a plan that ensures the protective safety of laboratory staff to potential infectious bl
ood-borne pathogens and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
,Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
Category B. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Agents brucellosis, epsilon toxin, food contaminants, glanders, melioidosis, psittacosis, Q fever,
and ricin toxin are classified as
Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
Pictograms - CORRECT ANSWER -
The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using .
2015 - CORRECT ANSWER -
All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new provisions in the re
vised standards by June 1 .
16 - CORRECT ANSWER -
The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require specific sections, ensuring consistency in
the presentation of the information.
Material safety data sheet (MSDS). - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a
nd suppliers by means of
Type I - CORRECT ANSWER -
For qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in hematology, immunology
, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is suitable. This type of water is us
ed for general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
Celsius plus 273 - CORRECT ANSWER -How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
, RBC - CORRECT ANSWER -In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/ ?
40X objective - CORRECT ANSWER -The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
Flourescent. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to distinguish between liv
ing and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
Kohler illumination. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The most common method of illuminating specimens on a microscope is
a hematoma. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes, other additive minicontainers, and serum containers -
CORRECT ANSWER -Order of draw for capillary specimens:
contact, airborne, and droplet. - CORRECT ANSWER -Transmission-
based precautions are divided into three basic categories:
Lipemic specimens - CORRECT ANSWER -What is milky-
white in color and may interfere with chemical determinations such as triglyceride assay?
cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The three veins that are typically used for venipuncture are the
intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
