AMT MT Study Guide two
Which of the following actions is appropriate when a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
specimen is delivered to the laboratory's specimen processing area?
a. Refrigerate the specimens immediately.
b. Deliver the specimens to the testing area along with routine specimens
when it is convenient.
c. Deliver the specimens immediately to the appropriate testing areas.
d. Incubate the specimen until routine testing can take place. - ✔️
✔c️.
Deliver the specimens immediately to the appropriate testing areas.
Which of the following characterizes reversed-phase liquid-liquid
chromatography?
a. Mobile phase is nonpolar relative to the polar stationary phase
b. Mobile and stationary phases are nonpolar
c. Mobile and stationary phases are polar
d. Mobile phase is polar relative to the nonpolar stationary phase - ✔️
✔️d.
Mobile phase is polar relative to the nonpolar stationary phase
The measurement of the decrease in intensity of an incident light beam as it
passes through a solution of particles defines which of the following
methods?
a. Turbidimetry
b. Nephelometry
c. Chemiluminescence
,d. Bioluminescence - ✔️
✔a️. Turbidimetry
Which of the following labels is used in the detection of
electrochemiluminescence?
a. Acridinium esters
b. Dioxetane
c. Tritium
d. Ruthenium III - ✔️
✔d️. Ruthenium III
POCT devices use a variety of analytical principles such as reflectance,
spectrophotometry, fluorescence, and ________.
a. ESI
b. IFE
c. RIA
d. PCR - ✔️
✔️d. PCR
The amount of wavelength isolation is a function of the monochromator type
and of which of the following?
a. Width of entrance and exit slits
b. Height of entrance and exit slits
c. Width of entrance and height of exit slits
d. Height of entrance and width of exit slits - ✔️
✔️a. Width of entrance and
exit slits
, Which of the following is one of the most common clinical applications of GC-
MS analysis?
a. Drug testing
b. Screening for genetic disorders
c. Confirmation of inborn errors of metabolism
d. Antiretroviral testing - ✔️
✔a️. Drug testing
An immunoassay methodology using either europium or phycobiliproteins
would use which detection method?
a. Gamma counter
b. Luminometer
c. Fluorometer
d. Photometer - ✔️
✔️c. Fluorometer
What is the relationship between plasma creatinine and muscle mass?
a. Inversely proportional
b. Approximately equal
c. Directly proportional
d. Exactly equal - ✔️
✔c️. Directly proportional
A high-protein diet may cause a
a. prerenal plasma urea increase.
b. postrenal plasma urea increase.
Which of the following actions is appropriate when a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
specimen is delivered to the laboratory's specimen processing area?
a. Refrigerate the specimens immediately.
b. Deliver the specimens to the testing area along with routine specimens
when it is convenient.
c. Deliver the specimens immediately to the appropriate testing areas.
d. Incubate the specimen until routine testing can take place. - ✔️
✔c️.
Deliver the specimens immediately to the appropriate testing areas.
Which of the following characterizes reversed-phase liquid-liquid
chromatography?
a. Mobile phase is nonpolar relative to the polar stationary phase
b. Mobile and stationary phases are nonpolar
c. Mobile and stationary phases are polar
d. Mobile phase is polar relative to the nonpolar stationary phase - ✔️
✔️d.
Mobile phase is polar relative to the nonpolar stationary phase
The measurement of the decrease in intensity of an incident light beam as it
passes through a solution of particles defines which of the following
methods?
a. Turbidimetry
b. Nephelometry
c. Chemiluminescence
,d. Bioluminescence - ✔️
✔a️. Turbidimetry
Which of the following labels is used in the detection of
electrochemiluminescence?
a. Acridinium esters
b. Dioxetane
c. Tritium
d. Ruthenium III - ✔️
✔d️. Ruthenium III
POCT devices use a variety of analytical principles such as reflectance,
spectrophotometry, fluorescence, and ________.
a. ESI
b. IFE
c. RIA
d. PCR - ✔️
✔️d. PCR
The amount of wavelength isolation is a function of the monochromator type
and of which of the following?
a. Width of entrance and exit slits
b. Height of entrance and exit slits
c. Width of entrance and height of exit slits
d. Height of entrance and width of exit slits - ✔️
✔️a. Width of entrance and
exit slits
, Which of the following is one of the most common clinical applications of GC-
MS analysis?
a. Drug testing
b. Screening for genetic disorders
c. Confirmation of inborn errors of metabolism
d. Antiretroviral testing - ✔️
✔a️. Drug testing
An immunoassay methodology using either europium or phycobiliproteins
would use which detection method?
a. Gamma counter
b. Luminometer
c. Fluorometer
d. Photometer - ✔️
✔️c. Fluorometer
What is the relationship between plasma creatinine and muscle mass?
a. Inversely proportional
b. Approximately equal
c. Directly proportional
d. Exactly equal - ✔️
✔c️. Directly proportional
A high-protein diet may cause a
a. prerenal plasma urea increase.
b. postrenal plasma urea increase.
