ASCP MLT Exam: Practice Questions

By Robin Hewlett-Powell

Prepare for the ASCP BOC Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) exam with this unofficial book of practice questions.

This book contains:
- 400 multiple-choice questions
- Information about the ASCP MLT exam. You'll learn what topics to study, what to bring on exam day, and how to get your exam results.

The questions are divided into the seven content areas of the exam:

1. Blood banking
2. Urinalysis and other body fluids
3. Chemistry
4. Hematology
5. Immunology
6. Microbiology
7. Laboratory operations

Answers are found at the end of each content area, along with an explanation for trickier questions.

And if you're taking the ASCP MLS exam, this book will be useful since the MLT and MLS exams are similar. This book contains different questions from the "ASCP MLS Exam: Practice Questions" book.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS
To give you a preview, here are seven sample questions from the book:

1) BLOOD BANKING
At which temperature do warm antibodies react with red blood cells?
a. 15 C
b. 21 C
c. 37 C
d. 55 C

2) URINALYSIS AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS
What is nocturia?
a. Black urine
b. Blood in the urine
c. Difficulty urinating
d. Excessive urination at night

3) CHEMISTRY
Which term means the conversion of glycogen to glucose?
a. Gluconeogenesis
b. Glycogenesis
c. Glycogenolysis
d. Glycolysis

4) HEMATOLOGY
What word means the production of lymphocytes?
a. Lymphedema
b. Lymphocytopenia
c. Lymphoid
d. Lymphopoiesis

5) IMMUNOLOGY
Which of these diseases is a viral infection of the liver?
a. Hepatitis B
b. HIV
c. Salmonellosis
d. Syphilis

6) MICROBIOLOGY
Which of these could cause stain precipitation?
a. Excessive humidity in the air
b. Excessive rinsing after applying the stain
c. Insufficient staining time
d. Use of aged staining solutions

7) LABORATORY OPERATIONS
A lab assistant makes a 1/6 dilution of serum in water. The assistant then performs a glucose test on the diluted serum. The result is 72 mg/dL. What result should the lab assistant report to the doctor?
a. 12 mg/dL
b. 72 mg/dL
c. 432 mg/dL
d. 720 mg/dL

Answers
1) c. 37 C
Warm antibodies are only active at body temperature (37 C).

2) d. Excessive urination at night
Nocturia is the condition of waking up during the night to urinate. It can disrupt sleep and is often a symptom of underlying health issues such as diabetes, heart failure, or urinary tract infections.

3) c. Glycogenolysis
Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen into glucose. Lysis means 'to break down'.

4) d. Lymphopoiesis
The suffix -poiesis means 'production', as in lymphopoiesis, the production of lymphocytes.

5) a. Hepatitis B
Of the possible answers, only hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver.

6) d. Use of aged staining solutions
Stain precipitation is the presence of unwanted dots, specks, or crystals on a slide, caused by particles from the staining solution. Precipitation can occur because the staining procedure was too long, the rinsing was insufficient, or because the staining solution is old. Over time, staining solutions can deteriorate, leading to the formation of insoluble particles.

7) c. 432 mg/dL
The serum has been diluted by a factor of 6. Therefore, you need to multiply the glucose result by 6 to get the true result: 72 6 = 432.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B095LH5J3B
• ISBN13: 9798507502530
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"