MLPAO MLA/T Certification Exam: Practice Test 2

MLPAO Exam Practice Questions: Prepare for Success!

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This is the second book of practice questions for the MLPAO MLA/T Certification Exam. With 500 more multiple-choice questions to practice with, this book is the ideal tool for preparing for the exam.

Questions are separated into the thirteen competencies of the exam: Standards Of Practice; Medical Terminology; Basic Biology, Anatomy & Physiology; Laboratory Mathematics And Quality Assurance; Specimen Procurement, Processing and Data Collection; Laboratory Safety; Laboratory Equipment; Histology and Cytology; Clinical Microbiology; Clinical Chemistry; Clinical Hematology; Transfusion Medicine; and Electrocardiograms.

Sample questions

To give you an idea of what the questions are like, below are six questions from the book:

1) STANDARDS OF PRACTICE

According to Regulation 682 of the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act, a medical lab technician is a person:

a. responsible for administrating technical and scientific lab operations

b. responsible for supervising other workers in the laboratory

c. who may perform specialized scientific tests without supervision

d. who performs tests that require independent judgement

e. who performs tests that require limited skills and responsibility

Answer: e) who performs tests that require limited skills and responsibility

Specifically, Section 1 of Regulation 682 says "laboratory technician means a person who under direct supervision performs laboratory tests which require limited technical skill and responsibilities".

2) MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

What is the term for high levels of white blood cells in urine?

a. Hematuria

b. Nephritis

c. Pyelonephritis

d. Pyuria

e. Uremia

Answer: d) Pyuria

Pyuria is a high level of white blood cells in the urine. It is defined as the presence of 10 or more white cells per cubic millimetre in a urine specimen.

3) BASIC BIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Which blood cells defend the body against disease?

a. Erythrocytes

b. Hematocytes

c. Leukocytes

d. Osteocytes

e. Thrombocytes

Answer: c) Leukocytes

Leukocytes (also known as white blood cells) are the cells that protect the body from disease.

4) LABORATORY MATHEMATICS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

A mg is a unit to describe:

a. length

b. mass

c. speed

d. time

e. volume

Answer: b) mass

mg is an abbreviation for milligram, and milligrams are a unit of mass.

5) SPECIMEN PROCUREMENT, PROCESSING AND DATA COLLECTION

Which vacutainer tube is used to collect a blood sample for a Factor IX assay?

a. Grey

b. Lavender

c. Light blue

d. Red

e. SST

Answer: c) Light blue

A Factor IX essay requires a sodium citrate tube, which has a light blue top.

6) LABORATORY SAFETY

What is the single most important method of preventing infection?

a. Proper handwashing

b. Sneezing into your arm

c. Thorough cleaning of equipment

d. Wearing a lab coat

e. Wearing protective goggles

Answer: a) Proper handwashing