MLPAO MLA/T Certification Exam: Practice Test 3

MLPAO Exam Practice Questions: Prepare for Success!

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Taking the MLPAO exam? If yes, then this book of practice questions is for you.

This book contains a further 500 multiple-choice questions to practice with. Each question is based on the official exam competency guidelines, to help prepare you for the real exam. Difficult questions are accompanied by an explanation, allowing you to fully understand the answer and the reasoning behind the question.

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.

In addition to the practice questions, this book includes valuable information about the exam to help you approach the exam with confidence.

Sample questions

To give you an idea of what the questions are like, below are seven questions from the book.

1) STANDARDS OF PRACTICE

The legal obligation to provide a standard of reasonable care and avoid careless actions that could harm others is called:

a. autonomy

b. duty of care

c. nonmaleficence

d. res ipsa loquitur

e. the Good Samaritan law

Answer: b) duty of care

2) MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

The destruction of all microorganisms, including spores, is called:

a. decimation

b. disinfection

c. eradication

d. sanitation

e. sterilization

Answer: e) sterilization

3) BASIC BIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Which test is required for a definitive diagnosis of meningitis?

a. Blood culture

b. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis

c. ELISA assay

d. Stool C&S

e. Urinalysis

Answer: b) Cerebrospinal fluid analysis

A definitive diagnosis of meningitis requires a spinal tap to collect cerebrospinal fluid.

4) LABORATORY MATHEMATICS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

A 1/8 dilution of urine is:

a. 1 part urine and 7 parts water

b. 1 part urine and 8 parts water

c. 1 part water and 7 parts urine

d. 1 part water and 8 parts urine

e. 1 part water and 9 parts urine

Answer: a) 1 part urine and 7 parts water

A 1/8 dilution factor is 1 part solute + 7 parts solvent = 8 parts total.

5) SPECIMEN PROCUREMENT, PROCESSING AND DATA COLLECTION

Which vacutainer tube is used to collect and separate serum?

a. Green

b. Lavender

c. Light blue

d. Red

e. SST

Answer: e) SST

6) LABORATORY SAFETY

Which of these is a symptom of hypoglycemia in a diabetic?

a. Confusion

b. Deep, rapid breaths

c. Dry skin

d. Frequent urination

e. Thirst

Answer: a) Confusion

Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar. Signs of low blood sugar include sweating, feeling tired, dizziness, feeling hungry, a fast or pounding heartbeat, staggering gait, and confusion.

7) LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

Which pipette has a bulged-out portion in the middle?

a. Micropipette

b. Mohr pipette

c. Pasture pipette

d. Serological pipette

e. Volumetric pipette

Answer: e) Volumetric pipette

The pipette with a bulged-out portion in the middle is called the volumetric pipette. The bulged-out portion in the middle is called the "bulb" or "blow-out bulb," and it is used to precisely deliver the desired volume of liquid.