AMT MLT Practice test/Study Guide| 204 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control specimens. Correct Answer: Quality control What demonstrates an abrupt change from the established av... erage value of the control for 3 days in a row? Correct Answer: Shift A means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained. Correct Answer: Proficiency testing What are specific microscopic tests (wet mounts, potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations, fern test) performed by a physician for his or her own patients? Correct Answer: Provider-performed microscopy (PPM) What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics? Pathogens that are rarely seen in the United States, these agents have the highest priority; organisms in this category pose a risk to national security because they can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person, result in high mortality rates and have the potential for major public health impact. Correct Answer: Category A What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics? These agents have the second highest priority and include pathogens that are moderately easy to disseminate, results in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates, and require specific enhancements of the CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance. Correct Answer: Category B Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classified as Correct Answer: Category A. Class C fire extinguishers are used for Correct Answer: Electric equipment. OSHA has defined __________ as blood and blood products, contaminated sharps, pathology waste products, and microbiological waste. Correct Answer: Infectious waste All employees who work with hazardous chemicals will be required to be trained about the new labels and the elements of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) by December 1 of ___________. Correct Answer: 2013 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called: Correct Answer: Safety Data Sheets The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using ____________. Correct Answer: Pictograms The chemistry methodology that is ba [Show More]

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