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CAMLPR Clinical Microbiology Practice Questions

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These practice questions will help prepare you for the CAMLPR Clinical Microbiology exam.

This page contains 300 practice questions divided into the eight sections of the exam: 1. Specimen Collection, 2. Preparation and Testing, 3. Evaluation and Interpretation, 4. Reporting and Communication, 5. Equipment and Resources, 6. Safety, 7. Professionalism, and 8. Quality Assurance.

All questions have been carefully designed to mimic the questions on the real exam, to help you prepare and get a passing grade.

Sections

  1. Specimen Collection
  2. Preparation and Testing
  3. Evaluation and Interpretation
  4. Reporting and Communication
  5. Equipment and Resources
  6. Safety
  7. Professionalism
  8. Quality Assurance

Section 1: Specimen Collection

1.1) A urine sample, an oral swab, and a blood culture arrive in the laboratory at the same time. In which order should they be processed?
  1. Blood culture, oral swab, urine sample
  2. Blood culture, urine sample, oral swab
  3. Oral swab, blood culture, urine sample
  4. Oral swab, urine sample, blood culture
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) What colour is the stopper on an SPS tube?
  1. Green
  2. Lavender
  3. Pink
  4. Yellow
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) What would a nurse use to collect an anaerobic specimen from within a body cavity?
  1. Sterile cotton applicator
  2. Sterile culture tube
  3. Sterile glass rod
  4. Sterile syringe
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) Why are anaerobic culture plates incubated in anaerobic jars?
  1. To maximize spore formation
  2. To minimize exposure of the specimen to oxygen
  3. To minimize the exposure of the specimen to UV light
  4. To stop the specimen from escaping
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) What is the best time to collect specimens for pinworm eggs?
  1. Before going to bed
  2. Before the morning bowel movement
  3. Immediately following a bowel movement
  4. In the early afternoon
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) What is the most common way to collect a sample for the RSV test in young children?
  1. Cough plate
  2. Expectorated sputum
  3. Nasal aspirate
  4. Throat swab
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) What are skin scrapings in microbiology used to identify?
  1. Corynebacterium
  2. Escherichia coli
  3. Neisseria
  4. Fungi
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) Where should you label a Petri plate?
  1. On the bottom of the plate
  2. On the inside of the lid
  3. On the side of the lid
  4. On the top of the lid
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) A doctor orders a blood smear for malaria. After collecting an EDTA blood specimen from the patient, the lab technician should prepare the blood smear within:
  1. 10 minutes
  2. 1 hour
  3. 6 hours
  4. 12 hours
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) In an average adult, approximately how far must a nasopharyngeal swab be inserted to reach the nasopharynx?
  1. 3–4 cm
  2. 5–6 cm
  3. 7–8 cm
  4. 9–10 cm
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) Stool specimens for O&P should be collected in a jar containing:
  1. SAF fixative
  2. agar
  3. saline
  4. sodium hypochlorite
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) Which area is swabbed to obtain a throat culture?
  1. Larynx
  2. Oral mucosa
  3. Pharynx
  4. Trachea
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) From where is a specimen for a rapid strep test obtained?
  1. Ear canal
  2. Nasopharynx
  3. Nose
  4. Throat
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) When is the best time to collect a sputum specimen?
  1. An hour before the patient has dinner
  2. In the middle of the day
  3. Just after the patient wakes up
  4. Just before the patient goes to bed
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) Culture and sensitivity specimens should ideally be collected:
  1. after all the X-rays are done
  2. after at least 12 hours of fasting
  3. before antibiotics are started
  4. first thing in the morning
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) Which sample does the ova and parasite test require?
  1. Blood
  2. Sputum
  3. Stool
  4. Urine
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) Which test are midstream urine samples most often used for?
  1. Bence-Jones protein testing
  2. Culture and susceptibility
  3. Mononucleosis testing
  4. Pregnancy testing
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) Which test requires a clean-catch urine specimen?
  1. Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
  2. Urine culture
  3. Urine glucose test
  4. Urine protein test
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) Which chemical is used to preserve urine samples for bacterial culture tests?
  1. Ammonia
  2. Boric acid
  3. Calcium hydroxide
  4. Potassium hydroxide
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Section 2: Preparation and Testing

Section 3: Evaluation and Interpretation

Section 4: Reporting and Communication

Section 5: Equipment and Resources

Section 6: Safety

Section 7: Professionalism

Section 8: Quality Assurance

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