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AMT CMLA Practice Questions

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About the AMT CMLA exam

The AMT CMLA (Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant) certification exam is set by the American Medical Technologists (AMT). Passing the exam proves to employers that you can work in a laboratory as a medical laboratory assistant.

The exam contains 200 questions. All questions are multiple-choice.

About these practice questions

These practice questions will help prepare you for the AMT CMLA exam.

This page contains 500 practice questions divided into the four sections of the exam: 1. Laboratory Safety and Quality, 2. Pre-examination (Preanalytical) Considerations, 3. Examination (Analytical) Considerations, and 4. Patient Test Management, Communications, and Foundations.

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. Laboratory Safety and Quality
  2. Pre-examination (Preanalytical) Considerations
  3. Examination (Analytical) Considerations
  4. Patient Test Management, Communications, and Foundations

Section 1: Laboratory Safety and Quality

1.1) Which term refers to a technique that prevents infection?
  1. Aseptic
  2. Decontaminated
  3. Nonpathogenic
  4. Sanitary
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) For data distributed normally, how many values are within two standard deviations from the mean?
  1. 50%
  2. 68%
  3. 83%
  4. 95%
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) Which statistic is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values?
  1. Mean
  2. Median
  3. Mode
  4. Standard deviation
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) If you add up all the values in a set and then divide the total by the number of values, you get the:
  1. coefficient of variation
  2. mean
  3. median
  4. mode
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) What are "insidious" hazards?
  1. Hazards that are easily overlooked
  2. Hazards that happen slowly
  3. Hazards that involve chemicals
  4. Hazards that involve fumes
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) Which of these situations is unsafe for laboratory workers?
  1. A damaged sharps container
  2. A mislabeled specimen
  3. A patient who does not speak English
  4. A patient who refuses a needle draw
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) What is the name of the process of assessing the severity and likelihood of workplace hazards?
  1. Health needs evaluation
  2. Myers-Briggs type indicator
  3. Risk assessment
  4. Workplace danger evaluation
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) Which of these actions helps prevent the release of aerosols in the laboratory?
  1. Filling centrifuge tubes to the brim
  2. Forcibly expelling hazardous materials from pipettes
  3. Opening aerosol containment devices immediately after removing them from the centrifuge
  4. Routinely inspecting the centrifuge to ensure there is no leakage
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) A specimen in a biohazard bag arrives leaking. What should you do?
  1. Freeze the sample to seal the leak
  2. Process the specimen as normal
  3. Put on PPE and follow the spill/leak protocol
  4. Wipe it clean and process it
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) You receive a small cut from clean glassware. After the cut has stopped bleeding, what should you do?
  1. Apply a tourniquet
  2. Bandage it tightly
  3. Clean the wound with soap and water
  4. Soak the cut in disinfectant
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) Which of these would best promote a positive safety culture in a lab environment?
  1. Allowing staff to ignore small risks
  2. Encouraging open communication about hazards
  3. Issuing penalties for every safety mistake
  4. Reducing training time to save costs
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) Which of these actions reduces the risk of repetitive strain injury?
  1. Repeating the same movement many times
  2. Resting your arms on a hard surface
  3. Sitting in the same position for a long period of time
  4. Taking frequent breaks
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) What document should be completed after any workplace injury?
  1. Incident report
  2. Quality assurance audit
  3. Standard Operating Procedure
  4. WHMIS training certificate
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) How should you pick up an item of hot glassware?
  1. By pouring cold water on it to cool it down
  2. With a rag or paper towels
  3. With tongs
  4. With your hands
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) Who is responsible for being aware of laboratory hazards?
  1. The lab assistant
  2. The lab manager
  3. The lab director
  4. Anyone who works in the laboratory
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) What is the main purpose of reporting near-miss incidents?
  1. To compare your department's safety record to that of other departments
  2. To decide who to blame
  3. To prevent the situation from recurring
  4. To reduce employee evaluations
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) Which of these actions helps prevent repetitive strain injuries at a computer?
  1. Keeping your wrists bent while typing
  2. Positioning the monitor at a low height
  3. Resting your forearms on the desk for support while typing
  4. Sitting with your feet flat on the floor
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) Which federal agency regulates the disposal of hazardous waste produced by laboratories?
  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) In which of these situations should a lab technician remove their gloves?
  1. Before carrying specimens through a designated clean area
  2. Before loading the autoclave
  3. Before using a restroom
  4. For cleaning a chemical spill
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Section 2: Pre-examination (Preanalytical) Considerations

Section 3: Examination (Analytical) Considerations

Section 4: Patient Test Management, Communications, and Foundations

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