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CSMLS MLA Certification Exam: Practice Test 3

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About the CSMLS MLA exam

The CSMLS MLA Certification Exam is a national exam for medical laboratory assistants (MLAs) in Canada. It tests the basic knowledge and skills needed to work as an MLA.

If you pass the exam, you become certified by the CSMLS. This can help show employers that you have the knowledge to work as an MLA. The exam is not required by law, but many employers may ask for it or prefer it.

The exam is set by the CSMLS (Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science).

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About these practice questions

These practice questions will help prepare you for the CSMLS MLA exam.

This page contains 183 practice questions divided into the eight sections of the exam: 1. Safe Work Practices, 2. Data and Specimen Collection and Handling, 3. Pre-analytical Procedures, 4. Reagent Preparation, 5. Communication and Interaction, 6. Quality Management, 7. Professional Practice, and 8. Critical Thinking.

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

Check out all the practice tests in this series: Practice Test 1, Practice Test 2, Practice Test 3, Practice Test 4, and Practice Test 5.

Sections

  1. Safe Work Practices
  2. Data and Specimen Collection and Handling
  3. Pre-analytical Procedures
  4. Reagent Preparation
  5. Communication and Interaction
  6. Quality Management
  7. Professional Practice
  8. Critical Thinking

Section 1: Safe Work Practices

1.1) What should you do if a patient faints during a venipuncture?
  1. Continue the procedure until all blood is collected
  2. Leave the needle in the vein and call the physician
  3. Remove the needle and attend to the patient
  4. Yell loudly at the patient to keep him conscious
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) Which worldwide system gives recommendations on how to label hazardous chemicals?
  1. GHS
  2. HCS
  3. HPR
  4. HazCom
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) Which acid cannot be stored in glass containers?
  1. Acetic acid
  2. Hydrofluoric acid
  3. Nitric acid
  4. Sulfuric acid
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) What is the term for the destruction of all microorganisms, including spores?
  1. Disinfection
  2. Eradication
  3. Sanitation
  4. Sterilization
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) A disinfectant may become ineffective if:
  1. it is kept in a dark place
  2. it is left at room temperature
  3. it is not diluted properly
  4. the container is kept tightly sealed during storage
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) Which method of sterilization uses steam under pressure?
  1. Dry heat autoclaving
  2. Filtration
  3. Microwaving
  4. Moist heat autoclaving
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) Ethanol can NOT kill:
  1. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  2. fungi
  3. spores
  4. vegetative bacteria
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) Which of these liquids is flammable?
  1. Bleach
  2. Ethanol
  3. Nitric acid
  4. Saline
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) How do fire blankets extinguish fires?
  1. Breaking the chemical reaction chain
  2. Cooling the fuel below ignition temperature
  3. Removing the fuel source
  4. Smothering by removing oxygen
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) A fire extinguisher has the following symbol. This fire extinguisher:
  1. can be used on fires involving flammable liquids or gases
  2. requires annual top-ups of type B fuel
  3. should be stored in a separate room from flammable chemicals
  4. uses kerosene to extinguish fires
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) Which fire extinguisher is preferred for electrical fires because it leaves no residue?
  1. ABC powder
  2. AFFF foam
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Dry powder
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) What are the three components of the fire triangle?
  1. Oxygen, heat, and fuel
  2. Oxygen, ignition, and fuel
  3. Rescue, Alarm, Escape
  4. Rescue, Alarm, Extinguish
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) Which of these is a danger of dry ice?
  1. Flammability
  2. Radioactivity
  3. Suffocation
  4. Toxicity
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) A 500 mL bottle of 35% formaldehyde falls on the floor and breaks. What should be your first action?
  1. Dilute the spill with water
  2. Evacuate the area
  3. Put on PPE
  4. Record the incident in the incident log
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) Which of these is PPE?
  1. Fire extinguisher
  2. First aid kit
  3. Hand-washing station
  4. Lab coat
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) In which of these situations should a lab technician remove their gloves?
  1. Before loading the autoclave
  2. Before opening a specimen container
  3. Before using a restroom
  4. For cleaning a chemical spill
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) Why are nitrile gloves commonly used instead of latex gloves?
  1. Nitrile gloves are biodegradable
  2. Nitrile gloves are cheaper than latex gloves
  3. Nitrile gloves are resistant to all organic solvents
  4. Nitrile gloves do not cause allergic reactions
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) Which gloves should be worn when handling liquid nitrogen?
  1. Cryogenic
  2. Latex
  3. Nitrile
  4. Vinyl
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) What is post-exposure prophylaxis?
  1. An autoimmune disease
  2. The inability to breathe after exposure to an allergen
  3. The protocol for cleaning a laboratory after the release of a dangerous pathogen
  4. Treatment after exposure to a pathogen to prevent infection from occurring
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Section 2: Data and Specimen Collection and Handling

Section 3: Pre-analytical Procedures

Section 4: Reagent Preparation

Section 5: Communication and Interaction

Section 6: Quality Management

Section 7: Professional Practice

Section 8: Critical Thinking

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