AMT MLS Certification Exam: Practice Questions

Are you looking for an effective way to prepare for the AMT Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) exam? If yes, then this unofficial book of practice questions is for you.

With 500 multiple-choice questions, this book covers all nine Work Areas of the AMT MLS exam, including Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, Microbiology, and Urinalysis and Body Fluids. Each question is designed to resemble the types of questions you'll encounter on the actual exam, so you can practice with confidence and get a feel for the exam format. All answers are accompanied by an explanation, allowing you to fully understand the reasoning behind them.

Features:

• 500 practice questions, including image-based questions and case studies, aligned with the official AMT MLS exam guidelines
• Answers and explanations
• Information about the AMT MLS exam
• An index for easy reference

1) GENERAL LABORATORY
When drawing a patient's blood, which of these steps should come first?
a. Apply the tourniquet
b. Clean the site
c. Identify the patient
d. Insert the needle

2) CHEMISTRY
Insulin stimulates the conversion of glucose to:
a. galactose
b. glucagon
c. glycogen
d. sucrose

3) HEMATOLOGY
What does "leukopoiesis" mean?
a. High levels of white blood cells
b. Low levels of platelets
c. The breakdown of platelets
d. The synthesis of white blood cells

4) COAGULATION AND HEMOSTASIS
Which of these vacutainer tubes contains an anticoagulant that works by binding calcium?
a. Green
b. Light blue
c. PST
d. Red

5) IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY
T cell maturation occurs in which part of the body?
a. Bone marrow
b. Lymph node
c. Spleen
d. Thymus

6) IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY
Reed-Sternberg cells are found in:
a. acute lymphoblastic leukemia
b. chronic lymphocytic leukemia
c. Hodgkin lymphoma
d. non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Answers
1) c. Identify the patient
Before drawing the patient's blood, first make sure you have the right patient.

2) c. Glycogen
Insulin is a hormone that stimulates the conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage.

3) d. The synthesis of white blood cells
Leukopoiesis is the creation of new white blood cells. The word comes from leuko meaning "white" and poiesis meaning "synthesis".

4) b. Light blue
Light blue top tubes contain sodium citrate, an anticoagulant that works by binding calcium..

5) d. Thymus
The thymus is a gland in the chest, next to the heart. It is the main site for the maturation of immature T cells.

6) c. Hodgkin lymphoma
Reed-Sternberg cells (also called Hodgkin cells) are abnormally large lymphocytes. They are characteristic of Hodgkin lymphoma.