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ASCP Certification Exam
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The ASCP Certification Exam syllabus (primarily for MLS/MLT) covers seven core laboratory science areas over a 2.5-hour, 100-question, computer-adaptive test. Key subjects include Blood Banking (15-20%), Chemistry (20-25%), Hematology (20-25%), Microbiology (15-20%), Immunology (5-10%), Urinalysis/Body Fluids (5-10%), and Lab Operations (5-10%).  Core Subject Breakdown (MLS/MLT): Hematology (20-25%): Physiology of blood, anemia, coagulation, and cell morphology. Clinical Chemistry (20-25%): Proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, and acid-base/blood gases. Microbiology (15-20%):... Show more
ASCP Certification Exam
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1. The following antiseptic should not be used on infants under the age of two months:

2. Blood tests that may be affected by leaving the tourniquet on greater than one minute include all of the following except:

3. all of the following are common lab tests for the digestive system, except

4. Small, nonraised red spots that appear on the skin when the tourniquet is applied are known as ________

5. a patient is admitted to the ER complaining of severe chest pain. All of the following lab test may be ordered to assist in the diagnosis of a myocardial infarct, except:

6. pbt is in the midst of a diff. pre-op for a CBC, PT, PTT, and electrolytes. After placing the last tube holder, the pbt picks up the previous two tubes to continue inversions and notices that the PT/PTT tube did not completely fill. The proper course of action is to:

7. another term for WBC is

8. Thrombocytosis means:

9. blue quadrant of the NFPA label lists the relative danger of a chemical in the area of:

10. a color-coded, numeric system for indicating the health, flammability, and reactivity hazards of chemicals was developed by:

11. accreditation of labs is a fxn of which of the following....

12. NPO means

13. A patient who requires a blood alchol level has a wrist band confirming an allergy to iodine, what is the proper cleansing agent to use?

14. pbt has just completed centriuging specimens for the chemistry department and notes that one of the tubes is cloudy and pinkish red. This specimen is

15. newborn born with severe anemia and the pbt has collected a specimen for a direct antibody test (Coombs) to be delivered immediately to:

16. The use of anticoagulant will yield which type of blood specimen?

17. pbt is called to the ER for blood work on a patient suspected of having an MI. One test that will most likely be drawn is

18. the following term means a decrease of red blood cells:

19. pbt returns to lab with a specimen for cross-match or compatibility testing and delivers it to

20. pbt is processing speciments received for lead testing and is preparing them to be delivered to which departments?

21. Bright red blood is spurting into the tube causing you to suspect thta you may have punctured an artery during your venous draw. How should you proceed?

22. pbt decides to use a winged infusion set and small volume tubes on an accident victim who is bleeding internally and will be transferred to surgery as soon as the draw is completed. He carefully draws the coagulation test, chemistry and a CBC, in that order and delivers them to the lab for testing. There appears to be a problem with the coagulation results:

23. pbt must redraw a patient that was reported to be a difficult draw due to veins that collapse during venipuncture. Which of the following techniques could the pbt use to minimize the likelihood of collapsing a vein?

24. most common microbiology tests are....

25. A blood bank is also referred to as