OSMT Review Questions
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Medical Laboratory Professionals' Association of Ontario (MLPAO) is the new version of the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OSMT) .

OSMT Review Questions
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1. Buffy coat is made up of ?

2. A pH of 2 is _______ then a pH of 5

3. The destruction of all micro- organisms including spores is called

4. What kind of sample does 17-hydroxy steroid(17-OH) and 17-ketosteroids (17-KS) require?

5. What is xylene used for ?

6. The vacutainer tube which is used to collect and separate serum is ?

7. Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from ?

8. Which factor may cause a blood smear to be too thin ?

9. The solution used to fix a pap smear is ?

10. Which is the super vital stain ?

11. What is a 2 hr p. c glucose test done for ?

12. What is a condition in which red blood cells and hemoglobin are decreased ?

13. What does lactose tolerance testing establish ?

14. Why does microbiology transport medium contain activated charcoal ?

15. What is the purpose of doing a differential ?

16. What is ICU?

17. What is the most commonly used microscope in the clinical lab ?

18. What is the layer above the precipitate in a solution called ?

19. Which test requires a Westergreen tube?

20. How many grams of NaCl are needed to make 300mL of a 2% solution ?

21. A 1/6 dilution of serum in H2O was made. The glucose result was 4.0 mmol/L . What was the resported result?

22. Which gram stain reagent acts as a mordant to bind the stain to the bacteria ?

23. Cells in a hypertonic solution will

24. Before performing a R & M on a specimen, the urine should be ?

25. Hemolysis is ?