MLT Practice Exam Questions With

MLT Practice Exam Questions With Complete Solutions To correctly report a colony count in a urine culture plated using a calibrated 0.001 mL loop, the observed colony count must be multiplied by which of the following?

• 1
• 100
• 1000
• 2000 - Correct Answers ✅c. 1000

Examination of peripheral blood smear revealed 12 nucleated erythrocytes per 100 leukocytes. Which histogram observation correlates with this finding?

• Failure of the granulocyte population to return to baseline

on the leukocyte histogram

• Shift to the left of the erythrocyte population on the

erythrocyte histogram

• Failure of the lymphocyte population to begin at baseline

on the leukocyte histogram

• Shift to the right of the platelet population on the platelet

histogram - Correct Answers ✅c. Failure of the lymphocyte population to begin at baseline on the leukocyte histogram A specimen for anaerobic culture is place in an anaerobic

holding jar in order to:

• Minimize exposure to oxygen
• Maximize spore formation 1 / 2

MLT Practice Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

• Increase the growth rate of the sample
• Decrease the exposure to UV light - Correct Answers

✅a. Minimize the exposure to oxygen A clinical laboratory technician wishes to examine an unstained, wet preparation of cells or organism prior to dehydration. Which of the following types of microscopes would be best to use in this scenario?

• Phase Contrast
• Fluorescence
• Brightfield
• Electron - Correct Answers ✅a. Phase Contrast

An organism gives the following reactions: TSI and KIA

alkaline slant over an acid butt, H2S positive ferments glucose. Based on these reactions, what is the most likely identification of the organism?

• Proteus mirabilis
• Esherichia coli
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Salmonella sp. - Correct Answers ✅a. Proteus mirabilis

A pregnant woman who has active syphillis and a RPR of 1:32

is being treated with penicillin. She gives birth to a baby boy.

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