AMT MLT Practice Test Latest Update 2024/ Real Exam
Questions with Correct Detailed Answers/ Graded A+
Which of the following is one of the most common clinical applications of GC-MS
analysis? Correct Answer - Drug testing
There are five stages of chronic kidney disease. In looking at the results of a glomerular
filtrate rate of 13 ml/min per 1.73 m2, which stage would you say this patient was in? -
Correct Answer - Kidney failure
Which of the following is part of the nephron and mainly functions to filter incoming
blood? - Correct Answer - Glomerulus
The calculation of which of the following renal function tests are becoming the standard
laboratory method for determining glomerular filtration rate (GFR). - Correct Answer -
Creatinine clearance
The reduction of oxaloacetate to malate by malate dehydrogenase is used in the
measurement of which enzyme? - Correct Answer - AST
What is the yellow discoloration of the plasma, skin, and mucous membranes that is
caused by the abnormal metabolism, accumulation, or retention of bilirubin called? -
Correct Answer - Jaundice
What compound shows a strong absorbance near 400 nm and often displays a
characteristic orange-red fluorescence? - Correct Answer - Porphyrins
Non-insulin dependent diabetes, is characterized by insulin resistance and progressive
hyperglycemia and is called "adult-onset diabetes" is - Correct Answer - Type 2
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,What is the study of the classification process? - Correct Answer - Taxonomy
Endogenous anaerobes are organisms- Correct Answer - that exist inside the body of
animals and can cause endogenous infections.
What is the term for bacteria that stain purple/blue as a result of retention of crystal
violet-iodine complex? - Correct Answer - Gram positive
Flagella are located on - Correct Answer - one end of the bacterial cell, both ends of the
bacterial cell, the entire cell surface.
What cells do not have a nucleus or any membrane bound organelles such as
mitochondria, and their ribosomes are a smaller size than eukaryotic ribosomes? -
Correct Answer - Prokaryotes
Disorders in which the presence of structurally abnormal hemoglobin is considered to
play an important role pathologically are called - Correct Answer - Hemoglobinopathies.
What macrocytic anemias are the results of vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency, or a
combination of both? - Correct Answer - Megaloblastic anemias
Alteration in shape which include: spherocytes, schistocytes, sickle cells, drepanocytes,
ovalocytes, and target cells is called
. - Correct Answer - Poikilocytosis
In fat catabolism (the phase of metabolism in which fats are broken down for energy),
what is produced first? - Correct Answer - Acetoacetic acid
Every function in the living cell depends on proteins. Most of the plasma proteins are
synthesized in what organ? - Correct Answer - Liver
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, What is the most accurate answer for enzyme activity on a diluted 1:4 specimen with a
500 u value? Correct Answer - Enzymatic Law
Due to LDH nonspecificity, it is best to separate into isoenzyme fractions. LDH can be
separated into five major fractions. Disorders of skeletal muscle will show elevated
levels of which LDH isoenzyme? Correct Answer -. LDH-5
The patient presented at the clinic after returning from a fishing trip. Chief complaint is
left-sided anterior chest pain that started 3 days ago. Patient states no injury. Which
cardiac test would give the physician the best picture of diagnosis? Correct Answer - TnI
What is the recommendation of the Enzyme Commission of the International Union of
Biochemistry for reporting enzyme results? Correct Answer - IU
Which enzyme is used almost exclusively for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?
Correct Answer - Lipase
What is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the ester linkage of fats to produce alcohols and
fatty acids? It is found primarily in the pancreas. Correct Answer - Lipase
What is secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas, is the major hormone that opposes
the action of insulin, increasing blood glucose by stimulating the breakdown of glycogen
(glycogenolysis) by the liver? Correct Answer - Glucagon -
The pancreas contains islets of Langerhans, which produce? Correct Answer -Insulin
and glycogen.
Which hormone is classified as an example of an amino acid-related hormone? Correct
Answer -Thyroxine
__________ give serum its characteristic milky appearance (lipemia) when blood is
drawn after a meal. Correct Answer -Chylomicrons
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