ASCP MLA Exam: Practice Questions

Prepare for the ASPC BOC Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) exam with this unofficial book of practice questions.

This book contains:

• 300 multiple-choice questions divided into three practice tests
• Information about the ASCP MLA exam. You’ll learn what topics you need to study, what to bring on exam day, and how to get your exam results.

Each of the three practice tests in this book is designed to simulate the real test experience as closely as possible. Each test contains 100 questions, just like the real ASCP MLA exam, and the questions are based on the five content areas of the exam:

• Patient registration and specimen collection
• Specimen preparation and processing
• Support for clinical testing
• Waived and point-of-care testing
• Laboratory operations

All answers to the questions can be found at the end of the practice tests.

To give you an idea of what the questions are like, here are three questions from the book:

Which sample is used for the glycosylated hemoglobin test?
a. Cerebrospinal fluid
b. Plasma
c. Serum
d. Urine
e. Whole blood

Blood smears must be made from vacutainers containing which anticoagulant?
a. EDTA
b. Heparin
c. Potassium oxalate
d. Sodium citrate
e. Sodium fluoride

Leaving a tourniquet on too long can cause ____________, which can lead to false blood test results.
a. hemoconcentration
b. hemoglobin
c. hemolysis
d. homeostasis
e. hemoflagellates