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CSMLS EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What is the most important step in preventing infection?
- wearing gloves
- hand washing
- wearing N95 mask
- disinfecting surfaces - Correct Answer - b. hand washing
How should a technologist proceed when collecting a blood sample from a patient who is terminating a pregnancy?
- collect the patients’ blood
- discuss the surgical procedure with the patient
- refuse to collect from this patient as it violates strongly held beliefs
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Correct Answer - a. collect the patients’ blood
Which of the following disinfectant must not be place in autoclave due to generation of unsafe gases?
- sodium hypochlorite
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- sodium phosphate
- 70% alcohol - Correct Answer - a. sodium hypochlorite
Which of the following staining problems results from the omission of 1% periodic acid solution in the Jones Methenamine silver technique?
- over impregnation of basement membrane
- increased non-specific staining will occur
- failure to stain basement membrane
- nuclei will take up silver stain - Correct Answer - c. failure to stain
basement membrane
Which of the following quality system essentials includes processes for selecting and installing laboratory instruments?
- continual improvement
- process management
- equipment
- assessments - Correct Answer - c. equipment
What reagent is applied prior to the counterstain in a gram stain procedure?
- decolorizer
- safranin
- saline
- mordant - Correct Answer - a. decolorizer 2 / 4
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pg. 3 What type of extinguisher is used for metal fires?
- A-B-C dry chemical
- class D dry chemical
- water
- carbon dioxide - Correct Answer - b. class D dry chemical
A bronchial washing specimen for routine bacterial, fungal and acid-fast culture was received. The sample volume is insufficient to perform all the requested tests. Which of the following actions should be performed?
- decreases the sample volume per culture plate to ensure the full culture
- cancels all the cultures requested
- establish the priorities for culture based on patient diagnosis
- call the clinician to establish the priorities for culture - Correct Answer
- call the clinician to establish the priorities for culture
request is fulfilled
Which of the following actions may be taken to gather evidence when a new polymerase chain reaction methodology is being investigated for clinical use?
- rely on personal knowledge
- ask co-workers for their opinions
- incorporate into staff performance reviews
- perform a literature review - Correct Answer - d. perform a literature
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pg. 4 what is the systematic approach to reviewing a task or job to identify hazards?
- hazard control
- risk assessment
- internal audit
- administrative control - Correct Answer - b. risk assessment
Which of the following pieces of equipment provides protection from aerosols while aliquoting specimens?
- Fume hood
- canopy hood
- Biological Safety cabinet
- splash screen - Correct Answer - c. Biological Safety cabinet
Which of the following reagents is used as the mordant and oxidant in the Wiegert’s hematoxylin
- ammonium potassium
- aluminum potassium sulfate
- iodine
- ferric chloride - Correct Answer - d. Ferric chloride
Which of the following actions should be completed when blood culture specimens are being improperly collected?
- evaluate collection method
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