Welcome! This space is for folks preparing for the ASCP – MLS/MT/CLS exams.
Thank you to the foreign visitors to my page (108 international locations and counting). I took the ASCP exam but the ASCPi is the international equivalent of the same exam. The competencies tested are the same.
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Hemoglobin electrophoresis for the ASCP exam. The last 12 slides are 6 questions (to test your knowledge) and 6 answers (to cement your understanding) for the exam. Take a look and let me know what you think.
How to Solve an Antibody Panel now posted under Blood Bank
Gram Negative Diplococci chart updated
Obligate Anaerobes chart updated
Random Cartoon Questions
wordsology 
Hi, I took my exam about 2 weeks ago and passed. I too had hard questions in the beginning and around question 70 began to get really easy questions. I gave myself a month to study after graduation and I mainly used LabCE.com, the notes on this website, Clinical Laboratory Science Review: A bottom line approach by Patsy Jarreau. (Tip: You can by it directly from Louisiana State University Health Science Center for $50-$60 and have it mailed to you. Amazon charges twice that.) and the Success! in Clinical Laboratory Science by Anna Cuilla. If you are really weak in Blood Bank, I would highly recommend watching the Blood Bank Guy videos on Youtube.
My scores for LabCE were roughly 60% for individual sections and my highest MLS Adaptive Test was 61% with a difficulty of 6.47.
For the ASCP certification the questions I received were mainly Blood Bank (LOTS of DATs, If mother is type A- and baby is B+ what is the most likely cause of a HDFN?, What is the next step to determine if the reaction is due to Rh or ABO discrepancy? Know how to recognize common discrepancies, etc.)
-Lots of Microbiology questions. The flow charts helped me SO much here. Even if I wasn’t sure of the answer, I was able to eliminate wrong answers to reach a conclusion.
-I got 4 questions regarding RPR’s and VDRLs.
-1 question over parasitology
-A question that showed various titers of IgG and IgM for CMV and EBV and you were to determine if it was an active infection of both or just one of the viruses
– 1 or 2 questions regarding Westgard rules and a graph
– Other subjects I remember: Cushing’s Disease, Metabolic/ Respiratory reactions (Bottom line approach makes it easy), Thyroid diseases, ANA, Specificity vs Sensitivity, Bombay phenotype
Most of the questions are phrased differently than LabCE though. They are very situational (Ex. A nurse draws a tube of blood for testing but is left out for 12 hours what tests can be run or do you reject it? Your controls are out of range what could be the cause? Do you continue and process patient samples?) .
Lastly thanks for putting this website and forum together. This was one of the most helpful in boiling this mass of information down to manageable bits. It helped make things clear and and bring home the big points.
thank you so very much, CloFro – It’s really the folks visiting this site that make it run. Once again, you’ve provided invaluable information to a great many people. Thank you for paying it forward and congratulations to you!
Thankyou for valuable information
Can anyone say how important instrumentaion is in the exam,can’t seem to get the concepts right.
Just passed my MLT exam! Waited way to long after graduating to take it and it was really hard for me! Thank you for the micro charts they did help a lot!
Hi jenifer,
Congrtulation !!! can u give me some information about reading material or book name which you hv used in exam? I am prep for exam so it should be very helpful for me. Thanx & appreciate.
Hey Samy, all you need is the Medical Laboratory Science Review by Robert R. Harr and the Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science by Valerie Dietz Polansky. I actually also did some courses on LabCE. There’s the SUCCESS yellow and green book but I found the Harr one better.
Hope that helps.
Oh and if you’re applying for the CA CLS License, make sure you do it as soon as you pass your exam, because they lag a lot!!
Oh and also, check the high yield notes on this website.
The Microbiology noted helped me a lot!
Yesterday I passed my ASCPi MLS,I would like to thank all the people who pay it forward and contributed to this website, offering support and sharing questions ,I like almost everyone else had quite a few antibody panels and abo discreptancies and microbiology questions that were easily answered by the flow charts provided on this chart .My one advise for people about to take this exam would be to understand the prinple behind all chemistry tests because none of my questions were straight forward ,Also the pictures given to identify stuff seem so low resultion (Ascp need to upgrade pics).The test honestly gives you the feeling of failure but remain calm and dont get fustrated if you don’t know an anwer used the process of elimination then choose the best remaining answer, take a deep breath and continue you’ll do just fine.
Goodluck …
what book did u study? i took the exam twice. my score is 353 and 354.
Thake as many LAB CE tests as you can. R. Harr study guide is terrific, so is Sucess one. I passed on third attempt – just believe in yourself – you can do it! 🙂
OMG! I passed my MLS ASCP! I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful page! I used all your hugh yeild notes, especially Microbiology. Thank you again for helping all of us!
Just passed my MLS ASCP yesterday after a 2 month school break, and I found this website Super helpful! Wanted to thank you so much for your wonderful charts, they were a great study aid! I actually had one of the questions someone else posted here on my exam (the one about the enzyme controls being 3SD’s out of range). Here are my study tips: Definetly use the Success Book, Clinical lab Science Review: A Bottom Line Approach and Harr. I also used LabCe but don’t count on it being a true gauge of you knowledge because questions repeat and the material is so broad. If you do every question in Success and Harr, and really understand the answers; then use the memory tricks in the review book and drill yourself on LabCE you’re pretty much set to pass. I loved the flow charts on this site and made many of my own. I devoted 3 weeks to intense studying with this approach and passed the 1st time. Good luck future exam takers, study hard and you will do fine!
congratulations! great advice
email me at janemt0623@yahoo.com.
i just passed my MLS exam! this site was of big help! i got A LOT of blood bank questions especially about DAT and ABO discrepancies. i also had a bunch of questions where they show you a blood picture and you choose the disease associated with it (ex: burr cells – uremia). i had 2 questions about urinary casts. i had one about platelet aggregation studies. pcs steps. rbc inclusion associated when a toddler ingests a moth ball (naphthalene) — i believe the answer is Heinz bodies. t(15;17) for promyelocytic leukemia or M3. APTT and PT mixing studies. for microbiology i had one question about Erysipelothrix and another about Bacillus anthracis. i didnt get any blood gas and ANA questions at all. thank you again wordsology.org for helping us and to everyone who contributed to this site!
congratulations Adrienne and thanks for the tips!
Hi! Sorry but i don’t have any access codes. You can play the labce free game if you’re out of money. It’s pretty much similar but has fewer questions than the simulator.
thanks and congratulation
Just took my ascp today for the 3rd time an I passed. I just want to thank you for the charts, they helped me so much I probably had over 40 questions that was all micro an it came right from them charts. An the rest was all bloodbank. I had maybe 2 urine and 5 dilutions and 1 or 2 pic for hematology. Was a really hard exam. I’m just so thankful for the charts they really saved my butt. An anyone else that failed it 2x don’t give up, I wanted to but I had people pushing me and alot of prayers to the man upstairs. Good luck to anyone going 2 sit for the exam.
I have given the exam 3 times already and will be taking the exam the 4th time. I do not understand why i fail the exam. I have Harr, flash cards and cards. Which i have been studying from. I am scared this time now because i have only 2 chances left. Could you guide me how much time you studied ? And how did you study? And particular approach for thr exam? That helped you pass.
Hi!! For everyone who passed their exams, how many weeks did it take for your certificate to get in the mail after you have passed? I took the ASCPi since Im a foreign graduate. But I live in California. Your responses are greatly appreciated.
I recently took mine and the certificate took 2 weeks to get to me, I’m in Maryland.
Can you guys post questions you remember? Please will ne takong ascp soon. Or majority of the subjects you encountered. It would be a big help.
thank you 🙂
hey Gab. Here are some of the exam contents that I can remember.. for BLOOD BANKING, most of them were about ABO discrepancies, DAT, HDN and they were all situational hehe. I had some questions about blood component storage and processing (take note of the storage temp and shelf life of each and how they are processed), transfusion rxns and donor deferral. Oh and I had several panels but they were all obvious (there was a pattern). For HEMATOLOGY, they gave me more or less 5 abnormal blood pictures and I had to identify which disease is specific to that corresponding blood picture (example: Burr cells – Uremia) I had one which goes “What red cell inclusion would appear on an infant’s blood smear after accidentally swallowing a mothball?” — I believe the answer is Heinz bodies. I had questions about sickle cell anemia, some leukemias, PT and APTT, mixing studies, and platelet aggregation. I was also asked to calculate for MCV and corrected white cell count. For CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, memorizing the reference values (refer to Polansky on this one) for each analyte especially bulirubin, BUN, glucose, and blood gases would do you great help. Most questions were of case study type. You must be familiar with the enzymes and hormones. Diseases/conditions I repeatedly encountered were Hyperthyroidism, lactic acidosis, respiratory/metabolic acidosis/alkalosis, SIADH, Addison’s and Cushing’s disease, diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus to name a few. I was asked to solve for osmolality, anion gap and creatinine clearance too. For MICROBIOLOGY, it is important to memorize or be familiar with the biochemical reactions (the charts in this site helped me a lot) for each bacteria especially Strep (CAMP, PYR, hemolysis, growth on 6.5% NaCl, bile esculin etc) and Enterobacteriaceae (IMVIC, TSIA etc). Also take note of the specific culture media for certain bacteria (ex: Fletcher medium – Leptospira). Some species that I could remember from my exam were Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and Bacillus anthracis. I also had questions about Fungi and their biochemical reactions and a few about viruses and parasites (autoinfection – Strongyloides). For URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS, all that I can remember is that I was given a photo of a cast and crystal and I had to identify which types were shown and something about CSF, exudates and transudates. For IMMUNOLOGY/SEROLOGY, they were mostly about immunoglobulins and serial dilution. I had one question about PCR. I was asked to identify one ANA pattern too and the corresponding disease. And last but not the least, I had a few questions about TOXICOLOGY that I was completely clueless of. hahahahahahahaha.
Thank you for sharing your experience and the questions youve encountered
hi! im taking my ascpi exam in 2wks!!!any word of advice?.
ill be taking my exam in2 weeks..and im scared and freaking out.. i have my labce exam simulator and my percentage is only in 50%.. what should i do?. any advice wordsology?.
Don’t panic during the exam. And just take adaptive exams on labce. I’m also scoring 50%+++. You can do it and goodluck 😀
My ASCP exam today was not easy…. but my preliminary result is PASS!!! Yay!!!! Thanks for the exam tips. It was helpful.
Questions on my exam were more on Mycology, Bacteriology, and Blood Bank!
Mycology: identification based on descriptions or microscopic view of the organism
Bacteriology: like you said, straight forward- biochem tests, growth on what media, so on… then identify which bacteria.
Blood bank: mostly ABO grouping discrepancies and Antibody screen probs- what u should do if u encounter this and that; and two questions about how many units do u need if you want this antigen-negative blood (given its frequencies in the population)
Hematology: cells in the smear ID; computations- diff count, cell counts; then which stain to use for this type of inclusion, hemoglobin suddenly decreases, platelet aggregation
Chemistry- i was asked to read and interpret HIV-1 immunoblot; questions about Hemolytic anemia (bili, urobili,haptogobin); i was asked about in what condition do you need to monitor Magnessiun, or when does K+ increase.
AUBF- nitrite question, when to suspect presence of contrast dye, reagent strip interferences
So far, those were the things I remembered.
Thank you and congratulations Choneng! That “PASS” word is a huge relief every time!
True! I think i might have shouted “Yes!” when i saw it and a second after my two hands’ already covering my mouth. Lol!
Hello Wordsology
I have been a regular on this wonderful website and have a question for you. I am taking my ASCP MLS exam in three weeks. This is my second time taking it and the score of my first one was 392.. Im really hoping to pass this time. My questions is following,,, WHY is it that the chemistry section is Harr book is contains so much detail?? Harr book has been great for me until I got to chemistry.
It probably has 100X more detail than Success book and Labce. I need your advice on studying chemistry.. I did pretty well on the 1st ASCP I took.. score was 485 for chemistry. I studied mainly Success and labce and was able to get 485. I just feel little discouraged because of Harr…
John,
Don’t be discouraged I felt the same way about the chemistry section in Harr and I skipped that section. I did a lot of chemistry LabCE questions, looked at the polansky cards, and read through the comments on this site to get a feel for what type of chemistry questions I might get. I passed my ASCP MLS exam two weeks ago, and I wish you the best.
Hello, I passed ASCPi MLS test yesterday and I can’t thank you enough for this site. It still seems like a dream and I can’t wait until they send the certificate… haha! I used Polansky and LabCE and bbguy.com for blood panel test……collection of questions from colleagueson indeed ASCP form and on this site, youtube pictures for hematology. Strep, staph and enterobacter charts, hematology, bloodbank and chemistry on this site were very very helpful.You really are a generous person and I wish you all the best in your path.
congratulations Milka
hi! congratulations on passing the exam! I’m taking the ASCPi MLS next month and I’m hoping you could share some of your resources. Please do email me at kristinever118@gmail.com thank you so much
I have a blood bank question, I recently came across a patient that was giving a dose of IGG immunoglobulin, and it caused the patient to forward one type and reverse type something different. Any Idea why this happens? and if so what can be done about it?
Took a Labce exam and wow.. My difficulty now is 6.00+ with scores of 56. Weeks ago my difficulty ranges only to 4.00+ Labce, polansky and harr is really helpful. Still have a month to study and i will use that month to reread notes and study the high yield notes you’ve uploaded here. Hope to pass my exam. Been doing your study tips and so far so good. 🙂
hi! does anyone have a LabCE account I can borrow? I can’t really afford purchasing the MLS exam simulator. please do email me at kristinever118@gmail.com I would really appreciate your generosity
Hello all,
Passed my MLS exam yesterday. The first five questions gave me some trouble. Spend almost 30mins answering them. But after that I paced myself towards the rest of the questions. Heres some valuable information I want to share.
Know your GNR flowchart. I got at least 7 questions out of it. Include moraxella and acinetobacter to it because I neglected to include those to my chart.
Sharpen up on your antibody panel screen. I got at least 7 questions from it.
MYCOLOGY!! I got at least 9 questions including pictures. I think I bombed half of it.
I didn’t get lots of chemistry, I can guarantee you that. I braced myself for that subject and end up not getting many.
I got a few questions in hemo that included a couple coagulation questions about mixing studies and lab results for DIC TTP ITP.
Overall, it’s a not a tough test if you prepare yourself well. I studied PATSY JARREAU, CARTOON BOOK AND MLS BOOK BY HARR. and I also found YouTube to be most helpful in many areas of the topic I don’t have a clear understanding of. I highly suggest it!!
Please relax yourself the moment you take the exam. It helps a lot.
Hello Wordsology, Is there a waiting period to retake the test when failed 3 times already?
it’s difficult for me to keep up with this information. It’s best to speak to ASCP directly. Good luck.
No! U can take it anytime u want until 5 time I believe
Hello , wordsology I failed ASCP last week by missing only two points. It is really discouraging. I scored 398. I studied hard, Polanski card, free lance test and few questions from wordsology. How can I do better next time ? Don’t they have any grace points to award ?
I’m sorry to hear. You should get a breakdown of your exam to find out why you did poorly. How were you doing on labce tests prior to the actual exam? Just reapply as soon as you can and get right back to doing questions after taking a week or two off. You’ll pass it next time.
Hello sir,
I am planing for my ascp exan in next couple of month but i am bit of confused,i need sm information .actually i am foreign graduate student , how can i knw that i am eligible for MLT Or MLS cert.? I already did evolution of my degree n they give me bachlors in medical technology so now what can i do?plz give me sm advise ,its really apreciate.if any body give me advise as soon its really needful for me.
Thanks
Hi everyone. I passed my ASCPi and I am planning to take New York State Licensure but I didn’t study and wasn’t living in the US. Is there anyone here who knows how to apply? If they still allow foreigners to take the exam? Cause someone told me that they will only allow those people who really study in US. Thanks for your answers.
I hope I am getting through to the author of the Wordsology site (Sohail Ahmed?). I am studying for the ASCP certification in Chemistry. I am purchasing Valerie Dietz Polansky’s review cards. In preparing for the test, I am currently studying Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 7th edition as well as D. Robert Dufour’s book: Professional Practice in Clinical Chemistry: A Companion Text, 1999 Edition. Can you comment on how good these two books are for the purpose of studying the ASCP Chemistry certification? Thanks, Bill.
Bill – I am not familiar with either of these textbooks but they sound like solid subject-level textbooks. Honestly, I would check the Amazon reviews for better feedback. Best, Sohail.
I FAiled last week..the test is hard..a just got 4 question on micro and its ol about situational…no biochemical rxn.I got a lot question on immunology..bloodbank..in chemistry a lot of analytical problem and situational…we are not doctor to monitor patient NA while they are in the hospital…we are not doctor to tell that patient have DIC,TTP etc we are Medical technologies,to identify cell,body fluids..perform laboratory works,not looking for a disease..but we are testing diff laboratory works for a certain disease..again we are not doctors
No offense, Are you a foreign graduate? just asking.
Yap im foreign graduate is that a big difference? Maybe because i graduate 1999 and i dont work as a medtech back then….and i challenge the exam and i failed….but not bad my score is 376…ill retake maybe this march and hopefully i will pass pantot!!
Not sure if you’re already in a laboratory setting yet. However, doctors do call laboratorians for help with specific things. I’m a MLT and had a Dr. ask me my opinion on whether or not he should transfuse a specific amount of FFP. So while I agree, we are not doctors we do aid them and it’s helpful to have a good knowledge base. We all work together Lab,Nurse,Dr. Hope you retake your test and pass!
This area is not for a critique of the exam itself. For that revolutionary task, one should address ASCP itself. With appropriate preparation, this exam is really not difficult. The key words being “appropriate preparation”. Additionally, reading comprehension is very important for this exam because – as you say – the questions on the exam are situations. It’s not just spitting out answers to single-line questions. I am certain that if you prepare appropriately you will pass this exam.
Hello EVERYONE!!! I took it today and I didn’t pass. Im not down about it, I will take it again and be more ready. I don’t know my score, it just said ‘fail” and I will receive a letter in the mail. I had a lot of MICRO….. mainly that and blood bank. not many Urinalysis questions. I had about 3 or 4 panels. So now know what I need to do now to pass this exam and my anxiety over this test is gone. I had ALOT of time left when I was done. but it just didn’t make since to go and recheck the answers when I knew I didn’t know the answer to it anyways. I’m sorry but my memory is really bad when it comes to remembering the questions like everyone else on here. So IM back at square one getting everything refreshed in my mind to retake it. Isn’t it every three months when you can retake the exam????
Will be taking ASCP this Dec. 28 and I’m really really nervous. 😦 feeling like im gonna fail. Im not that confident yet. Any tips?
Cheer up Gab, u will def pass……
Thanks Kavitha. I really hope so. 🙂
Hey everyone took the test today and passssedddddd! I got a lot of questions That others got. Procanimide assay -Napa, picture of burr cells uremia, A lot of ABO discrepancies. That GPR chart is gold! I used this site, Harr, bottom line approach, cards, lab ce, and the SOP for ABO discrepancies from my job. I got only a few calculations, number of units needed and given frequencies, creat. Clearance. Umm Metabolite of cocaine-benzoglyce something or another. Bilirubin a lot of bilirubin. Was shown a picture of two slants grown in dark and pigment in light-M. Kanasii. Albumin fraction decreased, what else is decreased with it. Some other weird ones. Westguard, what day you would reject. Once I started getting easy questions towards the end I felt good. Thanks so much for this site and those who have posted questions. This was my 3rd time! Study hard and have faith, you can pass.
Hi guys if “PRELMINARY” result says “PASS” what does that mean?took exam today.
congratulations!!! you passed!!!!😊😊
thank you 😄😄😄 just was a bit confused about the preliminary word
Is your exam hard? 😦
it was i got lot of ABO discrepancies and how to resolve it, Blood type Rh DAT etc my exam was more on BB. Watched bbguy.u took the exam already?
Not yet. My exam is 28th of Dec. Thank you for the recall questions! 😄😄
u can do it , just have a goodnight sleep and relax and have a decent meal before exam. btw thats my birthday 😄😄😄
It means u passed. If you are unsure go to ascp.org and login, ur certification no will be updated in a day after u pass ur exam.
That means you fail.lol
You must be kidding.
i guess i was kidding lol
Anyone taken MB(ASCP)?
Recalled questions that i remembered on my exam:
Hematology:
Picture of RBC inclusions- i think i got HJ Bodies
Lots of Anemias IDA, DIC lab findings
Low RBC Low HGb Elevated MCV MCHC- cause
Stomatocytes picture- what disease
Protein C
Predominant cell type lineage in CLL
Causes of incr & dec ESR
Lots of PT & PTT result disease correlation
Coagulation factors
Platelet Disorder
Chemistry
COV computation
Bilirubin result after caffeine for DB and IB
Inc Gluc dec Na K – disease
findings in SIADH
Cushings
VMA – disease
Blood Bank
Lots of ABO discrepancies and resolution
Cryoppt storage and expiration after pooled
Platelet apheresis
Mixed Field
Antibody screening
Calculation of number of units and frequencies given
Immunology
ANA pictures and diseases
Micro
Aeromonas rxn
Memorize the chart here on high yield very helpful(thank u so much wordsology)
zygomycete
blastoconidia
those were the things that i remember so far…😄😄😄
thank u wordsology and for all the guys here who have helped and contributed to many on study approach,reviewers and some recalled questions and answers. Thank you guys
Thanks kavitha.
Any last minute advice guys I’ll be taking the exam on Dec 17..I’ll been reading Polanski and boc sample questions and answering labce questions..and one of my weakness is micro can o ask what charts for micro that u guys talking about I think I might need it for my last minute review..wish me luck guys 😚 😗 😙 tnx 😉
The micro charts are available here. Click the high yield notes above this website. And you would see different subjects sohail shared. 😊😊 Goodluck on your exam. And please let us know how did it go. Haha. Im really nervous also.
Hi I’m gonna take my ascp exam on Dec 17 any last minute advice for me guys? And can I ask what charts in micro are u talking about??? Micro is my Waterloo my weakness I only read Polanski and the boc sample questions and labce sample questions… I need that chart in micro guys for my last minute review tnx 😊 😊 😊
refer to the high yield notes section of this site.
Use the Micro High Yield section of this site.
Guys please teach me how to do the frequency computation of blood unit required.
Nvm. I know now how
I took it three times and failed, any advices please, I am in dire need of passing. I have recently acquired all the materials that u guys are talking about. I feel so discouraged, but I am trusting God.
I am very sorry to hear this. You should definitely get feedback on your exam from ASCP to find out your weak spots. How badly did you do and in what subjects? How much material did you get through studying?
I took my mls exam today for first time, and I passed, thank you for all your help wordsology… I’ll try to remember questions
What do protein c and s do?
Salmonella enteritidis reaction in TSI
Outcherlony diagram
What is the billirrubin measures before add caffein, and after?
How do yo differenciate Yersinia enterocolitica vs Yersinia pestis?
A dilution in a tube 1:20 and then you took 2 mL of the dilution and add 3 mL of water, if the result is 120 mg/dl, how many would be the original?
Graves disease
Haptoglobin decreased
Enzymes for diagnostic muscle distrophy check ast, alt, ggt, ck, LD, Alkaline phosphatase….
Organism that need fatty acids on medium to grow…
Lupus erythematose, what happen with complement decrease or increased, due to what….
If I remember more, i’ll post them to you
Thank you very much for this excellent review of your exam. Thank you for thinking of others!
Does preliminary pass mean you passed the exam?
Hi, I graduated 25 yrs ago, need to get national certification for my Florida licensure. I will take the MT BB ASCP. Help ! Where do I begin with review, as I only need the BB test? How intense is it? Anyone familiar with getting a florida License?
Hello! I took my exam yesterday and luckily, I passed!!!!! Yes! Lots of questions on DAT and the frequency thing , you have to compute to get the total of units to crossmatch whatever. Harr and Ciulla are very useful. And of course, this site!! Thank you very much to the admin of this website. This is gold!
-No ANA questions for me.
-Majority (60%) of the questions are like if there is a blah blah blah, what to do next?
-picture of echinocyte
-picture of blastomyces dermatitidis
-Stomatocyte picture: what disease is related? LIVER DISEASE.
-no bloodbank panel but really lots of DAT. ABO descrepancies. And what are the remedies. (focus more on this)
-chemistry. how to measure hdl. I chose thin-layer but I really dont know. Ultracentrifugation was not on the choices. 😕
-I haven’t tried labce because of my busy schedule and our internet connection is very poor. I used HARR, CIULLA AND POLANSKY as my guns and bombs instead. LoL. But yeah this like a battle, and I’m like a soldier.
-last but not the least…..PRAY!! 🙂
A BIG THANK YOU, WORDSOLOGY! Thank you for helping us!
Love,
Caroline from San Diego, California
Congratulations Caroline! Thanks for the kudos and great luck to you moving forward!
I take my MLS exam soon, and was wondering if I need to put much mental energy into studying Laboratory Operations. I’m trying to put most of my time into the areas I know will be represented on the exam.
I didn’t study for that at all. I feel like that topic is more a test of logic than anything else. I wouldn’t worry about it.
I would like to say thank you for helping me pass the exam. i study 6 weeks for MLS. This website really helps A LOT!!!i have to say this… the questions and the study strategy REALLY HELPS… And the most questions I am not sure I chose B…Therefore I chose many B’s..LOL..To be honest, I am a grade C student. Nobody would believe I passed the exam. I did many LABCE questions, I can’t say the real test is any similar to the labce but unless you got some idea and you will know your weakness. Last thing is Thank you!!!
That made me laugh. Don’t sell yourself short. Congratulations!
It is truly a great and useful piece of info. I am glad that you just shared this helpful information with us.
Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
My exam is in few days. But I feel like my knowledge is not enough. I’m taking labce exams i usually score 60+ but my dfficulty is 5.76-6.01. Can’t make it higher. Should I be worried? I have this anxiety problem I think. 😦 I only need 400, I hope I can pass this. And may the odds be ever in mh favor.
Believe in yourself. The worst thing that can happen is you fail – retake it – and pass later.
Hi, I graduated 25 yrs ago, need to get national certification for my Florida licensure. I will take the MT BB ASCP. Help ! Where do I begin with review, as I only need the BB test? How intense is it? Anyone familiar with getting a florida License?
Hello, my name is Rena. I recently graduated from a university in California with my BS in CLS but was told I have to do a program in order to be able to get licensed. Does anyone know any other ways around this? Can I work in a lab and gain experience or is the program something that cannot be avoided? Thank you in advance.
That’s a good questions. I’ve wondered the same thing myself. Anyone familiar with this matter? Would be appreciated.
I just recently pass the exam (Dec 17) thanks a lot guys…there are a lot of bb and micro questions.. Goodluck guys 😉 keep it up! Oh anyone here who’s the employers accepting foreign medtechs? I’m from Philippines and it’s my dream to work abroad 🙂 here’s my emailadd brencharlesbren_14@yahoo.com tnx guys 🙂
Do you have your visa screen already?charles….
I passed my MLS exam. Dec 28. I finished my exam within 45 mins or so. I did not review my answers because I am that confident (BECAUSE OF THE RECALLS). I reviewed all the recalls on this site lol starting from the first comment which is 2013.
I used LABCE, POLANSKI mainly for BB and Hema only, the book by Patsy Jarreau (just scanned it), CIULLA and BOC-latest for questionnaires and I focused on my class notes. Didn’t finished Harr tho. I also study recall questions – do this if you have time. Such a life saver for me. 50% of my exam were recalls
My exam were mainly balanced of all the subjects.
1. Negative, positive control for CAMP, BILE ESCULIN, 6.5% NaCl, Bacitracin
Choices were mainly Strep family. Study them.
2. Hba1c – 5%, FBS – 155mg/dL
– good long term control but poor recently
3. Caffeine for Diazo reaction
– to measure unconjugated bil
4. Enzyme uses pnp maintained in pH 9.8 increase in what dse
– Pagets
5. Elevated lipase buy normal amylase appearance of plasma
– Lipemic
6. Measurement of iron
– step1: addition of acid
– step 2: addition of reducinh agent
– step 3: add color rgt
7. Estrogen increase in pregnant women
– Estriol
8. Female patient on mesntruation
– I forgot the exact choices but I choice the lab results correlating with IDA
9. TIBC
– Trasferrin
10. Stomatocytes
11. Burr cells
12. Echinocytes
13. Alternaria
14. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/IMMHTML/IMMIDX.html
– study the autoimmune diseases part. Slide 4 was on my test. Exact image.
15. Pheocromocytoma, measure
– Cortisol or Metanephrines : torn between these two hahaha
16. Blastoconidia
17. Definition of Oliguria
18. Measurement of FLM
– phosphatidyl
19. Indole positive, A/A TSI
– K. oxytoca
20. Present after jaw surgery
– if the question was looking for gram neg: Veilonella
– if gram pos: Peptostreptococcus
21. Detextion of Rubella
– IgG 2 weeks interval
22. Zygomycete
– i answered the one with sporangiospore
23. The famous HEINZ BODIES on napthalene something haha
I forgot the others. I need to sleep. Lol. Had 3 hours of sleep only. Id post recall questions when I remembered some
24. SIADH
– decreases Na
25. Case study about urine but the clue was present fat bodies
– Nephrotic
26. Azotemia
– Im really not sure with my answer because the choices have
A. increase bun
B. increase creatinine
But I picked BUN
27. Just remember that in Protein C taking warfarin therapy
– it would decrease
28. The blood glucose was given 390mg/dl, potassium 4.2mmol after insulim administration glucose is 215 potassium is now? Note that this is kot the exact values given
– I really do not know the answer but as insulin increase, potassium would decrease. Just know how to solve this because the choices were values
29. Olive oil
– Malassezia furfur
30. Rotavirus test
– i also dont know the answer but I picked electron microscopy something
31. Sezary cells
– T cells
32. Case study about skin testing blabla
– T cells also
33. Negative and positive control for anti-E
– DcE/DcE, dce/dce
34. Virus specimen was received. What would u do when sending it to other lab or shipment (cant remember exactly)
– I answered lypholized because shipment of viruses are -70, 4C storage
35. Sensitivity formula
36. Aggregation studies that I dont know. They presented me a graph with collagen, adp and epinephrine
37. Latex agglutination in S. Aureus
– protein a and clumping factor
38. Know the antibodies that would react at IS, AHG and 37C
39. Antibodies not enhanced by enzymes
40. Bilirubin
– 450nm
41. About ISE
– KCl
Please know the frequency of anti-K and anti-k. I had a question about these and the freq were not given so I just guess. And also 1 dilution that I do not know. 1 antibody panel for me. Not lots of DATS and ABO discrepancy thank god. No Leukemia and staining for me. Goodluck guys!!! Wish you all the best and happy new year!!
First of all congrts!!!!! And second of all Thank you soooo much Gab… I will be taking my exam jan 6. I have failed the exam 3 times already. I am very scared. Just to make a point i have never ever failed any other exam than this exam. I have no idea what is it that i was not doing right. Going for the exam for the 4th time. Please other helpful tips before the exam. And prayers.
Hi Bellarose. You can do this. Jusy make sure you had enough sleep the day before the exam. I was horrible during my exam day because I WAS SUPER ANXIOUS, hard time falling asleep. Anyways, don’t let the 3 attempts make you feel down. Anxiety won’t help you. 1 week before your exam practice a lot of exams. On my last week, I focused on the big 4 subjects, and I set my weakest subject on my last review day so my memory is still fresh. And pray also that some recall questions appear on your exam day. Goodluck! You will pass this time for sure. 🙂 Wish you luck!!!!
Congrts and thanx alot
Who’s going to take a CLS NY exam here? Can some help me about the processing?
Thank GOD and Wordsology as I passed the exam…..was my 2nd attempt.If I could,you all can do it…Do more labce practice tests.i also used Polansky cards,harr book n bottom line approach.But most helpful was labce.I am so thankful to this site and all the charts you shared in high yield notes…was so useful.Best wishes for all….