I recently took the ASCP exam in order to acquire a state license in laboratory science. I’ve written this for folks seeking advice on a passing strategy. If you’re experiencing difficulty understanding the material or are anxious about what the exam entails, i’d like to help.
Who this is for:
Different strategies work for different folks. Some can pass an exam in two weeks, while others may require more than one attempt. I wished to make this strategy comprehensive so I have written this for folks taking the exam with only a rudimentary understanding of laboratory science. You know what an antibody is, but the fella who kept interrupting the professor made it impossible for you to learn anything else. Maybe your Professor exhausted his/her own own knowledge by this point. Perhaps you crammed for every exam in school, learning nothing substantive in the process. You may even be taking the exam after being out of school for several years. Whatever your situation, I’d like you to understand that you will pass this exam, by following a few simple steps.
About the exam:
You need to score 400 points out of 1000 in order to pass. That’s all you need – 400. Easy questions are worth 10 points; moderately difficult ones are worth more; difficult ones can be worth up to 25 points. All you need is 400. How do you know if you’re ready to score 400 on the real exam? Referring to labce.com, if you can score 75% + on subject tests; 65% + on 100 question review mode; or 55% + on computer adaptive testing mode, then you have a good shot at passing the ASCP exam. I’ve heard mentioned that if you’re still getting very difficult questions around #80, the computer is essentially throwing high value questions at you, hoping you can guess correctly and bring your score up to 400. If you’re getting very easy questions repeatedly, then you’ve already passed and the computer just wants you to go away.
Survival Kit (for those who aren’t sure what to get):
This is the survival gear you need. It is essential and comprehensive. I wouldn’t take this exam without the following: Polansky review cards (THE best resource) LabCE.com subscription – absolutely essential for questions and learning Success in Clinical Laboratory Science (Ciulla) – to be used as your reference textbook Clinical Lab Science Review (Harr) – for questions and learning
How much time do I need to study?
Very subjective. Depending on how hard you work on this, you will need more or less time to prepare. Two to three months is more than adequate if you have an extremely poor understanding of lab science.
Okay fine but what do I DO?!
Take a Labce practice test in 100 question test mode. Don’t look at any resources. Just finish it to see what score you would get. Randomly guess on everything if you need to. It’s Kewl – a blue legged squirrel would score 25% by random guessing so you’ll score around 25-35% if you learned the bare minimum in school. You may be worried about a horrendous score. Don’t be – trust me on this.
Separate your Polansky review cards by subject. Chemistry, Blood Bank, Hematology, Bacteriology and Urinalysis requires 95% of your attention because these subjects comprise 95% of your exam.
Open up the Harr Review book. Examine its organization. Each subject is subdivided further into subtopics (for example, Microbiology is divided into gram positive cocci; gram positive bacilli; anaerobes, enterobacteriaceae, etc). Your cards are organized in a similar manner. Notice that each ~50 question subtest in the review book corresponds to only a handful of review cards.
Each Harr question comes with an excellent explanation. If you don’t know a subject AT ALL, go through the entire individual set of questions for that subtopic – read each explanation – look up the pertinent facts in the few review cards you’re holding in your hands and mark it up. If it’s not there, then tell that fact to @!#*$ off because it’s not important. Do this for every question in that subtopic. By the end of that set of questions, you’ll have learned the entire subtopic and noted what you need to remember on your cards.
Do the above for every subtopic you have difficulties with. It took me 1-2 days per subtopic. Keep in mind that while there are many subtopics, only a few are important for the exam.
After you finish each subtopic (say you finish the enterobacteriacea questions in Harr), do a 50 question subject test in labce, corresponding to the subtopic you just completed (eg. do Bacteriology in labce if you finished enterobacteriacea in Harr: do Hematology in labce if you finished wbc disorders in Harr). Getting a poor score is okay. Most people score around 50%. But every question you get wrong is a new fact you’ve learned and underlined in your cards.
I attempted to do as many of the Labce questions as I could. A classmate did 100 every day – that’s phenomenal. Someone else did 300 every day – that’s wild. I did a thousand in total. Do as many as you can, and learn from every wrong answer. Highlight the facts you learn in your Polansky cards.
By the end of your study period, you’ll notice that only a certain percentage of your Polansky review cards are highlighted with facts you didn’t know. The more you know when you start studying, the less marked up your cards will be. Either way, it’s these highlighted facts that you need to review, ideally every few days.
Additional notes:
Don’t buy the BOC book. The explanations are not helpful. What’s the point of buying an inferior book with thousands of questions when you won’t even get to all the questions in the good review sources listed above (Labce and the book of questions from Harr)? The same goes for textbooks. You don’t need them for this exam.
In my opinion, class notes are utterly useless unless they’re diagrams or tables. Proper understanding requires that you create your own visual aids in between answering questions. Don’t waste time staring at monotonous text or reading the gibberish we tend to jot down in class. Those notes have a place and it rhymes with recycling bin.
Each day, try to recall all of the important information you learned that day. Some will also do this as part of a weekly group meet. I can’t stress enough how important it is to recall the information you’ve learned. If you understand something well and wait 2 weeks to think about it again, you’re liable to forget what you understood so well just a short while ago. Attempt to recall as you’re about to fall asleep every night and it will be fresh in your mind in the morning (an added bonus is that it may knock you out like a light). Therefore, review early in the morning, as well.
Picture the branches of bacteriological charts or certain key antigens in blood bank. If you can’t recall something, look it up immediately! Learning is all about layering knowledge. When you take the time to do several layers (learning, doing questions, drawing charts) your recall will be solid.
Use my high yield charts or make your own. But please know the relevant information!
i take the exam on the 8th of next month and Im just a nervous reck. But Im gonna do what I can and if I have to repeat it, I will. Ill post what I remember when I take it. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!!!! and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
I took the exam and I didnt pass it. I had more Micro than anything else and some blood bank. Now I know where I have to prep at and the exam wasn’t as bad as I thought, Im just not a good case study person. But nxt year I will be taking it again. and will be more focused this time. definately using your notes on here.
Saw this question on labce.yst.;; which one of ffg. Org is sensitive to bacteruacin.options;; grp.A,grp B,,Grp D, staph.. of course I picked grp B. And labce.marked it wrong, don’t understand thid,any clerifucation.rm the hse,pls,ma exam is nxt weekkkkk
I am planning to take ASCP technologist in chemistry in the near future.
do you have any advice for my prep?????
advice me on what books to follow, free practice test sites, study time etc
I took the MT chemistry exam today and did not pass. I have a Masters in Chemistry and work in a Physician Office Lab (drug monitoring). I spent two weeks studying off and on from LaBCe, Harr, and Polanski. Unfortunately I was not prepared, it was too much information and I was not familiar with so many case studies. I do plank taking the exam again but I will definitely study in depth and longer.
It sounds like you were able to get a good heads up for the next time. I agree that two weeks sounds like way too little time for a subject test. I’m glad you have a solid plan moving forward. Well wishes on the next time.
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you!
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you! I am waiting for a response from anyone who can help please!
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you for your help!
I got 3-4 questions from Mycobacteriology, if you memorise Runyon’s classification u can answer all those. I will jot down few question though the wording may not be exact.
1) Sputum sample grown on LJ medium at 42C, growth seen in 3 days- M.xenopi.
2) Sputum sample grown on media when exposed to light produces yellow pigment, Nitrate positive, Pyrazinamidase positive- M.marinum
3) Agent used to decontaminate sputum sample contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Oxalic acid.
4.)Sputum sample mixed with equal quantity of NALC, centrifuged at 3,000rpm……. . After 2 days heavy growth of E.coli seen. What could be the reason- outdated NALC used(just a guess).
5) Parasite that can penetrate unbroken skin- Necator americanus
6) Egg in given pic could be found in- urine(pic was of Schistosoma hematobium)
7) ratio of PVA and stool – 3:1
8) blood slides reveals trypomastigotes, causes?- sleeping sickness
9) blood smear shows ingested RBC and 12-24 merozoites- P. vivax
10) blood smear with schizont dot and 6-8 merozoites- P.ovale.
11) patient with enlarged lymph node, blood collected btw 9pm-4am will reveal- Wuchereria bancrofti.
12)how will you diff btw Strongyloides and hookworm
13) Coccidiodes resembles- Malbranchia
14) Pic- Penicillium
15) Pic- Paracoccidiodes immitis( was looking like mariners wheel)
16) Dematicious fungi with horizontal and transverse septa- alternaria
17) Dermatophyte with red pigment, no macroconidia produced- T.mentagrophyte
18) Herpes produces CPE in cell lines in- 3-4 days( not sure).
19) TSI slant reactions- there were 2 questions from that.
20) QC organisms for VP reaction
21) Acetyl methyl carbinol is produced in which test- Methyl red test
22) As per CLSI guideline medium used for Hemophilus QC- HTM.
23) Selenite F broth used for- Salmonella
24) Kluyvera, Cedecea, Tatumella are- Gram negative bacilli
25) Diff btw C.jejuni and C fetus- hippurate hydrolysis
26) oxidase +, growth on BAP with violet colour- Chromobacterium violaceum(guess)
27) HACEK group
28) M. leprae case study
29) B.melitensis case study
30) Prefered Media used for F.tularensis isolation- Cysteine glucose blood agar
31) swab toxic for gonococci- calcium alginate swabs.
32) Gram stain pic( patient with menigitis)
33) Strep GrpA hemolysin
34) Case study for S.agalactae, Listeria, Erysipelothrix
35) Beaded, branching filamentous, partially acid fast anaerobe- N. asteroides
36) Mycoplasma growth requirements- serum and yeast extract
37) 19 ocular unit = 0.09mm. Egg measuring — ocular unit will be of —- micrometer.
38) 1 ocular unit = xmm, egg measuring —ocular unit will be of which amoeba.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ??
Thank u in advance
I took M(ASCP), only micro. I can’t give any tips for MLS but the exam will be more tougher than labce practice questions. I think for MLS, micro and blood blank are imp ones.
U will get only few pictures, most of them will be in words. As far as I think they will ask good no of quality control and troubleshooting questions(like if u encounter this…. technologist will have to do this…..) For micro u need to memorize the reactions in TSI, for parasitology- differentiation of eggs.
For 100 questions u get 150 min(2.5hrs) i.e. U have 1.5min for each question. If you think that u don’t know the answer or unsure about that, mark it as ‘for review’, select one option and move to next question. Don’t spend too much time on one question. Once you are done with 100 questions u can come back and review all those that is marked as ‘for review’ or all questions( if time permits).
If u need any help in micro part, let me know.
Hi kavitha, congrats on passing M ASCP exam. I’m taking mine in few weeks..I took the exam twice and failed.. Could you please give any suggestions on what books/guides to study for the exam? what areas to focus on? I graduated in 2001. I kind of lost touch with the specific details. If you recall any questions from exam please share with us.
Hi kavitha Thank You for your reply. For Runyons classification, what specific details to learn. Is it just to know what bacteria comes under the classification types or any more details. In Parasitology, should I learn all the lifestages? For Mycobacterium/parasitology, if you have any notes, can you please share with me. I’m worried about what to focus on Fungi. I don’t have any notes on that either..my email ID is vasureddi@gmail.com. I need to pass this exam for my visa purpose.
Appreciate very much
Thank you
hi
i’m planning to take technologist in chemistry in march.
I am studying the clinical chemistry material from my friend who went to school for MLS program.
is this material sufficient. I am practicing chemistry questions on labce also.
is there anyone who has taken technologist in chemistry here.
please advise”””
Good day all,please i will still like to know the difficulty level,one need to achieve b4 the exam,rt nah,am in 5.1-5.6,bt only achieve 5.6 once.my score in the comp.adaptive test has bn 52,only had 56 once.
We are on the same boat. According to the comments here and some of my friends experiences, getting 5.50 difficulty means you have chance on passing the exam. But you must push it to 6.00 higher to surely pass with a score 56 above. In the end, everybody gets a different set of questionnaires on the actual exam. And labce sometimes wont really predict if you would pass or not. They say that don’t rely on labce scores because some people who couldn’t attain a good score on labce (like they only got 45-50 scores) passed the actual exam. And people who got 50-60 sometimes fail. I guess its a matter of luck also. Goodluck to us.
U cannot rely on labce bcoz in that 5-10% are repetitive. I would suggest you to read and understand the feedback/comments on answers that u see after u submit questions in labce. In that way u can have good knowledge on diff topics and it helps u to eliminate wrong answers in actual exam which increases ur passing chances.
Good luck!!!
I had taken ascp mlt exam September 2015, I failed I read:- BOC , online test, Secesses, I’ll be take again after one month please share me your passing experience .Thank you!!
I take my exam last dec5 2015 ill failed…my score is 376…my experience i have a lot question on immunology that i dint expect…my micro was maybe 6 questions…a lot of bloodbank abo.dat.rh..antibody id…and all arecsituational….in chemistry study the nv of every electrolytes…dec K..increase NA…etc.. a graph on MI 5 qustion on this…where is the triponin…ckmb…ld..myoglobin.a got a lot og graph on immuno the immuno response IGm n igg…titers…primary secondary etc…on para a pic proglotids saginata or i dont even know..anyway gudluck
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Big congratulations to you albert,my area of difficulty is antibody ID,i have read the bb.guy u tube video,n it seems clear until i come across some questions that are tasking. How did you go about the antibody ID.and what are your clue to this sucess,i am observing every clue mention on wordsology.
Thank you guys. It wasnt easy. About the antibody ID. I will just tell you what I studied and helped me and hopefully helps you as well. I read the entire section of Blood bank on Polansky quick review cards for MLS, I took 100 question practice tests on Blood bank only on Labce and read the feedback on the questions I got wrong. I took hand written notes on the feedback. I also watched the blood bank guy on youtube on antidody ID and basic blood bank, it was like an hour each video and took good notes on that. I also reviewed my school notes on antibody ID and different antibodies and their characteristics. After doing all that, antibody ID was much much easier. I did the same thing with chemistry, hematology, micro, immunology, urinalysis, and lab operations. So I really recommend watching antibody Id videos, pause the video and really take notes and understand what their doing or looking for. Get the polansky cards, extremely helpful and take labce 100 question MLS Adaptive practice tests and read the feedback on the questions you get wrong! I really think if you do it right and study consistently for at least a month and half, that you will get it. Once you start studying make sure you study consistently until the day of the exam so you dont forget anything. I studied about 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week for 2 months, that included all MLS material hemo, chem, BB, and micro. If you have any other questions let me know, Good Luck! 🙂
Hi Albert,
Congrads. I took the exam last month and fail. My score is 374/400. I only study my lecture notes and took labCe practice questions. Blood blank and immunology are my weakness although i am o.k with antibody ID. Can you tell me what resources did you use in addition to your lecture notes to prepare for your 2nd attempt. Where do you get MLS adaptive practice test. Is it from ASCP or labCE?
Thanks in advance for your help
Diem Huong
I’m trying to decide if I’m going to do the exam, it’s 10 years since I left college, and I have 10 years experience in hospital labs, mainly BB and Haem though- the microbiology questions terrify me!! Thanks so much for this guide, it’s great to hear other peoples experiences.
Hi all,
I bought the subscription on the labce website for practice questions. I am studying to write the MLS (medical laboratory scientist ) general exam. There is more than one category on the website to choose the questions. for e.g.
ASCP board of certification MLS
ASCP board of certification MLT
AMT Registry MT
AMT Registry MLT
AAB Board of registry Generalist MT
*** what are all these different categories and which one should I be doing??
please help I will write my exam on march 2016
Hello, can anyone help with this Question.4.)Sputum sample mixed with equal quantity of NALC, centrifuged at 3,000rpm……. . After 2 days heavy growth of E.coli seen. What could be the reason- outdated NALC used(just a guess).
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ??
Thank u in advance
hello, can someone help me , I’m trying to get the best resources i can get to start studying , i bought the BOC book and i don’t find it helpful , PLEASE i need to pass the ASCP MLT exam
Hello! I am international MT graduate. In US I am planning to get MLS/MT license. it’s been 6 years since I left college. I also left working since 2 years. Can someone tell me how long it take to study for exam and which book is best? Does Labce subscription help to pass exam?
Hiii everybody
I’m gonna take ASCP i SH and i do need some help and guidance pls currently iam concentrating with Mckenzie (Clinical Laboratory Haematology 3rd edition ) i do not know if it is good or not.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ?? This is my email mnehad6@gmail.com
Thank you nil! It’s very kind of you to recall these questions for everyone else. You’re a good person and i’m certain everyone coming after you appreciates it. And congratulations on passing the exam!
Hi On the test questions are dividing like heme 20, micro 20 and so on..? since it says 17-22% blood bank ….? and can you see subject name on top of the question like labce? please thanks
Hi On the test questions are dividing like heme 20, micro 20 and so on..? since it says 17-22% blood bank ….? and can you see subject name on top of the question like labce? please thanks
here’s a question.. I just finished school in Dec and I have been mostly studying labce for my exam that is in 3 weeks. I average 50% on practice exams and have an average difficulty level of 4.3 at the moment. I have test anxiety so I am in freak out mode but if worse comes to worst, and the least amount of points for an easy question is 10, from what I understand, if I pass 40 easy 10 point questions… I should pass with 400?
I would advise against attempting to gauge your progress as you go through the exam by attempting to calculate your real-time score based on a subjective perception of “easy vs difficult”. If you have anxiety this will surely put you through the roof, GUARANTEEING a lower performance. Put these calculations out of your mind. Prepare as well as you can for the exam and take the exam while being as relaxed as possible. I know relaxation can be very difficult but breathe deeply, picture waves breaking on a tropical beach and continue taking your exam. In the end, I am CERTAIN that you will do better by doing this.
I hate to put this out there but I taken the CLS FIVE times and failed every time. (so embarressing!!) Each time I have failed with in 5-10 points. I have major test anxiety and I really do know my stuff but when it comes to tests I panic. My question to all of you is, has anyone failed this many times and if so what did you do to retake it. Unfortunately I think my only option is take the MLT exam and and later take the CLS again. Has anyone taken the MLT exam? Is it harder/the same as the CLS?
Please, can someone give me some advice!!!
Thanks!!!
This makes me nervous also. I take my MLS exam this coming Saturday. I’ve been averaging 50% on the adaptive mode and averaging 5 on difficulty.
As for the MLT exam, I have heard that’s it’s much easier than than the MLS exam because it’s not as comprehensive. From what my instructors have said, using LabCe will be sufficient for the MLT exam. Make sure to read the explanations and understand why you got a question incorrect. Good luck.
As i contacted the ASCP advisor i know that the MLT is the Spanish form for the exam and the CLS is the english one so they are the same depends which language you prefer.
For the MLT exam, I was told by my instructors and some friends that the practice exams on LabCe would be sufficient because that particular exam isn’t as comprehensive as the MLS exam.
I take the MLS exam this Saturday and now I’m scarred. I’ve been getting 50% on the adaptive mode and an average of 5 on difficulty.
The only advise I’ve received is what Spokanese said about the difference between the two exams. I’m going to continue using LabCE and use the Success book this time. In the past I have read the Harr book 2x and I think I just need to switch it up.
to cebuanamedtech please send me also a copy of your compiled notes and to those with bottom line approach by patsy…….. here’s my e mail add carenmaydandin@yahoo.com.ph tnx much in advans!
Hi everyone
first of all thank you wordsology for the help. I need help
I am thinking to take the microbiology(ASCP) , so what is the best resources to study for the exam.
please advise
thanks
I’ve not taken the micro exam but I do understand that the subject exams are far more involved. I think a microbiology textbook combined with a source of micro questions might be a good start.
I don’t have any specific notes. I was reading Koneman- Textbook of Microbiology and also used practice sessions from labce.com and of course high yield microbiology notes from wordsology(chart in wordsology was very helpful). It took me full 3 months to prepare for exam. First of all u need to grab a good micro textbook mentioned in the reading guidelines of ASCP. Start reading and prepare notes/ highlight in textbook as u move on. U need to revise them again before exam.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ?? This is my email mnehad6@gmail.com
Really don’t mean to be bother for you, you are the only one replied and shared questions and your experience will help me a lot .
Please I am planing to do ASCP MLS exam soon next,please send me all soft materials that will be of help to pass to my Mail at oloke_ajiboye@yahoo.co.uk,and i will be so glad to receive it. Olalekan nice to meet you on this platform.
I took the MLS ASCP for the first time yesterday and passed!!! Thank you so much Wordsology…I was asked a couple questions straight from your Actual Questions section. These are some of the questions I was asked: Blastoconidia- daughter cell buds from mother cell
Given total RBC counted from a CSF body fluid, calculate the RBC count
Given CBC-calculate the MCHC from the HCT and HB, rule of 3 broken; high MCHC. What would you do-heat the sample to 37 deg
High TSH and positive for thyroid ag, what’s the related condition: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Fluid filled in an ion selective electrode; KCL, HCl, etc
Gp. A Le (a-b+): what would you expect to find? Ex. H, A, Lea, Leb, etc.
Calculate the creatinine clearance
Zygomycota-aseptate hyphae and sporangiosphores
Bili Before Caffeine added: 3.2 and then Bili After caffeine added: 5.4; what’s the unconj bili and conjugated bili? So make sure to know the calc—indirect bilirubin = total bilirubin – direct bilirubin
What marker would you measure for cholestasis hepatitis? Choices, AFP, ALT, AST, and GGT
Picture of burr cells-what disease associated? Uremia
Picture of stomatocytes: condition associated—liver disease
What is the Potassium permanganate used for in the identification of Mycobacteria with rhodamine-auramine stain.
Acid fast stain first with carbol fuschin and then methylene blue counterstain, scanned from end to end-no AFB seen. Problem? Incorrect primary stain, incorrect counterstain, incorrect scanning method, or incorrect incubation time.
Biosaftey cabinet for Bacillus anthracis-BSL-III
Negative and positive controls for anti-E- DcE/DcE, dce/dce
WBC is 27 and lymphocyte 35%, relative/absolute lymphopenia or lymphocytosis
What type of cells CLL most commonly affects- T cells, B cells, etc.
Rapid latex test for S. aureus-clumping factor and protein A
Picture of howell-jolly bodies and what they contain-nuclear remnants, DNA
Azotemia-elevation of BUN
Hair baiting tests-T.menta and T.rubrum
Copper reduction test produces a green-brown color, what can you conclude?
Patient suspected of a reinfection of syphilis, what test would you perform? RPR
What the preferred method for TDM? Immunoassay
ABSOLUTELY STELLAR REVIEW OF THE EXAM. Thank you very much for helping everyone out. Take a look at the above post , folks. This is GOLD. There is a good chance you’ll need to know some of the above for YOUR OWN exam!
wordsology 
i take the exam on the 8th of next month and Im just a nervous reck. But Im gonna do what I can and if I have to repeat it, I will. Ill post what I remember when I take it. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!!!! and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Good luck! You will do great – happy thanksgiving!
I took the exam and I didnt pass it. I had more Micro than anything else and some blood bank. Now I know where I have to prep at and the exam wasn’t as bad as I thought, Im just not a good case study person. But nxt year I will be taking it again. and will be more focused this time. definately using your notes on here.
what about the c(ASCP)
Saw this question on labce.yst.;; which one of ffg. Org is sensitive to bacteruacin.options;; grp.A,grp B,,Grp D, staph.. of course I picked grp B. And labce.marked it wrong, don’t understand thid,any clerifucation.rm the hse,pls,ma exam is nxt weekkkkk
Grp A Strep(Strep pyogens) is sensitive to Bacitracin.
Thanks,got it now
Are u going to take micro only?
Could you send me the pdf for the book as well? Thank you soo soo much!
No,i am taking every specialty(MLS)
Ok, good luck…
Does anyone know the required difficulty level to pass this exam(MLS) in the labce.
I heard than 6.00+ but im only on 5.00+ but im not sure
Thank you(kavitha).
I am planning to take ASCP technologist in chemistry in the near future.
do you have any advice for my prep?????
advice me on what books to follow, free practice test sites, study time etc
I took the MT chemistry exam today and did not pass. I have a Masters in Chemistry and work in a Physician Office Lab (drug monitoring). I spent two weeks studying off and on from LaBCe, Harr, and Polanski. Unfortunately I was not prepared, it was too much information and I was not familiar with so many case studies. I do plank taking the exam again but I will definitely study in depth and longer.
It sounds like you were able to get a good heads up for the next time. I agree that two weeks sounds like way too little time for a subject test. I’m glad you have a solid plan moving forward. Well wishes on the next time.
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you!
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you! I am waiting for a response from anyone who can help please!
Hi all I took the ASCP MLS in August 2015 and I did not pass the first time. I scored overall 349/400. I believe I was really close to passing. But micro and blood bank were little tough. Now I am studying labce about 200-300 questions adaptive and individual sections and I am scoring 45-60%. I don’t feel that is good enough! Any advice? Please help me with microbiology good websites videos for anaerobes. Easy ways to remember the reactions? Any good websites to remember blood bank antigens and reagents used? I’m retaking the exam in 3 week from now! Thank you for your help!
Passed M(ASCP). Feeling relaxed. Thanks wordsology and friends for ur valuable comments.
Wow. Congrats! Can you share us some of the questions thay you still remember? Thank you. 🙂
I got 3-4 questions from Mycobacteriology, if you memorise Runyon’s classification u can answer all those. I will jot down few question though the wording may not be exact.
1) Sputum sample grown on LJ medium at 42C, growth seen in 3 days- M.xenopi.
2) Sputum sample grown on media when exposed to light produces yellow pigment, Nitrate positive, Pyrazinamidase positive- M.marinum
3) Agent used to decontaminate sputum sample contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Oxalic acid.
4.)Sputum sample mixed with equal quantity of NALC, centrifuged at 3,000rpm……. . After 2 days heavy growth of E.coli seen. What could be the reason- outdated NALC used(just a guess).
5) Parasite that can penetrate unbroken skin- Necator americanus
6) Egg in given pic could be found in- urine(pic was of Schistosoma hematobium)
7) ratio of PVA and stool – 3:1
8) blood slides reveals trypomastigotes, causes?- sleeping sickness
9) blood smear shows ingested RBC and 12-24 merozoites- P. vivax
10) blood smear with schizont dot and 6-8 merozoites- P.ovale.
11) patient with enlarged lymph node, blood collected btw 9pm-4am will reveal- Wuchereria bancrofti.
12)how will you diff btw Strongyloides and hookworm
13) Coccidiodes resembles- Malbranchia
14) Pic- Penicillium
15) Pic- Paracoccidiodes immitis( was looking like mariners wheel)
16) Dematicious fungi with horizontal and transverse septa- alternaria
17) Dermatophyte with red pigment, no macroconidia produced- T.mentagrophyte
18) Herpes produces CPE in cell lines in- 3-4 days( not sure).
19) TSI slant reactions- there were 2 questions from that.
20) QC organisms for VP reaction
21) Acetyl methyl carbinol is produced in which test- Methyl red test
22) As per CLSI guideline medium used for Hemophilus QC- HTM.
23) Selenite F broth used for- Salmonella
24) Kluyvera, Cedecea, Tatumella are- Gram negative bacilli
25) Diff btw C.jejuni and C fetus- hippurate hydrolysis
26) oxidase +, growth on BAP with violet colour- Chromobacterium violaceum(guess)
27) HACEK group
28) M. leprae case study
29) B.melitensis case study
30) Prefered Media used for F.tularensis isolation- Cysteine glucose blood agar
31) swab toxic for gonococci- calcium alginate swabs.
32) Gram stain pic( patient with menigitis)
33) Strep GrpA hemolysin
34) Case study for S.agalactae, Listeria, Erysipelothrix
35) Beaded, branching filamentous, partially acid fast anaerobe- N. asteroides
36) Mycoplasma growth requirements- serum and yeast extract
37) 19 ocular unit = 0.09mm. Egg measuring — ocular unit will be of —- micrometer.
38) 1 ocular unit = xmm, egg measuring —ocular unit will be of which amoeba.
Congrats! Did you test specifically for Microbiology? I noticed that was most of the questions you shared with us?
Yes micro only.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ??
Thank u in advance
Congrats, kavitha.
Do I need to study molecular biology?
Which exam are u going to take?
MLS. Any tips what subjects I need to focus?
Studying for AMT ths tme do I use your same notes as for ASCP
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I took M(ASCP), only micro. I can’t give any tips for MLS but the exam will be more tougher than labce practice questions. I think for MLS, micro and blood blank are imp ones.
U will get only few pictures, most of them will be in words. As far as I think they will ask good no of quality control and troubleshooting questions(like if u encounter this…. technologist will have to do this…..) For micro u need to memorize the reactions in TSI, for parasitology- differentiation of eggs.
For 100 questions u get 150 min(2.5hrs) i.e. U have 1.5min for each question. If you think that u don’t know the answer or unsure about that, mark it as ‘for review’, select one option and move to next question. Don’t spend too much time on one question. Once you are done with 100 questions u can come back and review all those that is marked as ‘for review’ or all questions( if time permits).
If u need any help in micro part, let me know.
Hi kavitha, congrats on passing M ASCP exam. I’m taking mine in few weeks..I took the exam twice and failed.. Could you please give any suggestions on what books/guides to study for the exam? what areas to focus on? I graduated in 2001. I kind of lost touch with the specific details. If you recall any questions from exam please share with us.
Vasu,
U need to focus on Mycobacterium, parasitology.
I also uploaded questions that I got in my exams. Plz refer to those.
Hi kavitha Thank You for your reply. For Runyons classification, what specific details to learn. Is it just to know what bacteria comes under the classification types or any more details. In Parasitology, should I learn all the lifestages? For Mycobacterium/parasitology, if you have any notes, can you please share with me. I’m worried about what to focus on Fungi. I don’t have any notes on that either..my email ID is vasureddi@gmail.com. I need to pass this exam for my visa purpose.
Appreciate very much
Thank you
hi
i’m planning to take technologist in chemistry in march.
I am studying the clinical chemistry material from my friend who went to school for MLS program.
is this material sufficient. I am practicing chemistry questions on labce also.
is there anyone who has taken technologist in chemistry here.
please advise”””
Any help or advice for my previous comment?
Good day all,please i will still like to know the difficulty level,one need to achieve b4 the exam,rt nah,am in 5.1-5.6,bt only achieve 5.6 once.my score in the comp.adaptive test has bn 52,only had 56 once.
We are on the same boat. According to the comments here and some of my friends experiences, getting 5.50 difficulty means you have chance on passing the exam. But you must push it to 6.00 higher to surely pass with a score 56 above. In the end, everybody gets a different set of questionnaires on the actual exam. And labce sometimes wont really predict if you would pass or not. They say that don’t rely on labce scores because some people who couldn’t attain a good score on labce (like they only got 45-50 scores) passed the actual exam. And people who got 50-60 sometimes fail. I guess its a matter of luck also. Goodluck to us.
U cannot rely on labce bcoz in that 5-10% are repetitive. I would suggest you to read and understand the feedback/comments on answers that u see after u submit questions in labce. In that way u can have good knowledge on diff topics and it helps u to eliminate wrong answers in actual exam which increases ur passing chances.
Good luck!!!
Alright thanks for the response.
Thank you for sharing your testing strategy!! I have recently passed the MLS 🙂 on my first try
mirian
pleasse share ur experience about MLS exam..i also have to appear in MLS exam in 4 th jan..so please share any this which helps in exam…
I had taken ascp mlt exam September 2015, I failed I read:- BOC , online test, Secesses, I’ll be take again after one month please share me your passing experience .Thank you!!
I take my exam last dec5 2015 ill failed…my score is 376…my experience i have a lot question on immunology that i dint expect…my micro was maybe 6 questions…a lot of bloodbank abo.dat.rh..antibody id…and all arecsituational….in chemistry study the nv of every electrolytes…dec K..increase NA…etc.. a graph on MI 5 qustion on this…where is the triponin…ckmb…ld..myoglobin.a got a lot og graph on immuno the immuno response IGm n igg…titers…primary secondary etc…on para a pic proglotids saginata or i dont even know..anyway gudluck
Today I took my MLS ASCP EXAM AND I PASSED!!! YESSS!!! So Happy finally done! Let me know for any advice! I would be glad to help. 🙂
CONGRATS!!!!! CAN YOU SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE. I PLAN ON RETAKING MINES, I FAILED MY EXAM.
Hello, Congrats! ☺ im going to take ASCP exam in 3 weeks time. any advices on where to focus? thank you ☺
Did you purchase the lab ce exam simulator? Please share it with us if possible😀
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Big congratulations to you albert,my area of difficulty is antibody ID,i have read the bb.guy u tube video,n it seems clear until i come across some questions that are tasking. How did you go about the antibody ID.and what are your clue to this sucess,i am observing every clue mention on wordsology.
Congrats..
Conrats. Kavitha
Thank you guys. It wasnt easy. About the antibody ID. I will just tell you what I studied and helped me and hopefully helps you as well. I read the entire section of Blood bank on Polansky quick review cards for MLS, I took 100 question practice tests on Blood bank only on Labce and read the feedback on the questions I got wrong. I took hand written notes on the feedback. I also watched the blood bank guy on youtube on antidody ID and basic blood bank, it was like an hour each video and took good notes on that. I also reviewed my school notes on antibody ID and different antibodies and their characteristics. After doing all that, antibody ID was much much easier. I did the same thing with chemistry, hematology, micro, immunology, urinalysis, and lab operations. So I really recommend watching antibody Id videos, pause the video and really take notes and understand what their doing or looking for. Get the polansky cards, extremely helpful and take labce 100 question MLS Adaptive practice tests and read the feedback on the questions you get wrong! I really think if you do it right and study consistently for at least a month and half, that you will get it. Once you start studying make sure you study consistently until the day of the exam so you dont forget anything. I studied about 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week for 2 months, that included all MLS material hemo, chem, BB, and micro. If you have any other questions let me know, Good Luck! 🙂
Hi Albert,
Congrads. I took the exam last month and fail. My score is 374/400. I only study my lecture notes and took labCe practice questions. Blood blank and immunology are my weakness although i am o.k with antibody ID. Can you tell me what resources did you use in addition to your lecture notes to prepare for your 2nd attempt. Where do you get MLS adaptive practice test. Is it from ASCP or labCE?
Thanks in advance for your help
Diem Huong
I’m trying to decide if I’m going to do the exam, it’s 10 years since I left college, and I have 10 years experience in hospital labs, mainly BB and Haem though- the microbiology questions terrify me!! Thanks so much for this guide, it’s great to hear other peoples experiences.
Hi all,
I bought the subscription on the labce website for practice questions. I am studying to write the MLS (medical laboratory scientist ) general exam. There is more than one category on the website to choose the questions. for e.g.
ASCP board of certification MLS
ASCP board of certification MLT
AMT Registry MT
AMT Registry MLT
AAB Board of registry Generalist MT
*** what are all these different categories and which one should I be doing??
please help I will write my exam on march 2016
ASCP board of cert MLS is the one you should work on if you’re planning on taking the BOC for MLS.
Thank you !!
Did you purchase the labce exam simulator?
Hello, can anyone help with this Question.4.)Sputum sample mixed with equal quantity of NALC, centrifuged at 3,000rpm……. . After 2 days heavy growth of E.coli seen. What could be the reason- outdated NALC used(just a guess).
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ??
Thank u in advance
I have a question , is the 3rd edition Clinical Lab Science Review (Harr) the one you used??? http://www.dealoz.com/prod?gtin=09780803613737&query=Clinical%20Lab%20Science%20Review%20(Harr)&op=&op2=buy
hello, can someone help me , I’m trying to get the best resources i can get to start studying , i bought the BOC book and i don’t find it helpful , PLEASE i need to pass the ASCP MLT exam
where will i can buy polansky, harr book or ciula ?i am from philippines.
Caren, i got mine from Amazon. and look to the previous link from YM Alleroif its for good price books and cheaper than Amazon
hello caren may dandin,
I am from mindanao too. test or pm you when you give me your fb ..i can help you
ariel
Hello! I am international MT graduate. In US I am planning to get MLS/MT license. it’s been 6 years since I left college. I also left working since 2 years. Can someone tell me how long it take to study for exam and which book is best? Does Labce subscription help to pass exam?
Hiii everybody
I’m gonna take ASCP i SH and i do need some help and guidance pls currently iam concentrating with Mckenzie (Clinical Laboratory Haematology 3rd edition ) i do not know if it is good or not.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ?? This is my email mnehad6@gmail.com
Thank u in advance
I just pass exam! Thank you very much wordsology. I really follow all your advices and all the high yield notes. These are some questions i remember….
1) Transudate contain what?
– Protein
2) Cause of xanthochromic?
– Bili
3) Antler like hyphae
– T. schoenleinii
4) How to differentiate Providencia and Morganella?
– Citrate
5) Why RPR will have false result?
– RA
6) Blood gas exposure to air what happen to pH and CO2?
– pH will be up and will go down and CO2 will down and up if prolong.
7) How to detect Rickettsia?
– Serology
8) Contact lens infection
– Acanthamoeba
9) Bacteria after jaw injury
– Vionella
10) Alpha thalassemia content
– Bart’s
11) What contain Valinomycin in electrode-
– K
12) Kirby bauer method zone is too small what to adjust-
– pH
13) Picture of teardrop cell and cause
– Myelofibrosis
14) How to detect fibrinogen activity?
– TT
15) What happen if Patients have factor VIII deficiency?
– APTT will be prolong after 2 hour incubation. (prolong than control)
16) How to detect E coli O:157
– Serology
17) Hepatitis A infection what antigen you see?
– HAV
Some other question regarding lab operation. I will add more if i can recall more.
Thank you.
Thank you nil! It’s very kind of you to recall these questions for everyone else. You’re a good person and i’m certain everyone coming after you appreciates it. And congratulations on passing the exam!
Hi On the test questions are dividing like heme 20, micro 20 and so on..? since it says 17-22% blood bank ….? and can you see subject name on top of the question like labce? please thanks
Hi On the test questions are dividing like heme 20, micro 20 and so on..? since it says 17-22% blood bank ….? and can you see subject name on top of the question like labce? please thanks
here’s a question.. I just finished school in Dec and I have been mostly studying labce for my exam that is in 3 weeks. I average 50% on practice exams and have an average difficulty level of 4.3 at the moment. I have test anxiety so I am in freak out mode but if worse comes to worst, and the least amount of points for an easy question is 10, from what I understand, if I pass 40 easy 10 point questions… I should pass with 400?
I would advise against attempting to gauge your progress as you go through the exam by attempting to calculate your real-time score based on a subjective perception of “easy vs difficult”. If you have anxiety this will surely put you through the roof, GUARANTEEING a lower performance. Put these calculations out of your mind. Prepare as well as you can for the exam and take the exam while being as relaxed as possible. I know relaxation can be very difficult but breathe deeply, picture waves breaking on a tropical beach and continue taking your exam. In the end, I am CERTAIN that you will do better by doing this.
Thank you wordsology for all the help. I passed the exam last!
excellent! great to hear
Congratulations very happy for you 🙂 thanks for sharing the questions please add more if you remember its very helpful i am writting mine next month
I hate to put this out there but I taken the CLS FIVE times and failed every time. (so embarressing!!) Each time I have failed with in 5-10 points. I have major test anxiety and I really do know my stuff but when it comes to tests I panic. My question to all of you is, has anyone failed this many times and if so what did you do to retake it. Unfortunately I think my only option is take the MLT exam and and later take the CLS again. Has anyone taken the MLT exam? Is it harder/the same as the CLS?
Please, can someone give me some advice!!!
Thanks!!!
That makes me nervous
I take mine next week. Are you fresh out of school? I graduated last December
I’m sure you did great and will pass! It will be a year this March since I’ve graduated.
This makes me nervous also. I take my MLS exam this coming Saturday. I’ve been averaging 50% on the adaptive mode and averaging 5 on difficulty.
As for the MLT exam, I have heard that’s it’s much easier than than the MLS exam because it’s not as comprehensive. From what my instructors have said, using LabCe will be sufficient for the MLT exam. Make sure to read the explanations and understand why you got a question incorrect. Good luck.
As i contacted the ASCP advisor i know that the MLT is the Spanish form for the exam and the CLS is the english one so they are the same depends which language you prefer.
For the MLT exam, I was told by my instructors and some friends that the practice exams on LabCe would be sufficient because that particular exam isn’t as comprehensive as the MLS exam.
I take the MLS exam this Saturday and now I’m scarred. I’ve been getting 50% on the adaptive mode and an average of 5 on difficulty.
How did you do?
LabCe should be more than enough. The MLT exam isn’t as compressive as the MLS exam.
Stephanie,
I’m on the same boat. I failed 3x and taking the MLT. I have super anxiety problems. Has anyone reached out to you? Any advice ?
The only advise I’ve received is what Spokanese said about the difference between the two exams. I’m going to continue using LabCE and use the Success book this time. In the past I have read the Harr book 2x and I think I just need to switch it up.
to cebuanamedtech please send me also a copy of your compiled notes and to those with bottom line approach by patsy…….. here’s my e mail add carenmaydandin@yahoo.com.ph tnx much in advans!
Did anyone take AMT exam, please I need some advice?
I’m studying to take the AMT in March
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Did you take your amt exam planning to take it too..any advice .
has anyone taken the technologist in chemistry here. I need some advice please
DID ANYONE TAKE MLTi EXAM, PLEASE I NEED SOME ADVICE?
thanks to all very use full methods for prep.
glad to help!
anybody taken chemistry technologist here
please help
Me not, but if you post this question in indeed.com i think you may get answers. good luck
Hi everyone
first of all thank you wordsology for the help. I need help
I am thinking to take the microbiology(ASCP) , so what is the best resources to study for the exam.
please advise
thanks
I’ve not taken the micro exam but I do understand that the subject exams are far more involved. I think a microbiology textbook combined with a source of micro questions might be a good start.
I don’t have any specific notes. I was reading Koneman- Textbook of Microbiology and also used practice sessions from labce.com and of course high yield microbiology notes from wordsology(chart in wordsology was very helpful). It took me full 3 months to prepare for exam. First of all u need to grab a good micro textbook mentioned in the reading guidelines of ASCP. Start reading and prepare notes/ highlight in textbook as u move on. U need to revise them again before exam.
congrats Kavitha vvvvvvvvery happy for u. appreciate sharing ur questions. i am also preparing for ASCP micro and i really need your help. 1-For the laboratory operations; education, management, Equipment and instrumentation parts i am studying them from the Harr book in the MLS section also polonesky cards what do u think is it enough from ur experience with the exam or should be something specific for this part??
2- regarding the calculation should i know it the same way as for the MLT in Harr,? from which book did u learned calculations? i am really struggling and stressed. if u don’t mind can i have ur email ?? This is my email mnehad6@gmail.com
Really don’t mean to be bother for you, you are the only one replied and shared questions and your experience will help me a lot .
Thank u in advance
Kavitha, one more thing, do we need to know urine and body fluid analysis? do we need to know stool analysis?
Thank You for your reply kavitha. I will certainly follow your suggestions.
Email me at kavitharajeev83@gmail.com
In micro u don’t need to learn body fluids. Please refer to ASCP topic guidelines.
Rally appreciate you kavitha…many thanks….
Please I am planing to do ASCP MLS exam soon next,please send me all soft materials that will be of help to pass to my Mail at oloke_ajiboye@yahoo.co.uk,and i will be so glad to receive it. Olalekan nice to meet you on this platform.
Please also take a look at the other pages on this site. There are really hundreds of questions posted from recent exams. Thanks.
I took the MLS ASCP for the first time yesterday and passed!!! Thank you so much Wordsology…I was asked a couple questions straight from your Actual Questions section. These are some of the questions I was asked: Blastoconidia- daughter cell buds from mother cell
Given total RBC counted from a CSF body fluid, calculate the RBC count
Given CBC-calculate the MCHC from the HCT and HB, rule of 3 broken; high MCHC. What would you do-heat the sample to 37 deg
High TSH and positive for thyroid ag, what’s the related condition: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Fluid filled in an ion selective electrode; KCL, HCl, etc
Gp. A Le (a-b+): what would you expect to find? Ex. H, A, Lea, Leb, etc.
Calculate the creatinine clearance
Zygomycota-aseptate hyphae and sporangiosphores
Bili Before Caffeine added: 3.2 and then Bili After caffeine added: 5.4; what’s the unconj bili and conjugated bili? So make sure to know the calc—indirect bilirubin = total bilirubin – direct bilirubin
What marker would you measure for cholestasis hepatitis? Choices, AFP, ALT, AST, and GGT
Picture of burr cells-what disease associated? Uremia
Picture of stomatocytes: condition associated—liver disease
What is the Potassium permanganate used for in the identification of Mycobacteria with rhodamine-auramine stain.
Acid fast stain first with carbol fuschin and then methylene blue counterstain, scanned from end to end-no AFB seen. Problem? Incorrect primary stain, incorrect counterstain, incorrect scanning method, or incorrect incubation time.
Biosaftey cabinet for Bacillus anthracis-BSL-III
Negative and positive controls for anti-E- DcE/DcE, dce/dce
WBC is 27 and lymphocyte 35%, relative/absolute lymphopenia or lymphocytosis
What type of cells CLL most commonly affects- T cells, B cells, etc.
Rapid latex test for S. aureus-clumping factor and protein A
Picture of howell-jolly bodies and what they contain-nuclear remnants, DNA
Azotemia-elevation of BUN
Hair baiting tests-T.menta and T.rubrum
Copper reduction test produces a green-brown color, what can you conclude?
Patient suspected of a reinfection of syphilis, what test would you perform? RPR
What the preferred method for TDM? Immunoassay
ABSOLUTELY STELLAR REVIEW OF THE EXAM. Thank you very much for helping everyone out. Take a look at the above post , folks. This is GOLD. There is a good chance you’ll need to know some of the above for YOUR OWN exam!
I passed!! Thank you for your site.
I have a question: I have ASCP(C), how can I transition to ASCP(MLS)?
I am wanting to get licensed in NY
Thank you
I’m a bit confused. What does “ASCP(C)” stand for?
ASCP chemistry
congrat, could you email some questions cause I will ascp test soon, thanks appreciate.my email hie10nguyen@yahoo.com
Good day techoenatural…do you have recall questions that might help me?im taking the exam probably 2 months from now.. Thanks in advance!