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Laboratory Science VIP Certification Exam (MLS/ASCP Style)
Laboratory Science — This exam mirrors the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) examination, administered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology; the real exam consists of 100 questions (80 scored, 20 unscored) over 2.5 hours, with a scaled passing score of 400/999, covering Hematology (21%), Microbiology (21%), Chemistry (19%), Immunology (11%), Blood Bank (13%), Body Fluids (5%), and Laboratory Operations (10%).
29
Questions
150m
Time Limit
72.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A 45-year-old woman presents with fatigue and pallor. Her CBC reveals: Hgb 7.2 g/dL, MCV 72 fL, MCH 22 pg, RDW 18.5%, and serum ferritin of 6 ng/mL. A peripheral blood smear shows microcytic, hypochromic red cells with significant anisocytosis and occasional target cells. Which of the following laboratory findings would be MOST consistent with this clinical picture?
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