Medical Laboratory Technician - MLT(ASCP) and MLT(ASCPi) Examination Content Guideline

Vocabulary flashcards covering the calculation requirements and reference ranges for the Medical Laboratory Technician - MLT(ASCP) and MLT(ASCPi) certification exams.

Sodium

$$136 - 145\,mmol/L$$

Potassium

$$3.5 - 5.1\,mmol/L$$

Chloride

$$98 - 107\,mmol/L$$

Total CO2

$$22 - 33\,mmol/L$$

Creatinine

$0.8 - 1.2\,mg/dL$ ($71 - 106\,\mu mol/L$)

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

$6 - 20\,mg/dL$ ($2.1 - 7.1\,mmol/L$)

Glucose (fasting)

$74 - 100\,mg/dL$ ($4.1 - 5.6\,mmol/L$)

Hemoglobin A1C

< 5.7\% (< 39\,mmol/mol)

Haptoglobin

$30 - 200\,mg/dL$ ($0.3 - 2.0\,g/L$)

Arterial Blood Gas: pH

$$7.35 - 7.45$$

Arterial Blood Gas: pCO2

$35 - 44\,mm\,Hg$ ($4.7 - 5.9\,kPa$)

Arterial Blood Gas: pO2

> 80\,mm\,Hg (> 10.6\,kPa)

Arterial Blood Gas: O2 saturation

> 95\%

Arterial Blood Gas: HCO3- (bicarbonate)

$$23 - 29\,mmol/L$$

RBC count

$$4.00 - 6.00 \times 10^6/\mu L$$

Hemoglobin (HGB)

$$12.0 - 18.0\,g/dL$$

Hematocrit (HCT)

$$35 - 50\%$$

Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

$$76 - 100\,fL$$

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

$$26 - 34\,pg$$

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

$$32 - 36\,g/dL$$

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)

$$11.5 - 14.5\%$$

Reticulocytes (absolute)

$20 - 115 \times 10^3/\mu L$ ($20 - 115 \times 10^9/L$)

Reticulocytes (relative)

0.5 - 2.5 × 10³/uL

Platelets

150 - 450 times 10^3

WBC (Total)

3.6 - 10.6 times 10^3

Neutrophils (relative)

$$50 - 70\%$$

Lymphocytes (relative)

$$18 - 42\%$$

Monocytes (relative)

$$2 - 11\%$$

Eosinophils (relative)

$$1 - 3\%$$

Basophils (relative)

$$0 - 2\%$$

CSF WBC and RBC

$$0 - 5/\mu L$$

CSF Glucose

$$50 - 80\,mg/dL$$

CSF Protein

$$15 - 45\,mg/dL$$

Neutrophils (absolute)

1.7 – 7.5 x 10^3/μL

Lymphocytes (absolute)

1.0 - 3.2 × 10³ /uL

Monocytes (absolute)

0.1 - 1.3 × 10³ /uL

Eosinophils (absolute)

0.0 - 0.3 × 10³/uL

Basophils (absolute)

0.0 - 0.2 ×10³/uL