🇨🇦 Canadian Laboratory Certification

CSMLS MLT Exam Prep — AI-Powered Practice Questions

165 questions · 3.5 hours · Canadian terminology · CSMLS Competency Profile aligned

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What is the CSMLS exam?

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Exam Format

  • 165 multiple choice questions
  • 3.5 hour time limit
  • Minimum 65% to pass
  • Computer-based at Pearson VUE
  • Offered multiple times per year
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Content Areas

  • Haematology · Clinical Chemistry
  • Microbiology · Blood Banking
  • Urinalysis · Immunology
  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Laboratory Operations
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Eligibility

  • Graduate of a CSMLS-accredited MLT programme, or
  • Equivalent education assessed by CSMLS
  • Canadian laboratory experience
  • Good character declaration

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  • ✓ CSMLS Competency Profile aligned
  • ✓ 165-question mock exam mode
  • ✓ All disciplines covered
  • ✓ Peer-reviewed Canadian references

Tracks covered

  • MLT — Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • RTT — Registered Transfusion Technologist
  • CYT — Cytotechnologist
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HaematologyModerate

A 45-year-old female presents to her family physician in Winnipeg with fatigue and pallor. CBC results: Hgb 89 g/L, MCV 71 fL, MCH 22 pg, RDW 18.2%, serum ferritin 6 μg/L (reference: 20–200 μg/L), TIBC 68 μmol/L (reference: 45–72 μmol/L). What is the most likely diagnosis?

💡 Canadian labs report Hgb in g/L (not g/dL)

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