Urinalysis and Body Fluids Practice Questions (ASCP MLS and MLT)
5–10% of the MLT exam · 5–10% of the MLS exam, in ASCP’s content guidelines
100 questions across all seven content areas in 2 hours 30 minutes, with a score for Urinalysis so you know where you stand.
Free Urinalysis drillWhite blood cell casts are most characteristic of which condition?
Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids on the ASCP exams
Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids is 5–10% of both the MLT and MLS exams. Questions cover the physical, chemical and microscopic exam of urine, renal physiology and disease, and the analysis of CSF, serous, synovial, amniotic and seminal fluid and feces.
- Share of the exam
- MLT 5–10% (8 of 100 on our MLT mock) · MLS 5–10% (7 of 100 on our MLS mock)
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 40 urinalysis questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids questions test
- Physical exam: specimen types and handling, color and clarity, specific gravity and osmolality, and changes in unpreserved urine
- Reagent strips: the reaction behind each pad and its false positives and negatives, and confirmatory tests
- Microscopic exam: cells, casts, crystals, microorganisms and artifacts, and what each cast type says about the kidney
- Renal physiology and disease: glomerular and tubular function, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, pyelonephritis and metabolic disorders
- Body fluids: CSF tube order and xanthochromia, transudates and exudates, synovial crystals under polarized light, semen and amniotic fluid tests
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all seven content areas in 2 hours 30 minutes, with a score for Urinalysis so you know where you stand.
Free Urinalysis drillHow to study it
- Make a table of each strip pad: principle, false positive, false negative.
- Pair each cast with the disease it points to, and each crystal with the urine pH it forms in.
- Learn ASCP’s published urine, CSF and semen reference ranges; the exam does not give them.
Common questions
How many urinalysis questions are on the ASCP exam?
Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids is 5–10% of both exams. Our MLT mock includes 8 questions from this area and our MLS mock 7.
Are body fluid cell counts in this area or hematology?
Both. ASCP’s hematology outline includes cell counts and differentials for blood and body fluids, while the urinalysis and body fluids area covers their physical, chemical and microscopic exam and the disease states.
100 questions across all seven content areas in 2 hours 30 minutes, with a score for Urinalysis so you know where you stand.
Free Urinalysis drillThe other content areas
Sources
- ASCP BOC: MLT and MLS Examination Content Guidelines (revised June 9, 2026)
- ASCP BOC: About the Examination (format, CAT, scoring, field test questions, calculator)
- ASCP BOC: Medical Laboratory Technician, MLT(ASCP): eligibility routes and $235 fee
- ASCP BOC: Medical Laboratory Scientist, MLS(ASCP): eligibility routes and $260 fee
- ASCP BOC: Examination Results
- ASCP BOC: After the Examination (re-applying, five attempts per route, 30-day wait)
- ASCP BOC: Schedule or Reschedule Your Examination (Pearson testing centers)
- ASCP BOC: MLS and MLT Credential Maintenance Program requirements (36 points, three years)
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the ASCP BOC MLT and MLS Examination Content Guidelines (revised June 9, 2026), not ASCP exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the ASCP Board of Certification or Pearson VUE.