Chemical Pathology
Chemical Pathology Exam Description
The examination in chemical pathology is a one-day, computer-based examination consisting of combined Written and Practical questions in each section of the examination. It is administered as follows:
| Chemical Pathology Exam | Total Number of Questions | Total Time |
| Combined Written/Practical Sections | 270 | 6 Hrs. 18 Mins |
A candidate must pass both the written and the practical portions of the examination in the same administration in order to pass the examination. All questions are multiple-choice and in the one-best-answer format. The questions are designed to measure the candidate’s body of knowledge and problem-solving ability. The practical examination includes graphs, charts, formulas, diagrams, tables, or other images.
Subject areas covered include, but are not limited to:
- Laboratory administrative and management requirements and practices
- Patient preparation and specimen collection
- Standards and units of measurement
- Calculations and statistics
- Quality control and quality management
- Instrumentation and equipment
- Analytic methods and techniques
- Disorders of metabolism
- Electrolyte and acid/base disorders
- Serum protein and hemoglobin abnormalities
- Disorders of coagulation and hemostasis
- Clinical laboratory evaluation of organ and systemic diseases
- Reproduction, pregnancy, and newborn screening and monitoring
- Point-of-care testing
- Infectious disease serology and disorders of the immune system
- Toxicology, drug misuse, and therapeutic drug monitoring
- Patient care decision-making and consultation
