ASCP-Chemistry section questions with answers

ASCP-Chemistry section
questions with answers

Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon
stimulation by:
A. Renin
B. Angiotensinogen
C. Angiotenisinogen I
D. Angiotensinogen II - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
Angiotensinogen II


Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for:


A. screening for the presence of cancer
B. monitoring the course of known cancer
C. confirming the absence of disease
D. identifying patients at risk for cancer - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B. Monitoring the course of known cancer


Detection of which of the following substances is most
useful to monitor the course of a patient with testicular
cancer?

,A. alpha-fetoprotein
B. carcinoembryonic antigen
C. prolactin
D. testosterone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. alpha-
fetoprotein


Increased concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in
adults are most characteristically associated with:


A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. alcoholic cirrhosis
C. chronic active hepatitis
D. multiple myeloma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
hepatocellular carcinoma


Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is most likely to be
produced in a maignancy involving the:


A. Brain
B. Testes
C. Bone
D. Colon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. Colon

, Which of the following is useful in the detection an
management of carcinoma of the prostate?


A. total prostate-specific antigen
B. prostatic acid phosphatase
C. human chorionic gonadotropin
D. alpha-fetoprotein - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. total
prostate-specific antigen


Which of the following statements most correctly
describes the utility of clinical laboratory assays for tumor
markers?


A. tumor markers are useful to screen asymptomatic
patients for tumors
B. tumor markers are highly specific
C. tumor markers indicate the likelihood of an individual
developing a tumor
D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. tumors are useful in tracking
the efficacy of treatment