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1. Which of the following is an important technique con- Select or concentrate bone
sideration in order to obtain consistently high quality marrow spicules, ensuring
bone they are transferred to the
marrow smears? slide.
Use the largest drop of marrow possible for each slide.
Do not prepare the slides at the patient bedside.
Select or concentrate bone marrow spicules, ensuring
they are transferred to the slide.
Only make one slide.
2. Which of the following stains is commonly used to Calcoflur-white stain
stain chitin in fungal cell walls?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Modified acid-fast stain
Calcoflur-white stain
Giemsa stain
Gram stain
3. Which of the following instruments measures changes OSMOMETER
in vapor pressure?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Osmometer
Coulometer
Nephelometer
Spectrophotometer
4. Which of the following analytes can be detected by the Protein, glucose, leuko-
urine reagent strip in a point-of-care setting? cytes, and bilirubin
The correct answer is highlighted below
0
Yeast, glucose, pH, and blood
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Crystals, bilirubin, urobilinogen, and protein
Protein, glucose, leukocytes, and bilirubin
Crystals, yeast, casts, and pH
5. All of the following statements are true regarding stor- Remove the cap of the test
ing and handling chemical reagent strips if you are strip bottle and leave it off
using a until testing is completed.
manual method (visually reading the reagent strip),
EXCEPT?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Compare strip to the color chart to check for correlat-
ing color.
Handle strips at the end away from the test area.
Remove the cap of the test strip bottle and leave it off
until testing is completed.
Store the test strip container at room temperature.
6. Which of the following viruses or diseases is screened Malaria
for in blood donors only using questions asked during
the
donor screening and selection process?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Hepatitis B
West Nile Virus
Malaria
HIV
7. In cases of suspected intestinal parasitic disease, Strongyloides stercoralis
select the name of the parasite, as illustrated by the
50 um ovum in this image, that may be detected in
upper respiratory secretions when stool specimen
preparations are negative.
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Ancylostoma duodenale
Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Fasciola hepatica
8. Which values would be expected with metabolic alka- Elevated pH, increased bi-
losis? carbonate, normal PCO2
The correct answer is highlighted below
Elevated pH, increased bicarbonate, normal PCO2
Elevated pH, decreased bicarbonate, normal PCO»
Lowered pH, normal bicarbonate, decreased PCO,
Increased pH, normal bicarbonate, increased PCO2
9. What condition is indicated by the following arterial Uncompensated respira-
blood gas results? tory acidosis
Bicarbonate 32 mmol/L (Normal 22 - 29 mmol/L)
pCO265 mm Hg (Normal 35 - 45 mmHg)
pH 7.28 (normal 7.35 - 7.45)
The correct answer is highlighted below
Healthy condition
Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
Compensated metabolic acidosis
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
10. All of the following characteristics describe T lympho- Production of surface im-
cytes EXCEPT? munoglobulins
The correct answer is highlighted below
CD4 & CD 8 positive
Production of surface immunoglobulins
Production of cytokines and chemokines
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Recruitment of inflammatory cells to site of inflamma-
tion or infection
11. Twelve weeks after onset of the disease, patients with Anti-HBe
uncomplicated acute hepatitis B usually will demon-
strate
which of the following in their serum?
The correct answer is highlighted below
HBsAg
Anti-EBNA
Anti-HBe
Anti-HIV
12. What is the optimal time to begin initial microscopic 30 minutes
examination of a semen specimen, assuming liquefac-
tion is
complete?
The correct answer is highlighted below
30 minutes
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
13. A patient's serum reacts with all reagent red cell sam- Autologous donation
ples. The autocontrol is negative. An alloantibody to a
high
incidence antigen is suspected. Which of the following
would most likely be a compatible donor?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Patient's parents
Patient's siblings
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1. Which of the following is an important technique con- Select or concentrate bone
sideration in order to obtain consistently high quality marrow spicules, ensuring
bone they are transferred to the
marrow smears? slide.
Use the largest drop of marrow possible for each slide.
Do not prepare the slides at the patient bedside.
Select or concentrate bone marrow spicules, ensuring
they are transferred to the slide.
Only make one slide.
2. Which of the following stains is commonly used to Calcoflur-white stain
stain chitin in fungal cell walls?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Modified acid-fast stain
Calcoflur-white stain
Giemsa stain
Gram stain
3. Which of the following instruments measures changes OSMOMETER
in vapor pressure?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Osmometer
Coulometer
Nephelometer
Spectrophotometer
4. Which of the following analytes can be detected by the Protein, glucose, leuko-
urine reagent strip in a point-of-care setting? cytes, and bilirubin
The correct answer is highlighted below
0
Yeast, glucose, pH, and blood
, ASCP MLT Exam Prep
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d08ivs
Crystals, bilirubin, urobilinogen, and protein
Protein, glucose, leukocytes, and bilirubin
Crystals, yeast, casts, and pH
5. All of the following statements are true regarding stor- Remove the cap of the test
ing and handling chemical reagent strips if you are strip bottle and leave it off
using a until testing is completed.
manual method (visually reading the reagent strip),
EXCEPT?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Compare strip to the color chart to check for correlat-
ing color.
Handle strips at the end away from the test area.
Remove the cap of the test strip bottle and leave it off
until testing is completed.
Store the test strip container at room temperature.
6. Which of the following viruses or diseases is screened Malaria
for in blood donors only using questions asked during
the
donor screening and selection process?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Hepatitis B
West Nile Virus
Malaria
HIV
7. In cases of suspected intestinal parasitic disease, Strongyloides stercoralis
select the name of the parasite, as illustrated by the
50 um ovum in this image, that may be detected in
upper respiratory secretions when stool specimen
preparations are negative.
, ASCP MLT Exam Prep
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d08ivs
The correct answer is highlighted below
Ancylostoma duodenale
Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Fasciola hepatica
8. Which values would be expected with metabolic alka- Elevated pH, increased bi-
losis? carbonate, normal PCO2
The correct answer is highlighted below
Elevated pH, increased bicarbonate, normal PCO2
Elevated pH, decreased bicarbonate, normal PCO»
Lowered pH, normal bicarbonate, decreased PCO,
Increased pH, normal bicarbonate, increased PCO2
9. What condition is indicated by the following arterial Uncompensated respira-
blood gas results? tory acidosis
Bicarbonate 32 mmol/L (Normal 22 - 29 mmol/L)
pCO265 mm Hg (Normal 35 - 45 mmHg)
pH 7.28 (normal 7.35 - 7.45)
The correct answer is highlighted below
Healthy condition
Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
Compensated metabolic acidosis
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
10. All of the following characteristics describe T lympho- Production of surface im-
cytes EXCEPT? munoglobulins
The correct answer is highlighted below
CD4 & CD 8 positive
Production of surface immunoglobulins
Production of cytokines and chemokines
, ASCP MLT Exam Prep
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d08ivs
Recruitment of inflammatory cells to site of inflamma-
tion or infection
11. Twelve weeks after onset of the disease, patients with Anti-HBe
uncomplicated acute hepatitis B usually will demon-
strate
which of the following in their serum?
The correct answer is highlighted below
HBsAg
Anti-EBNA
Anti-HBe
Anti-HIV
12. What is the optimal time to begin initial microscopic 30 minutes
examination of a semen specimen, assuming liquefac-
tion is
complete?
The correct answer is highlighted below
30 minutes
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
13. A patient's serum reacts with all reagent red cell sam- Autologous donation
ples. The autocontrol is negative. An alloantibody to a
high
incidence antigen is suspected. Which of the following
would most likely be a compatible donor?
The correct answer is highlighted below
Patient's parents
Patient's siblings
