AMT RMA UPDATD COMPREHESNIVE TEST SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The relationship among enzyme, substrate, and product may be expressed as
Select one:
a. E + S → ES → E + P
b. P + S → E + P
c. E + S → ES → E - P
d. E + S → E + P - ✔✔E + S → ES → E + P
✔✔Elevated levels of which of the following enzymes may indicate chronic alcoholism?
Select one:
a. AST
b. ALT
c. GGT
d. GST - ✔✔GGT
✔✔Elevations in ALP levels are seen in hepatobiliary and which other disorders?
Select one:
a. Kidney
b. Lung
c. Pancreas
d. Bone - ✔✔Bone
,✔✔Which of the following is produced in the α-cells in the islets of Langerhans in the
pancreas?
Select one:
a. Insulin
b. Glucagon
c. Glycogen
d. Epinephrine - ✔✔Glucagon
✔✔In which of the following organs does PTH act to enhance the 1α-hydroxylation of
25-hydroxy
vitamin D?
Select one:
a. Bone
b. Liver
c. Kidneys
d. Skin - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which of the following is the common precursor for all adrenal steroids?
Select one:
a. Cholesterol
b. 11-deoxycortisol
c. Epinephrine
d. Dehydroepiandrosterone - ✔✔Cholesterol
✔✔Which of the following serum lipoprotein concentration patterns is seen on average
with premenopausal
women when compared with men?
Select one:
a. Lower HDL-C and higher total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
b. Lower HDL-C and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
c. Higher HDL-C and higher total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
d. Higher HDL-C and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels - ✔✔Higher HDL-C
and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
✔✔How long is the required patient fasting time for triglyceride testing?
Select one:
a. 6 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 8 hours
d. 10 hours - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔Ionized calcium is measured on automated systems by which of the following
methods?
Select one:
,a. CPC
b. AAS
c. TLC
d. ISE - ✔✔ISE
✔✔Hyponatremia with normal osmolality may be seen in patients with which of the
following?
Select one:
a. Increased water retention
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Hyperlipidemia
d. Increased sodium loss - ✔✔Hyperlipidemia
✔✔Which of the following is a semi-synthetic opiate with 2-3 times the analgesic
potency of its
parent compound, morphine?
Select one:
a. Codeine
b. Fentanyl
c. Heroin
d. Tramadol - ✔✔Heroin
✔✔Chronic exposure to organic mercury is cumulative because most of it is bound to
which of
the following?
Select one:
a. Adipose tissue
b. Neuronal proteins
c. Renal tubules
d. Splenic tissue - ✔✔Neuronal proteins
✔✔The purposes of TDM are to ensure that the drug dosage provides the maximum
therapeutic benefit and which of the following?
Select one:
a. Identify the standard dose
b. Identify when the drug is outside the therapeutic range
c. Determine the efficiency of absorption
d. Determine the route of administration - ✔✔Identify when the drug is outside the
therapeutic range
✔✔Calculation of the osmol gap is used as a screening procedure for the presence of
ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and which of the following?
Select one:
a. Acetone and ethylene glycol
b. Acetaminophen and organophosphates
, c. Acetone and organophosphates
d. Acetaminophen and ethylene glycol - ✔✔Acetone and ethylene glycol
✔✔Which of the following is a functional test used to assess fetal lung maturity?
Select one:
a. L/S ratio
b. PG
c. FSI
d. Lamellar body counts - ✔✔FSI
✔✔The dose that would be predicted to produce a toxic effect in 50% of a population is
represented by which of the following?
Select one:
a. ED 50
b. LD 50
c. TD 50
d. ID 50 - ✔✔TD50
✔✔Which of the following is the method of choice for confirmation testing following a
positive opiate drug screening result?
Select one:
a. AAS
b. HPLC
c. Immunoassay
d. GC-MS - ✔✔GC-MS
✔✔The observation of oligoclonal bands on CSF protein electrophoresis but not on
serum
protein electrophoresis is indicative of which disorder?
Select one:
a. Hypoglycorrhachia
b. Otorrhea
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Ascites - ✔✔Multiple sclerosis
✔✔The integrity of the blood-brain barrier may be determined by which index?
Select one:
a. CSF/serum albumin
b. Serum/CSF albumin
c. CSF/IgG
d. IgG/CSF - ✔✔CSF/serum albumin
✔✔Which of the following is a good indicator of chronic malnutrition?
Select one:
a. Transferrin
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The relationship among enzyme, substrate, and product may be expressed as
Select one:
a. E + S → ES → E + P
b. P + S → E + P
c. E + S → ES → E - P
d. E + S → E + P - ✔✔E + S → ES → E + P
✔✔Elevated levels of which of the following enzymes may indicate chronic alcoholism?
Select one:
a. AST
b. ALT
c. GGT
d. GST - ✔✔GGT
✔✔Elevations in ALP levels are seen in hepatobiliary and which other disorders?
Select one:
a. Kidney
b. Lung
c. Pancreas
d. Bone - ✔✔Bone
,✔✔Which of the following is produced in the α-cells in the islets of Langerhans in the
pancreas?
Select one:
a. Insulin
b. Glucagon
c. Glycogen
d. Epinephrine - ✔✔Glucagon
✔✔In which of the following organs does PTH act to enhance the 1α-hydroxylation of
25-hydroxy
vitamin D?
Select one:
a. Bone
b. Liver
c. Kidneys
d. Skin - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which of the following is the common precursor for all adrenal steroids?
Select one:
a. Cholesterol
b. 11-deoxycortisol
c. Epinephrine
d. Dehydroepiandrosterone - ✔✔Cholesterol
✔✔Which of the following serum lipoprotein concentration patterns is seen on average
with premenopausal
women when compared with men?
Select one:
a. Lower HDL-C and higher total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
b. Lower HDL-C and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
c. Higher HDL-C and higher total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
d. Higher HDL-C and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels - ✔✔Higher HDL-C
and lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels
✔✔How long is the required patient fasting time for triglyceride testing?
Select one:
a. 6 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 8 hours
d. 10 hours - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔Ionized calcium is measured on automated systems by which of the following
methods?
Select one:
,a. CPC
b. AAS
c. TLC
d. ISE - ✔✔ISE
✔✔Hyponatremia with normal osmolality may be seen in patients with which of the
following?
Select one:
a. Increased water retention
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Hyperlipidemia
d. Increased sodium loss - ✔✔Hyperlipidemia
✔✔Which of the following is a semi-synthetic opiate with 2-3 times the analgesic
potency of its
parent compound, morphine?
Select one:
a. Codeine
b. Fentanyl
c. Heroin
d. Tramadol - ✔✔Heroin
✔✔Chronic exposure to organic mercury is cumulative because most of it is bound to
which of
the following?
Select one:
a. Adipose tissue
b. Neuronal proteins
c. Renal tubules
d. Splenic tissue - ✔✔Neuronal proteins
✔✔The purposes of TDM are to ensure that the drug dosage provides the maximum
therapeutic benefit and which of the following?
Select one:
a. Identify the standard dose
b. Identify when the drug is outside the therapeutic range
c. Determine the efficiency of absorption
d. Determine the route of administration - ✔✔Identify when the drug is outside the
therapeutic range
✔✔Calculation of the osmol gap is used as a screening procedure for the presence of
ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and which of the following?
Select one:
a. Acetone and ethylene glycol
b. Acetaminophen and organophosphates
, c. Acetone and organophosphates
d. Acetaminophen and ethylene glycol - ✔✔Acetone and ethylene glycol
✔✔Which of the following is a functional test used to assess fetal lung maturity?
Select one:
a. L/S ratio
b. PG
c. FSI
d. Lamellar body counts - ✔✔FSI
✔✔The dose that would be predicted to produce a toxic effect in 50% of a population is
represented by which of the following?
Select one:
a. ED 50
b. LD 50
c. TD 50
d. ID 50 - ✔✔TD50
✔✔Which of the following is the method of choice for confirmation testing following a
positive opiate drug screening result?
Select one:
a. AAS
b. HPLC
c. Immunoassay
d. GC-MS - ✔✔GC-MS
✔✔The observation of oligoclonal bands on CSF protein electrophoresis but not on
serum
protein electrophoresis is indicative of which disorder?
Select one:
a. Hypoglycorrhachia
b. Otorrhea
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Ascites - ✔✔Multiple sclerosis
✔✔The integrity of the blood-brain barrier may be determined by which index?
Select one:
a. CSF/serum albumin
b. Serum/CSF albumin
c. CSF/IgG
d. IgG/CSF - ✔✔CSF/serum albumin
✔✔Which of the following is a good indicator of chronic malnutrition?
Select one:
a. Transferrin
