ASCP EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● C. Troponin
Troponin is elevated up to 10-14 days after Myocardial Infarction.
Answer: Which of the following enzymes has the longest elevation after
Myocardial Infarction (MI)?
CK-MB
Myoglobin
Troponin
AOTA
●● A. Chilled and separated from cells
Feedback Special Handling: No tourniquet. Place on ice immediately
and deliver to lab or aliquot within 15 minutes. DO NOT FREEZE
WHOLE BLOOD SPECIMEN.
,Answer: Lactic acid specimen:
Chilled and separated from cells
Heated
Room temperature
Request EDTA sample only
●● A. Presence X-Ray medium
Feedback Xray medium/Radiographic dye can cause erroneous results in
urine specific gravity measurement.
Answer: Specific gravity measured by refractometer: 1.035. Protein and
glucose both trace in reagent strip:
Presence X-ray medium
Albuminuria
Glucosuria
,Normal
●● B. The organism has no cell wall.
Feedback Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is routinely
treated with antibiotics, although the disease is usually self-limiting. The
disease is treated with macrolide, tetracycline, or fluoroquinolone
classes of antibiotics. All mycoplasmas lack a cell wall and, therefore,
all are inherently resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).
Answer: A patient with walking pneumonia is being treated with
penicillin. State one possible condition why the patient is not recovering:
The organism produces beta lactamase
The organism has no cell wall
The organism has capsule
The organism produces an enzyme that neutralizes the antibiotic
●● B. 6.09
Feedback:
, CV= SD/meanX100,
(5.48/90)X100= 6.09.
Answer: What is the coefficient of variation if the mean is 90 and the
standard deviation is 5.48?
2.75
6.09
5.68
30
●● B. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
Feedback:
Hairy cells demonstrate strong positivity for tartrate-resistant acid
phosphatase (TRAP) staining. The hairy cells are larger than normal and
positive for CD19, CD20, CD22, CD11c, CD25, CD103, and FMC7.
Answer: Blood smear below denotes Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL),
which of the following test is used to identify this type of leukemia?
Image. 1
Myeloperoxidase
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● C. Troponin
Troponin is elevated up to 10-14 days after Myocardial Infarction.
Answer: Which of the following enzymes has the longest elevation after
Myocardial Infarction (MI)?
CK-MB
Myoglobin
Troponin
AOTA
●● A. Chilled and separated from cells
Feedback Special Handling: No tourniquet. Place on ice immediately
and deliver to lab or aliquot within 15 minutes. DO NOT FREEZE
WHOLE BLOOD SPECIMEN.
,Answer: Lactic acid specimen:
Chilled and separated from cells
Heated
Room temperature
Request EDTA sample only
●● A. Presence X-Ray medium
Feedback Xray medium/Radiographic dye can cause erroneous results in
urine specific gravity measurement.
Answer: Specific gravity measured by refractometer: 1.035. Protein and
glucose both trace in reagent strip:
Presence X-ray medium
Albuminuria
Glucosuria
,Normal
●● B. The organism has no cell wall.
Feedback Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae is routinely
treated with antibiotics, although the disease is usually self-limiting. The
disease is treated with macrolide, tetracycline, or fluoroquinolone
classes of antibiotics. All mycoplasmas lack a cell wall and, therefore,
all are inherently resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).
Answer: A patient with walking pneumonia is being treated with
penicillin. State one possible condition why the patient is not recovering:
The organism produces beta lactamase
The organism has no cell wall
The organism has capsule
The organism produces an enzyme that neutralizes the antibiotic
●● B. 6.09
Feedback:
, CV= SD/meanX100,
(5.48/90)X100= 6.09.
Answer: What is the coefficient of variation if the mean is 90 and the
standard deviation is 5.48?
2.75
6.09
5.68
30
●● B. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
Feedback:
Hairy cells demonstrate strong positivity for tartrate-resistant acid
phosphatase (TRAP) staining. The hairy cells are larger than normal and
positive for CD19, CD20, CD22, CD11c, CD25, CD103, and FMC7.
Answer: Blood smear below denotes Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL),
which of the following test is used to identify this type of leukemia?
Image. 1
Myeloperoxidase
