CMLA Exam Review questions with correct answers

The most commonly performed test for anticoagulation therapy is: - Answer the prothrombin time If a urine specimen cannot be tested within ________ it should be refrigerated. - Answer 1 hour Insufficient centrifugation while performing a microhematocrit will result in: - Answer a false increase in hematocrit value A decrease in the number of white blood cells is known as: - Answer leukopenia Which urine parameter would be abnormal when a patient has been fasting? - Answer ketones Patients with uncontrolled diabetes will have abnormal results in the following urine parameter(s): - Answer glucose and ketones The change in the shape of erythrocytes as observed on a peripheral smear is described as: - Answer poikilocytosis The most common test performed in the hematology department is: - Answer CBC - complete blood count What does an elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) indicate? - Answer inflammation