2023 HAEMATOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

2023 HAEMATOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Which test is done routinely on CSF? a) Ketones b) Urobilin c) pH d) Glucose 2. When receiving a specimen in the lab, the following information must be known EXCEPT: a) Age of the patient b) Sex of the patient c) Height of the patient d) Diagnosis of the patient 3. The principle upon which blood glucose is determined by chemistry analyzers is: a) Asatoor and King’s b) Benedict’s quantitative c) Clinistix strip d) Glucose oxidize 4. The type of bilirubin detected in urine of a jaundiced patient is: a) Both direct and indirect bilirubin b) Direct bilirubin only c) Indirect bilirubin only d) Total bilirubin 5. The presence of starch granules in stool may be an indication of: a) Over production of alkaline phosphatase b) Undersecretion of amylase c) Pepsin production is very low d) Dehydration 6. Methods for creatinine estimation include: a) Brown’s method b) Creatinine kinase c) Cresophthalein complexion (CPC) d) Jaffe’s alkaline picrate 7. Which of the following substance is increased in Gout? a) Uric acid b) Creatinine c) Urea d) Prosphorus9 8. Diacetyl monoxime is used in the determination of: a) Creatinine b) Creatine c) Uric acid d) Urea 9. A flame emission photometer may be used in the estimation of the following analyte EXCEPT: a) Chlorides b) Sodium c) Potasium d) Lithium 10. Bence-Jones proteins are best demonstrated by: a) Albustix b) Boiling urine and observing temperature c) 3% TCA d) BCG 11. Serum albumin is determined by the following method: a) Bromocresol green (BCG) b) 3% TCA c) Albustix d) MCuleman’s reagent 12. C.S.F protein is normally estimated by the following reagents: a) Concentrated nitiric acid b) 3% Trichloroacetic acid c) Bromocresol green (BCG) d) Albustix strips 13. Laboratory safety standards demand that the following words be written clearly on a bottle containing Conc. sulphuric acid a) Poison b) Flammable c) Corrosive d) Radioactive 14. Chemical analysis of urine includes the following EXCEPT: a) pH b) Protein c) Urobilinogen d) S. Haematobium 15. Midstream urine must be analysed as soon as possible because: a) Most patients are always in a hurry to attend to other issues b) The pH of the urine changes if left at room temperature for a long time before analysis c) It is a vital investigation done before a patient is taken to theater d) It may absorb ammonia from the atmosphere and hence lower its pH 16. Benedict’s qualitative reagent will react positively with: a) Only glucose b) Glucose and any other reducing sugars and substances c) Non-sugar reducing substances only d) Any urine that has protein 17. Quality control samples must be: - a) Run once a week b) Run alongside the patients samples whenever the doctor questions the lab results c) Run alongside the test samples at all times d) Run using special reagents set aside for this purpose 18. False positive pregnancy results from the lab may mean: a) The patient is actually pregnant b) The patient is not pregnant but has been given a wrong result c) The reagents used are very specific and accurate d) The patient had taken a lot of protein 19. Urine with high specific gravity may indicate any of the following EXCEPT: a) Contamination b) Glycosuria c) Sex of the patient d) Proteinuria 20. Ketones in urine are detected by: a) Acetest b) Albustix c) Clinistix d) Clinitest p