MLT- Chemistry (Part 2) Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

MLT- Chemistry (Part 2) Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass A patient has a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) performed at an outpatient laboratory. He has fasted as instructed. FPG: 135 mg/dL What does this result indicate, and what, if any, further action is recommended by the ADA? 1 Elevated FPG; needs further evaluation by a repeat or alternative test. 2 Decreased FPG; a repeat of the test is recommended in one year. 3 Sufficient documentation for diagnosis of diabetes 4 It needs no further evaluation; this is normal FPG - Answer️️ -1. Elevated FPG; needs further evaluation by a repeat or alternative test. From the groups of analytes below, which set would most likely be INCREASED in type 1 diabetic patients in crisis? 1 Insulin and blood glucose 2 Insulin and ketone bodies 3 Ketone bodies and blood glucose ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 2 4 Ketone bodies and blood pH - Answer️️ -3. Ketone bodies and blood glucose All of the following are sources of serum alkaline phosphatase EXCEPT: 1 Liver 2 Placenta 3 Intestine 4 Brain - Answer️️ -4. Brain Which of the following tumor markers is associated with the prostate? 1 CEA 2 PSA 3 Alpha-fetoprotein 4 Beta HCG - Answer️️ -2. PSA Which of the following tumor markers is associated with the liver? 1 PSA 2 CEA 3 Beta hCG 4 AFP - Answer️️ -4. AFP How long does it take for plasma concentrations to each steady state when a patient's dose is given at intervals of the drug's half-life? 1 One half-hour ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 3 2 Two-half lives 3 5-7 half-lives 4 10-12 half-lives - Answer️️ -3. 5-7 half-lives Which of the following medications is known to cause Reye's Syndrome in children? 1 Acetaminophen 2 Ibuprofen 3 Acetylsalicylic acid 4 Morphine - Answer️️ -3. Acetylsalicylic acid When considering therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), what is the definition of bioavailability? 1 The relative proportion between the circulation and the tissues 2 The fraction of the administered dose eventually reaches its site of action. 3 The variations in drug metabolism as related to genetics. 4 The metabolic generation of a therapeutically active metabolite. - Answer️️ -2. The fraction of the administered dose eventually reaches its site of action. Which two of the following biomarkers are not specific to cardiac muscle and may be elevated in patients with injury to muscle other that cardiac muscle? 1 cTnl and cTnT 2 CK-MB and myoglobin 3 cTnT and CK-MB ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 4 4 Myoglobin and cTnl - Answer️️ -2. CK-MB and myoglobin Which of the following characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid is present if blood is due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? 1 Sample clots on standing 2 Blood is evenly distributed in all tubes. 3 The supernatant is clear when centrifuged within one hour Blood is more visible in the first tube collected and less and less visible in each subsequent tube thereafter. - Answer️️ -2. Blood is evenly distributed in all tubes A clinical laboratory scientist is reviewing the results of comparative studies between laboratory plasma glucose results and patients' self-monitoring (whole-blood) blood glucose (SMBG) results. Which SMBG results are exp