MLS(ASCP/ASCPI) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MLS(ASCP/ASCPI) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
unconjugated bilirubinemia:

unconjugated bilirubin=positive; urine bilirubin=positive; urine urobilinogen=positive

unconjugated bilirubin=negative; urine bilirubin=positive; urine urobilinogen=negative

unconjugated bilirubin=positive; urine bilirubin=negative; urine urobilinogen=positive

unconjugated bilirubin=negative; urine bilirubin=negative; urine urobilinogen=positive -
Answers :unconjugated bilirubin=positive; urine bilirubin=negative; urine
urobilinogen=positive

what is measured in the urease method determination of BUM?

uricase
Urea
NAD
Nitrogen - Answers :NAD

what is the specimen of choice for FK506 (Tacrolimus), Cyclosporine, and Sirolimus?

gray top
heparin sodium
lavender top (EDTA)
red top - Answers :lavender top (EDTA)

IN chronic active hepatitis, high titers of which of the following antibodies are seen?

Anti-smooth muscle
Antimitochondrial
anti-DNA
Anti-parietal cell - Answers :Anti-smooth muscle

Which of the following is used to compare two sets of mean?

Chi-square
CV
Standard Deviation
Paired T-test - Answers :Paired T-test

Duckert's Test 5M Urea Solubility Test is used of:

Factor II deficiency

,Factor XIII deficiency
Factor VIII deficiency
Factor XII deficiency - Answers :Factor XIII deficiency

What is the treatment for warfarin toxicity?

vitamin K
cryoprecipitate
Factor IX concentrate
Factor VIII concentrate - Answers :vitamin K

Excessively pink stain causes:

prolonged washing time
mounting coverslips before they are dry
too high acidity of the stain
AOTA - Answers :AOTA

type of anemia of hookworm infection:

normocytic, normochromic
microcytic, hypochromic
macrocytic, normochromic
normocytic, hypochromic - Answers :microcytic, hypochromic

In emphysema, the absence of alpha-1 globulin peak is due the deficiency of:

A1-Antitrypsin (AAT)
Macroglobulin
Hemopexin
Transferrin - Answers :A1-Antitrypsin (AAT)

normal value for mean corpuscular volume (CV):

50-80 fl
100-200 fl
80-100 fl
60-90 fl - Answers :80-100 fl

Drug toxicity screening of a 6 year old girl has increased presence of
ACETAMINOPHEN. What test should be done next?

ALT and AST
BUN and creatinine
Salicylates
CK and LDH - Answers :ALT and AST

,which of the following describes the mathematical expression of anion gap?

(Na + K) + (Cl - HCO3)
(Na - K) + (Cl - HCO3)
(Na + K) X (Cl + HCO3)
(Na + K) - (Cl + HCO3) - Answers :(Na + K) - (Cl + HCO3)

Glass membrane electrode is used to measure what?

CaCl2
bicarbonate
pH
Na+ - Answers :pH

A and B blood group antigens are derived when glycosyltransferases add specific
sugars to precursor H. Heat is the terminal sugar for B antigen?

Fucose
D-galactose
N-acetylglucosamine
N-acetylgalactosamine - Answers :D-galactose

L-fucose is the terminal sugar or:

O antigen
A antigen
B antigen - Answers :O antigen

N-acetylglucosamine is the terminal sugar for:

O antigen
A antigen
B antigen - Answers :A antigen

D-galactose is the terminal sugar for:

O antigen
A antigen
B antigen - Answers :

Reason for synovial fluid turbidity:

crystals
protein
immunoglobulin

, AOTA - Answers :crystals

monosodium urate crystals are seen in:

gouty fluids
leukocytes
rhomboids
chondrocalcinosis - Answers :gouty fluids

Urate crystals are generally needle-shaped and may be found within:

gouty fluids
leukocytes
rhomboids
chondrocalcinosis - Answers :leukocytes

calcium pyrophosphate crystals are present in:

gouty fluids
leukocytes
rhomboids
chondrocalcinosis - Answers :chondrocalcinosis

calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystals usually appear as:

gouty fluids
leukocytes
rhomboids
chondrocalcinosis - Answers :rhomboids

What to do?
mother: type "O", Rh negative, no antibody to D Ag
Child: Type "O", Rh positive

transplacental transfusion
RhIg administration
Do nothing, report results
DAT - Answers :RhIg administration

sodium fluoride as anticoagulant:

binds antithrombin
prevents glycolysis
no effect at all
NOTA - Answers :prevents glycolysis