ASCP Study Guide (MLT) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
CK Is Associated with Cardiac, Muscles, & Brain Tissue. Elevated CK can be seen in Strokes,
Vigorous Exercise, and Muscular Dystrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated Serum
Creatine Kinase Is Associated with What Conditions?
Incubate at Room Temperature or 4oC to Enhance Weak Expression - CORRECT
ANSWER - What Should Be Done if Both Forward and Reverse ABO Results are
NEGATIVE?
1.) Waist Line Over: 35 in Women, and 40 in Men
2.) Triglyceride Level over 150 mg/dL
3.) Fasting Blood Glucose over 100 mg/dL
4.) LDL Under: 50 in Women, and 40 in Men
5.) Blood Pressure ≥ 130/85 - CORRECT ANSWER - Parameters to define the presence
of metabolic syndrome.
Class I: HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C Class II: HLA-DR - CORRECT ANSWER - Major
Histocompatibility Complex Antigens:
Class I & Class II
Accumulation of abnormal
inorganic acids, associated with diabetic ketoacidosis
Excessive loss of bicarbonate, as in severe diarrhea
Renal Failure - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic Acidosis Caused By:
pH: Decreased
,pCO2: Decreased - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic Acidosis Blood Gas Results:
Erythroid Value = Sum of all Nucleated RBC Precursors
Myeloid Value = Sum of Precursor Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils
*Lymphocytes and Monocytes are NOT counted*
Interpreted as overall Bone Marrow Cellularity - CORRECT ANSWER - Myeloid to
Erythroid Ratio- (M:E) Ratio:
Myoglolbin - CORRECT ANSWER - Earliest Biochemical Marker for Myocardial
Infraction
Lectin from the seeds of Dolichos Biflorus - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti-A1 Reagent is
Made from What?
Rickettsia Rickettsii - CORRECT ANSWER - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is
Transmitted by a Tick Infected with what?
Oligopeptide in the blood that cause vasoconstriction of arterioles, increases blood pressure and
releases aldosterone. - CORRECT ANSWER - Angiotensin 2
Calcium and Phosphate - CORRECT ANSWER - Parathyroid Hormone Regulates what in
the Body
Non-Pathogenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Barr Bodies are Classified as what?
Interferon Gamma - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytokine most important for Increased
Macrophage Cell Activity?
,28 Days, unless the unit expires sooner. - CORRECT ANSWER - Shelf Life for Irradiated
Blood?
MCV= 80-100 fL.
MCH= 27-31 pg.
MCHC= 32-36% - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal Ranges:
MCV
MCH
MCHC
MCV= (Hematocrit % / RBC's) x 10
MCH= (Hemoglobin / RBC's) x 10
MCHC= (Hemoglobin / Hematocrit) x 100 - CORRECT ANSWER - Formulas for:
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Muscle Mass - CORRECT ANSWER - Creatine Excretion Correlates be with:
37o C for 1 hour - CORRECT ANSWER - If not tested right away Semen should be
stored:
Light Spin, Followed by a Hard Spin - CORRECT ANSWER - Procedure for preparation
of Platelet concentrate from whole-blood:
Transferrin Saturation, due to its sensitivity and specificity for iron overload - CORRECT
ANSWER - Best way to test for Hereditary Hemochromatosis:
Positive QC: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
, Negative QC: Escherichia Coli - CORRECT ANSWER - Best Stock Cultures to perform
QC testing of oxidase production?
Middle Aged Adults - CORRECT ANSWER - What age group is Hereditary
Hemochromatosis usually detected?
It is caused by the engrafting of immunocompetent T lymphocytes into a severely
immunosuppressed recipient. They can be prevented by gamma irradiation of cellular blood
components. - CORRECT ANSWER - What is responsible for causing Graft-Versus-Host
Reactions?
Forward Scatter: Size
Side Scatter: Granularity - CORRECT ANSWER - In Flow Cytometry, Forward Scatter
and Side Scatter tell us what about the cells?
Eosinophils. Crystals have a strong association with parasitic infections or allergic reactions -
CORRECT ANSWER - Charcot-Leyden Crystals in stool are breakdown products of
what?
Used to calculate LDL Cholesterol.
LDL = [Total Cholesterol] - [HDL] - [Triglyceride/5] - CORRECT ANSWER - What is
the Friedewald Formula, and what does it calculate?
Megoblastic Anemia, and Lead Poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER - What Diseases are
Cabot Rings associated with?
Calcium Ion Selective Electrodes, or ISE's - CORRECT ANSWER - Ionized Calcium is
Most Commonly Measured by what Method?
Testes and Adrenal Cortex.
1/3 from Testes, 2/3 from Adrenal Cortex in Men
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
CK Is Associated with Cardiac, Muscles, & Brain Tissue. Elevated CK can be seen in Strokes,
Vigorous Exercise, and Muscular Dystrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevated Serum
Creatine Kinase Is Associated with What Conditions?
Incubate at Room Temperature or 4oC to Enhance Weak Expression - CORRECT
ANSWER - What Should Be Done if Both Forward and Reverse ABO Results are
NEGATIVE?
1.) Waist Line Over: 35 in Women, and 40 in Men
2.) Triglyceride Level over 150 mg/dL
3.) Fasting Blood Glucose over 100 mg/dL
4.) LDL Under: 50 in Women, and 40 in Men
5.) Blood Pressure ≥ 130/85 - CORRECT ANSWER - Parameters to define the presence
of metabolic syndrome.
Class I: HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C Class II: HLA-DR - CORRECT ANSWER - Major
Histocompatibility Complex Antigens:
Class I & Class II
Accumulation of abnormal
inorganic acids, associated with diabetic ketoacidosis
Excessive loss of bicarbonate, as in severe diarrhea
Renal Failure - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic Acidosis Caused By:
pH: Decreased
,pCO2: Decreased - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic Acidosis Blood Gas Results:
Erythroid Value = Sum of all Nucleated RBC Precursors
Myeloid Value = Sum of Precursor Neutrophils, Eosinophils, and Basophils
*Lymphocytes and Monocytes are NOT counted*
Interpreted as overall Bone Marrow Cellularity - CORRECT ANSWER - Myeloid to
Erythroid Ratio- (M:E) Ratio:
Myoglolbin - CORRECT ANSWER - Earliest Biochemical Marker for Myocardial
Infraction
Lectin from the seeds of Dolichos Biflorus - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti-A1 Reagent is
Made from What?
Rickettsia Rickettsii - CORRECT ANSWER - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is
Transmitted by a Tick Infected with what?
Oligopeptide in the blood that cause vasoconstriction of arterioles, increases blood pressure and
releases aldosterone. - CORRECT ANSWER - Angiotensin 2
Calcium and Phosphate - CORRECT ANSWER - Parathyroid Hormone Regulates what in
the Body
Non-Pathogenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Barr Bodies are Classified as what?
Interferon Gamma - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytokine most important for Increased
Macrophage Cell Activity?
,28 Days, unless the unit expires sooner. - CORRECT ANSWER - Shelf Life for Irradiated
Blood?
MCV= 80-100 fL.
MCH= 27-31 pg.
MCHC= 32-36% - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal Ranges:
MCV
MCH
MCHC
MCV= (Hematocrit % / RBC's) x 10
MCH= (Hemoglobin / RBC's) x 10
MCHC= (Hemoglobin / Hematocrit) x 100 - CORRECT ANSWER - Formulas for:
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Muscle Mass - CORRECT ANSWER - Creatine Excretion Correlates be with:
37o C for 1 hour - CORRECT ANSWER - If not tested right away Semen should be
stored:
Light Spin, Followed by a Hard Spin - CORRECT ANSWER - Procedure for preparation
of Platelet concentrate from whole-blood:
Transferrin Saturation, due to its sensitivity and specificity for iron overload - CORRECT
ANSWER - Best way to test for Hereditary Hemochromatosis:
Positive QC: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
, Negative QC: Escherichia Coli - CORRECT ANSWER - Best Stock Cultures to perform
QC testing of oxidase production?
Middle Aged Adults - CORRECT ANSWER - What age group is Hereditary
Hemochromatosis usually detected?
It is caused by the engrafting of immunocompetent T lymphocytes into a severely
immunosuppressed recipient. They can be prevented by gamma irradiation of cellular blood
components. - CORRECT ANSWER - What is responsible for causing Graft-Versus-Host
Reactions?
Forward Scatter: Size
Side Scatter: Granularity - CORRECT ANSWER - In Flow Cytometry, Forward Scatter
and Side Scatter tell us what about the cells?
Eosinophils. Crystals have a strong association with parasitic infections or allergic reactions -
CORRECT ANSWER - Charcot-Leyden Crystals in stool are breakdown products of
what?
Used to calculate LDL Cholesterol.
LDL = [Total Cholesterol] - [HDL] - [Triglyceride/5] - CORRECT ANSWER - What is
the Friedewald Formula, and what does it calculate?
Megoblastic Anemia, and Lead Poisoning - CORRECT ANSWER - What Diseases are
Cabot Rings associated with?
Calcium Ion Selective Electrodes, or ISE's - CORRECT ANSWER - Ionized Calcium is
Most Commonly Measured by what Method?
Testes and Adrenal Cortex.
1/3 from Testes, 2/3 from Adrenal Cortex in Men
