Test Bank Clinical Chemistry Principles, Techniques, and Correlations
9th Edition by Bishop Fody
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 31 | Complete
,Part 1 Basic Principles and Practices in Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 1 Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 2 Laboratory Safety and Regulations
Chapter 3 Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 4 Analytic Techniques
Chapter 5 Clinical Chemistry Automation
Part 2 Analytic Procedures and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 6 Amino Acids and Proteins
Chapter 7 Nonprotein Nitrogen Compounds
Chapter 8 Enzymes
Chapter 9 Carbohydrates
Chapter 10 Lipids and Lipoproteins
Chapter 11 Electrolytes
Chapter 12 Blood Gases, pH, and Buffer Systems
Part 3 Endocrinology and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 13 Basic Endocrinology
Chapter 14 Thyroid Function
Chapter 15 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function
Chapter 16 Adrenal Function
Chapter 17 Gonadal Function
Chapter 18 Parathyroid Function
Part 4 Organ Systems and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 19 Liver Function
Chapter 20 Cardiac Function
Chapter 21 Renal Function
Chapter 22 Pancreatic Function
Part 5 Specialty Areas of Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 23 Body Fluid Analysis
Chapter 24 Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing
Chapter 25 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Chapter 26 Toxicology
Chapter 27 Trace Elements, Toxic Elements, and Vitamins
Chapter 28 Tumor Markers
Chapter 29 Point-of-Care Testing
Chapter 30 Newborn and Pediatric Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 31 Geriatric Clinical Chemistry
,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
NAS ISBN13: 9781284238884, add to Ahead, Title tags
Chapter: Chapter 01 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. One nanogram is equivalent to how many grams?
A) 10-6
B) 10-9
C) 10-12
D) 10-15
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Units of Measure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
2. How many milliliters of 0.5N NaOH are required to make 100 milliliters of 0.2N NaOH?
A) 250
B) 40
C) 25
D) 4
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
3. A patient sample for uric acid gave an absorbance reading of 0.4, and the 50 mg/dL standard gave an
absorbance reading of 0.1. What is the concentration of uric acid in the patient's sample in grams per
deciliter?
A) 0.2
B) 12.5
C) 125
D) 200
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
,Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
4. How many millimoles of NaCl are contained in 300 mL of a 4M solution? (gmw = 58.5)
A) 70
B) 120
C) 234
D) 1200
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
5. How is 10 mg/dL of calcium reported in mmol/L? (gmw = 40)
A) 2.5
B) 5.0
C) 10
D) 25
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
6. How many milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid (H2S04), G.M.W. = 98 grams, specific gravity = 1.500,
purity = 80%, are needed to make 400 mL of a 2N solution?
A) 26.1
B) 32.7
C) 52.3
D) 65.3
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
7. How many grams of hydrated MgSO4 5 H20 (M.W.: MgSO4 = 119, H20 = 18) are required to make a
10% solution of MgS04?
A) 5.7 g/dL
B) 11.9 g/dL
C) 17.6 g/dL
D) 20.9 g/dL
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,8. What is the molarity (M) of a 4% solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)? M.W: Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1.
A) 0.1M
B) 0.25M
C) 1.0M
D) 2.5M
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
9. 3 mg/dL is equivalent to how many grams per liter?
A) 0.003
B) 0.03
C) 0.3
D) 3
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Units of Measure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
10. What is the normality of a solution containing 4.5 grams of BaCl2 in 400 mL? (gmw = 208)
A) 1.10
B) 0.50
C) 0.25
D) 0.11
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
11. What are the optimal conditions for specimen transport, handling, and storage of specimens for
clinical chemistry testing?
A) Specimen transported to lab within 2 hours after collection, stored at room temperature, and
centrifuged within 4 hours.
B) Specimen transported to lab immediately, permitted to clot, serum separated and tested as soon as
possible.
C) Specimen brought to lab immediately, spun down, and serum left to stand on clot until tested.
D) None of these represent optimal conditions.
Ans: B
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,12. What type of specimen provides the fastest turnaround times for blood gas analysis?
A) Urine
B) Plasma
C) Serum
D) Whole blood
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
13. Diurnal variation is a term that refers to which of the following?
A) Whether a patient is fasting or nonfasting
B) Collection of 24-hour urine specimens
C) Time of day specimen collection occurs
D) Whether a patient is resting or exercising
Ans: C
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
14. Which of the following centrifuges minimizes pre-analytical errors associated with the analysis of
ammonia specimens?
A) A temperature-controlled centrifuge with swinging buckets
B) A temperature-controlled centrifuge with fixed buckets and an angled rotor
C) A non-temperature-controlled centrifuge with swinging buckets
D) A non-temperature-controlled centrifuge with fixed buckets
Ans: A
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Laboratory Equipment
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
15. A STAT glucose specimen was drawn and sent to the laboratory. The specimen was retrieved from
the pneumatic tube system and centrifuged immediately. After the serum specimen was then loaded onto
the analyzer, a sample aspiration error occurred. What specimen collection and handling error most likely
caused the error?
A) A plasma specimen should have been collected instead of serum.
B) The specimen was not completely clotted prior to centrifugation.
C) The specimen should have been hand-carried to the laboratory.
D) A temperature-controlled fixed angle centrifuge should have been used.
Ans: B
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
NAS ISBN13: 9781284238884, add to Ahead, Title tags
Chapter: Chapter 02 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What is the causative agent of AIDS?
A) A protozoan
B) A bacterium
C) A fungus
D) A virus
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
2. What PPE must be worn when handling a tube of blood?
A) It is not required.
B) Lab coat only
C) Lab coat and gloves
D) Lab coat, gloves, and eyewear
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
3. How is personal protective equipment doffed?
A) Remove gloves, disinfect area, wash hands, remove lab coat
B) Disinfect area, remove gloves, remove lab coat, wash hands
C) Disinfect area, remove gloves, wash hands, remove lab coat
D) Remove gloves, wash hands, remove lab coat, disinfect area
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-1
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
4. What type of safety precautions should be taken when the following warning sign is posted?
<insert UNN F01 in lieu of the sample below>
A) Radiation
B) Biohazard
C) Fire
D) Chemical
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Radiation Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
5. In the event of a fire, what action should a laboratorian take first?
A) Activate the fire alarm
B) Rescue laboratory personnel
C) Close the laboratory doors
D) Exit the laboratory immediately
Ans: B
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Fire Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
6. Standard precautions should be observed when working with specimens from what population of
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-2
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
patients?
A) Hemophiliacs
B) AIDS
C) Drug users
D) All patients
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
7. Which of the following has the highest incidence of infectious risk in the clinical laboratory?
A) Hepatitis
B) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
C) HIV
D) Influenzae
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
8. Which of the following is the most effective way of preventing hospital-acquired infections?
A) Treating all specimens as biohazardous
B) Changing gloves between patient rooms
C) Wearing impermeable laboratory coats
D) Washing hands between each patient
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
9. How is a fire ignited by faulty wiring in a chemistry analyzer classified?
A) Class A
B) Class B
C) Class C
D) Class D
Ans: C
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Fire Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
10. Which of the following is the most efficient means of minimizing aerosol production during
centrifugation?
A) Use a refrigerated centrifuge
B) Use conical centrifuge tubes
C) Balance test tubes in centrifuge
D) Use stoppered centrifuge tubes
Ans: D
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-3
, Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Control of Other Hazards
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-4
9th Edition by Bishop Fody
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 31 | Complete
,Part 1 Basic Principles and Practices in Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 1 Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 2 Laboratory Safety and Regulations
Chapter 3 Quality Management in the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 4 Analytic Techniques
Chapter 5 Clinical Chemistry Automation
Part 2 Analytic Procedures and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 6 Amino Acids and Proteins
Chapter 7 Nonprotein Nitrogen Compounds
Chapter 8 Enzymes
Chapter 9 Carbohydrates
Chapter 10 Lipids and Lipoproteins
Chapter 11 Electrolytes
Chapter 12 Blood Gases, pH, and Buffer Systems
Part 3 Endocrinology and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 13 Basic Endocrinology
Chapter 14 Thyroid Function
Chapter 15 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function
Chapter 16 Adrenal Function
Chapter 17 Gonadal Function
Chapter 18 Parathyroid Function
Part 4 Organ Systems and Clinical Correlation
Chapter 19 Liver Function
Chapter 20 Cardiac Function
Chapter 21 Renal Function
Chapter 22 Pancreatic Function
Part 5 Specialty Areas of Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 23 Body Fluid Analysis
Chapter 24 Pregnancy and Prenatal Testing
Chapter 25 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Chapter 26 Toxicology
Chapter 27 Trace Elements, Toxic Elements, and Vitamins
Chapter 28 Tumor Markers
Chapter 29 Point-of-Care Testing
Chapter 30 Newborn and Pediatric Clinical Chemistry
Chapter 31 Geriatric Clinical Chemistry
,Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
NAS ISBN13: 9781284238884, add to Ahead, Title tags
Chapter: Chapter 01 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. One nanogram is equivalent to how many grams?
A) 10-6
B) 10-9
C) 10-12
D) 10-15
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Units of Measure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
2. How many milliliters of 0.5N NaOH are required to make 100 milliliters of 0.2N NaOH?
A) 250
B) 40
C) 25
D) 4
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
3. A patient sample for uric acid gave an absorbance reading of 0.4, and the 50 mg/dL standard gave an
absorbance reading of 0.1. What is the concentration of uric acid in the patient's sample in grams per
deciliter?
A) 0.2
B) 12.5
C) 125
D) 200
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
,Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
4. How many millimoles of NaCl are contained in 300 mL of a 4M solution? (gmw = 58.5)
A) 70
B) 120
C) 234
D) 1200
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
5. How is 10 mg/dL of calcium reported in mmol/L? (gmw = 40)
A) 2.5
B) 5.0
C) 10
D) 25
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
6. How many milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid (H2S04), G.M.W. = 98 grams, specific gravity = 1.500,
purity = 80%, are needed to make 400 mL of a 2N solution?
A) 26.1
B) 32.7
C) 52.3
D) 65.3
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
7. How many grams of hydrated MgSO4 5 H20 (M.W.: MgSO4 = 119, H20 = 18) are required to make a
10% solution of MgS04?
A) 5.7 g/dL
B) 11.9 g/dL
C) 17.6 g/dL
D) 20.9 g/dL
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,8. What is the molarity (M) of a 4% solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH)? M.W: Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1.
A) 0.1M
B) 0.25M
C) 1.0M
D) 2.5M
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
9. 3 mg/dL is equivalent to how many grams per liter?
A) 0.003
B) 0.03
C) 0.3
D) 3
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Units of Measure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
10. What is the normality of a solution containing 4.5 grams of BaCl2 in 400 mL? (gmw = 208)
A) 1.10
B) 0.50
C) 0.25
D) 0.11
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Laboratory Mathematics and Calculations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
11. What are the optimal conditions for specimen transport, handling, and storage of specimens for
clinical chemistry testing?
A) Specimen transported to lab within 2 hours after collection, stored at room temperature, and
centrifuged within 4 hours.
B) Specimen transported to lab immediately, permitted to clot, serum separated and tested as soon as
possible.
C) Specimen brought to lab immediately, spun down, and serum left to stand on clot until tested.
D) None of these represent optimal conditions.
Ans: B
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,12. What type of specimen provides the fastest turnaround times for blood gas analysis?
A) Urine
B) Plasma
C) Serum
D) Whole blood
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
13. Diurnal variation is a term that refers to which of the following?
A) Whether a patient is fasting or nonfasting
B) Collection of 24-hour urine specimens
C) Time of day specimen collection occurs
D) Whether a patient is resting or exercising
Ans: C
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
14. Which of the following centrifuges minimizes pre-analytical errors associated with the analysis of
ammonia specimens?
A) A temperature-controlled centrifuge with swinging buckets
B) A temperature-controlled centrifuge with fixed buckets and an angled rotor
C) A non-temperature-controlled centrifuge with swinging buckets
D) A non-temperature-controlled centrifuge with fixed buckets
Ans: A
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Laboratory Equipment
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
15. A STAT glucose specimen was drawn and sent to the laboratory. The specimen was retrieved from
the pneumatic tube system and centrifuged immediately. After the serum specimen was then loaded onto
the analyzer, a sample aspiration error occurred. What specimen collection and handling error most likely
caused the error?
A) A plasma specimen should have been collected instead of serum.
B) The specimen was not completely clotted prior to centrifugation.
C) The specimen should have been hand-carried to the laboratory.
D) A temperature-controlled fixed angle centrifuge should have been used.
Ans: B
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Specimen Collection and Handling
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Basic Principles and Practices of Clinical Chemistry
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Information Field: Complexity
Information Field: Ahead
Information Field: Subject
Information Field: Title
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
NAS ISBN13: 9781284238884, add to Ahead, Title tags
Chapter: Chapter 02 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. What is the causative agent of AIDS?
A) A protozoan
B) A bacterium
C) A fungus
D) A virus
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
2. What PPE must be worn when handling a tube of blood?
A) It is not required.
B) Lab coat only
C) Lab coat and gloves
D) Lab coat, gloves, and eyewear
Ans: C
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
3. How is personal protective equipment doffed?
A) Remove gloves, disinfect area, wash hands, remove lab coat
B) Disinfect area, remove gloves, remove lab coat, wash hands
C) Disinfect area, remove gloves, wash hands, remove lab coat
D) Remove gloves, wash hands, remove lab coat, disinfect area
Ans: B
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-1
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
4. What type of safety precautions should be taken when the following warning sign is posted?
<insert UNN F01 in lieu of the sample below>
A) Radiation
B) Biohazard
C) Fire
D) Chemical
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Radiation Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
5. In the event of a fire, what action should a laboratorian take first?
A) Activate the fire alarm
B) Rescue laboratory personnel
C) Close the laboratory doors
D) Exit the laboratory immediately
Ans: B
Complexity: RL3
Ahead: Fire Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
6. Standard precautions should be observed when working with specimens from what population of
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-2
,Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
patients?
A) Hemophiliacs
B) AIDS
C) Drug users
D) All patients
Ans: D
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
7. Which of the following has the highest incidence of infectious risk in the clinical laboratory?
A) Hepatitis
B) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
C) HIV
D) Influenzae
Ans: A
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Biologic Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
8. Which of the following is the most effective way of preventing hospital-acquired infections?
A) Treating all specimens as biohazardous
B) Changing gloves between patient rooms
C) Wearing impermeable laboratory coats
D) Washing hands between each patient
Ans: D
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Safety Equipment
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
9. How is a fire ignited by faulty wiring in a chemistry analyzer classified?
A) Class A
B) Class B
C) Class C
D) Class D
Ans: C
Complexity: RL1
Ahead: Fire Safety
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
10. Which of the following is the most efficient means of minimizing aerosol production during
centrifugation?
A) Use a refrigerated centrifuge
B) Use conical centrifuge tubes
C) Balance test tubes in centrifuge
D) Use stoppered centrifuge tubes
Ans: D
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-3
, Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations, Ninth Edition
Test bank
Complexity: RL2
Ahead: Control of Other Hazards
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Laboratory Safety and Regulations
© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2-4
