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"Measurement of the decrease of intensity of an incident light beam as it passes through a
solution of particles defines which of the following methods? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Turbidimetry"
"Uses a graphite cylinder to hold the sample - CORRECT ANSWER=> Flame-less atomic absorption
spectrophotometer"
"Substance has been shown to be unaffected by diet, gender, race, age, or muscle mass and
useful in detecting renal disease? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cystatin C"
"Creatinine Clearance is reported in units of: - CORRECT ANSWER=> mL/min"
"The reduction of oxaloacetate to malate dehydrogenase is used in the measurement of which
enzyme? - CORRECT ANSWER=> AST"
"Used as an indicator enzyme in the measurement of ALT - CORRECT ANSWER=> LD"
"What is the relationship between plasma creatinine and muscle mass? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Directly proportional"
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,"What characteristic/functions do calibrator have? - CORRECT ANSWER=> They contain a known
amount of analyte being tested."
"Qualitative examinations are those that: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Produce non-numerical results"
"Prohibiting recapping of needles is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER=> A workplace control"
"Most critical step in microscope maintenance is: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Prevention of breakage"
"Which type of diabetes mellitus may be characterized by insulin resistance with an insulin
secretory defect? - CORRECT ANSWER=> type 2 diabetes"
"What rises first in response to inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> C-reactive protein (CRP)"
"protein portion of an enzyme - CORRECT ANSWER=> Apoenzyme"
"AST is classified as a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Transferase"
"Which of the following enzymes considered more specific for pancreatic disorders? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Lipase (LPS)"
"An International Unit (IU) is defined as the amount of enzyme that will catalyze which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 umole of substrate per min"
"Pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma, and which either pancreatic disease are the major medical
conditions of this organ? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cystic Fibrosis"
"Common precursor for all adrenal steroids? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cholesterol"
"Produced in the alpha cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Glucagon"
"Lipoproteins that transfer triglycerides to the liver. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Chylomicrons"
"Metabolism occurs in the exogenous pathway - CORRECT ANSWER=> Chylomicrons"
"Hyperkalemia may be caused by this condition: - CORRECT ANSWER=> renal failure"
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,"Serum calcium levels are regulated by PTH, calcitonin, and which other hormone? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Vitamin D"
"The integrity of blood-brain barrier may be determined by which index? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
CSF/serum albumin index"
"Can be detected in urine following passive inhalation. - CORRECT ANSWER=> THC-COOH"
"Most important factor in TDM - CORRECT ANSWER=> Timing of specimen collection"
"A drug that metabolizes in the liver to a large degree before it reaches the blood stream has
undergone this type of metabolism: - CORRECT ANSWER=> First-Pass"
"Serum copper levels than the reference interval increased urinary levels described in which
condition? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Wilson's Disease"
"Specimen of choice for arsenic, if exposure took place less than 1 week ago? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> urine"
"The binding affinity for hemoglobin for carbon monoxide when compared with that for oxygen
is approximately: - CORRECT ANSWER=> 250 times greater"
"Good indicator of chronic malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER=> Albumin"
"Has not been cleared by the FDA for use as a tumor marker - CORRECT ANSWER=> hCG"
"Common enzymatic methods for alcohol determination measure the production of: - CORRECT
ANSWER=> NADH"
"Immunosuppressant drugs include tacrolimus, sirolimus, and ________. - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Cyclosporine"
"(most widely used tumor marker): Used in management of gi tumors (colon cancer),
adenocarcinomas of the colon, pancreas, lover and lung - CORRECT ANSWER=> CEA
(carcinoembryonic antigen)"
"RBC indices are affected by: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Erythrocyte size, hgb level, RBC count, HCT"
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, "Hemoglobin transports which gas from tissues to the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER=> CO2"
"The WBC and RBC morphology is examined under which lens? - CORRECT ANSWER=> oil
immersion"
"What cell would cause a falsely elevated white blood cell count? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
nucleated red blood cell (NRBC)"
"The visible white-colored layer between RBC's and the plasma in a manually spun crit tube or
when anticoagulated blood is left to stand - CORRECT ANSWER=> buffy coat"
"WBC differential is done in an area of the slide where the: - CORRECT ANSWER=> RBC's just
touching"
"Is an oxygen-carrying capacity test, an indirect test - CORRECT ANSWER=> hemoglobin analysis"
"Method of choice by CLSI for measuring ESR - CORRECT ANSWER=> Westergren method"
"Erythrocytes that are larger than normal cell size - CORRECT ANSWER=> Macrocytic"
"A component of the hemoglobin molecule and are a group of inherited disorders of
hemoglobin synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER=> Thalessemia"
"A glass or plastic tube of a small diameter is used in the determination of a packed cell volume
measurement - CORRECT ANSWER=> microhematocrit tube"
"Erythrocytes that are sickle cell shaped, drepanocytes, are also - CORRECT ANSWER=>
poikilocytosis"
"Form of hemoglobin most frequently (95-98%) found in adults - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Hemoglobin A1"
"Peripheral leukocyte identification aids include: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Nuclear Characteristics"
"0-5% bands, 50-60% neutrophils, 50-60% in a newborn, 0-1 basophils in adult - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Normal peripheral smear"
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