ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION EXAM 2023/2024
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
1. Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by:
A. Renin
B. Angiotensinogen
C. Angiotenisinogen I
D. Angiotensinogen II: D. Angiotensinogen II
2. Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for:
A. screening for the presence of cancer
B. monitoring the course of known cancer
C. confirming the absence of disease
D. identifying patients at risk for cancer: B. Monitoring the course of knowncancer
3. Detection of which of the following substances is most useful to monitorthe course
of a patient with testicular cancer?
A. alpha-fetoprotein
B. carcinoembryonic antigen
C. prolactin
D. testosterone: A. alpha-fetoprotein
4. Increased concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in adults are most
characteristically associated with:
A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. alcoholic cirrhosis
C. chronic active hepatitis
D. multiple myeloma: A hepatocellular carcinoma.
5. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is most likely to be produced in a maig-nancy
involving the:
, ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION EXAM 2023/2024
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
A. Brain
B. Testes
C. Bone
D. Colon: D. Colon
6. Which of the following is useful in the detection an management of carcino-ma of the
prostate?
A. total prostate-specific antigen
B. prostatic acid phosphatase
, ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION EXAM 2023/2024
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
C. human chorionic gonadotropin
D. alpha-fetoprotein: A. total prostate-specific antigen
7. Which of the following statements most correctly describes the utility ofclinical
laboratory assays for tumor markers?
A. tumor markers are useful to screen asymptomatic patients for tumors
B. tumor markers are highly specific
C. tumor markers indicate the likelihood of an individual developing a tumor
D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment: D. tumors are usefulin
tracking the efficacy of treatment
8. Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) is a tumor marker associated with:
A. breast carcinoma
B. colon cancer
C. lung cancer
D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma: D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma
9. In addition to carcinoma of the prostate, elevated prostate-specific antigen(PSA) can
occur due to:
A. aspirin therapy
B. exogenous steroid use
C. benign prostatic hyperplasia
D. statin therapy (cholesterol lowering drugs): C. benign prostatic hyperplasia
10. A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. If a dose is given every 6 hours, asteady-
state drug level would usually be achieved in:
A. 3-5 hours
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
1. Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by:
A. Renin
B. Angiotensinogen
C. Angiotenisinogen I
D. Angiotensinogen II: D. Angiotensinogen II
2. Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for:
A. screening for the presence of cancer
B. monitoring the course of known cancer
C. confirming the absence of disease
D. identifying patients at risk for cancer: B. Monitoring the course of knowncancer
3. Detection of which of the following substances is most useful to monitorthe course
of a patient with testicular cancer?
A. alpha-fetoprotein
B. carcinoembryonic antigen
C. prolactin
D. testosterone: A. alpha-fetoprotein
4. Increased concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in adults are most
characteristically associated with:
A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. alcoholic cirrhosis
C. chronic active hepatitis
D. multiple myeloma: A hepatocellular carcinoma.
5. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is most likely to be produced in a maig-nancy
involving the:
, ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION EXAM 2023/2024
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
A. Brain
B. Testes
C. Bone
D. Colon: D. Colon
6. Which of the following is useful in the detection an management of carcino-ma of the
prostate?
A. total prostate-specific antigen
B. prostatic acid phosphatase
, ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION EXAM 2023/2024
VERIFIED EXPERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GUARANTEED PASS A+ GRADED
C. human chorionic gonadotropin
D. alpha-fetoprotein: A. total prostate-specific antigen
7. Which of the following statements most correctly describes the utility ofclinical
laboratory assays for tumor markers?
A. tumor markers are useful to screen asymptomatic patients for tumors
B. tumor markers are highly specific
C. tumor markers indicate the likelihood of an individual developing a tumor
D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment: D. tumors are usefulin
tracking the efficacy of treatment
8. Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) is a tumor marker associated with:
A. breast carcinoma
B. colon cancer
C. lung cancer
D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma: D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma
9. In addition to carcinoma of the prostate, elevated prostate-specific antigen(PSA) can
occur due to:
A. aspirin therapy
B. exogenous steroid use
C. benign prostatic hyperplasia
D. statin therapy (cholesterol lowering drugs): C. benign prostatic hyperplasia
10. A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. If a dose is given every 6 hours, asteady-
state drug level would usually be achieved in:
A. 3-5 hours
