ACE ASCP FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (366)
B. Metabolic acidosis
Which of the following
condition is the most
High anion gap metabolic acidosis is caused generally
common cause of increase
by the body producing too much acid or not producing
anion gap?
enough bicarbonate. This is often due to an increase in
A.Metabolic alkalosis
lactic acid or ketoacids, or it may be a sign of kidney
B. Metabolic acidosis
failure. More rarely, high anion gap metabolic acidosis
Respiratory acidosis
may be caused by ingesting methanol or overdosing on
Respiratory alkalosis
aspirin.
Which of the following C. Troponin
enzymes has the longest
elevation after Myocardial Troponin is elevated up to 10-14 days after Myocardial
Infarction (MI)? Infarction.
CK-MB
Myoglobin
Troponin
AOTA
,Lactic acid specimen: A. Chilled and separated from cells
Chilled and separated from Feedback Special Handling: No tourniquet. Place on ice
cells immediately and deliver to lab or aliquot within 15
minutes. DO NOT FREEZE WHOLE BLOOD SPECIMEN.
Heated
Room temperature
Request EDTA sample only
Specific gravity measured A. Presence X-Ray medium
by refractometer: 1.035.
Protein and glucose both Feedback Xray medium/Radiographic dye can cause
trace in reagent strip: erroneous results in urine specific gravity measurement.
Presence X-ray medium
Albuminuria
Glucosuria
Normal
,A patient with walking B. The organism has no cell wall.
pneumonia is being treated
with penicillin. State one Feedback Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma
possible condition why the pneumoniae is routinely treated with antibiotics,
patient is not recovering: although the disease is usually self-limiting. The disease
is treated with macrolide, tetracycline, or
The organism produces fluoroquinolone classes of antibiotics. All mycoplasmas
beta lactamase lack a cell wall and, therefore, all are inherently resistant
to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).
The organism has no cell
wall
The organism has capsule
The organism produces an
enzyme that neutralizes the
antibiotic
What is the coefficient of B. 6.09
variation if the mean is 90
and the standard deviation Feedback:
is 5.48? CV= SD/meanX100,
(5.48/90)X100= 6.09.
2.75
6.09
5.68
30
, Blood smear below B. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
denotes Hairy Cell
Leukemia (HCL), which of Feedback:
the following test is used to Hairy cells demonstrate strong positivity for tartrate-
identify this type of resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining. The hairy
leukemia? cells are larger than normal and positive for CD19, CD20,
Image. 1 CD22, CD11c, CD25, CD103, and FMC7.
Myeloperoxidase
Tartrate-resistant acid
phosphatase
Tartrate-resistant alkaline
phosphatase
Sudan Black
Use to differentiate A. Lysine decarboxylase
Salmonella from
Citrobacter: Feedback:
Salmonella (+); Citrobacter (-)
Lysine decarboxylase
ONPG
Indole
Vogues Proskauerterm-9
EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Terms in this set (366)
B. Metabolic acidosis
Which of the following
condition is the most
High anion gap metabolic acidosis is caused generally
common cause of increase
by the body producing too much acid or not producing
anion gap?
enough bicarbonate. This is often due to an increase in
A.Metabolic alkalosis
lactic acid or ketoacids, or it may be a sign of kidney
B. Metabolic acidosis
failure. More rarely, high anion gap metabolic acidosis
Respiratory acidosis
may be caused by ingesting methanol or overdosing on
Respiratory alkalosis
aspirin.
Which of the following C. Troponin
enzymes has the longest
elevation after Myocardial Troponin is elevated up to 10-14 days after Myocardial
Infarction (MI)? Infarction.
CK-MB
Myoglobin
Troponin
AOTA
,Lactic acid specimen: A. Chilled and separated from cells
Chilled and separated from Feedback Special Handling: No tourniquet. Place on ice
cells immediately and deliver to lab or aliquot within 15
minutes. DO NOT FREEZE WHOLE BLOOD SPECIMEN.
Heated
Room temperature
Request EDTA sample only
Specific gravity measured A. Presence X-Ray medium
by refractometer: 1.035.
Protein and glucose both Feedback Xray medium/Radiographic dye can cause
trace in reagent strip: erroneous results in urine specific gravity measurement.
Presence X-ray medium
Albuminuria
Glucosuria
Normal
,A patient with walking B. The organism has no cell wall.
pneumonia is being treated
with penicillin. State one Feedback Pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma
possible condition why the pneumoniae is routinely treated with antibiotics,
patient is not recovering: although the disease is usually self-limiting. The disease
is treated with macrolide, tetracycline, or
The organism produces fluoroquinolone classes of antibiotics. All mycoplasmas
beta lactamase lack a cell wall and, therefore, all are inherently resistant
to beta-lactam antibiotics (e.g., penicillin).
The organism has no cell
wall
The organism has capsule
The organism produces an
enzyme that neutralizes the
antibiotic
What is the coefficient of B. 6.09
variation if the mean is 90
and the standard deviation Feedback:
is 5.48? CV= SD/meanX100,
(5.48/90)X100= 6.09.
2.75
6.09
5.68
30
, Blood smear below B. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
denotes Hairy Cell
Leukemia (HCL), which of Feedback:
the following test is used to Hairy cells demonstrate strong positivity for tartrate-
identify this type of resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining. The hairy
leukemia? cells are larger than normal and positive for CD19, CD20,
Image. 1 CD22, CD11c, CD25, CD103, and FMC7.
Myeloperoxidase
Tartrate-resistant acid
phosphatase
Tartrate-resistant alkaline
phosphatase
Sudan Black
Use to differentiate A. Lysine decarboxylase
Salmonella from
Citrobacter: Feedback:
Salmonella (+); Citrobacter (-)
Lysine decarboxylase
ONPG
Indole
Vogues Proskauerterm-9
