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CSMLS Practice Questions And Answers
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Which of the following actions should be taken when the hematoxylin and eosin stain lacks three
distinct shades of pink?
a. check pH of fixative
b. replace hematoxylin
c. check pH of eosin
d. increase time in water - answer✔c. check pH of eosin
A dark brown pigment is noted on formalin fixed, hematoxylin and eosin stained section. What action
can prevent this from occurring?
a. maintain formalin at a neutral pH
b. treat sections with alcoholic picric acid
c. "bread loaf" large sections
d. increase fixation time - answer✔a. maintain formalin at a neutral pH
Which of the following actions should be taken when a supervisor continuously assigns a technologist
demeaning tasks?
a. accept the change in tasks
b. confront the supervisor publicly
c. seek third party mediation
d. criticize the supervisor to other colleagues - answer✔c. seek third party mediation
Which of the following actions should be taken when tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin
show pale cytoplasmic staining
a. use heat during the staining process
b. check the pH of the eosin and adjust the sodium hydroxide if necessary
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c. return the slides to the bluing reagent
d. check the pH of eosin and adjust with acetic acid if necessary - answer✔d. check the pH of eosin and
adjust with acetic acid if necessary
Which of the following statements is consistent with the results given below?
PLEURAL FLUID
- total nucleated cell count: markedly increased
- smear: numerous clumps of large cells without borders
a. repeat the total nucleated cell count
b. report as clotted specimen
c. suspicious of malignant cells
d. presence of the mesothelial cells - answer✔c. suspicious of malignant cells
Which of the following actions should be taken when a technologist is disrespectful to a nurse who is
consistently interrupting their work?
a. file an occurrence report
b. engage in role clarification
c. organize work to accommodate priorities
d. engage in reflective practice - answer✔d. engage in reflective practice
Which of the following actions can account for the presence of Gram negative cocci in chains from a
blood culture?
a. under decolorization of the smear
b. omission of the counterstain step
c. drying of the smear prior to staining
d. overheating of the smear during fixation - answer✔not: under decolorization of the smear
Where should a tissue specimen for frozen section be sent?
a. cytology
b. chemistry
c. histology
11/05/2024 10:41 AM
CSMLS Practice Questions And Answers
100% Pass.
Which of the following actions should be taken when the hematoxylin and eosin stain lacks three
distinct shades of pink?
a. check pH of fixative
b. replace hematoxylin
c. check pH of eosin
d. increase time in water - answer✔c. check pH of eosin
A dark brown pigment is noted on formalin fixed, hematoxylin and eosin stained section. What action
can prevent this from occurring?
a. maintain formalin at a neutral pH
b. treat sections with alcoholic picric acid
c. "bread loaf" large sections
d. increase fixation time - answer✔a. maintain formalin at a neutral pH
Which of the following actions should be taken when a supervisor continuously assigns a technologist
demeaning tasks?
a. accept the change in tasks
b. confront the supervisor publicly
c. seek third party mediation
d. criticize the supervisor to other colleagues - answer✔c. seek third party mediation
Which of the following actions should be taken when tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin
show pale cytoplasmic staining
a. use heat during the staining process
b. check the pH of the eosin and adjust the sodium hydroxide if necessary
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11/05/2024 10:41 AM
c. return the slides to the bluing reagent
d. check the pH of eosin and adjust with acetic acid if necessary - answer✔d. check the pH of eosin and
adjust with acetic acid if necessary
Which of the following statements is consistent with the results given below?
PLEURAL FLUID
- total nucleated cell count: markedly increased
- smear: numerous clumps of large cells without borders
a. repeat the total nucleated cell count
b. report as clotted specimen
c. suspicious of malignant cells
d. presence of the mesothelial cells - answer✔c. suspicious of malignant cells
Which of the following actions should be taken when a technologist is disrespectful to a nurse who is
consistently interrupting their work?
a. file an occurrence report
b. engage in role clarification
c. organize work to accommodate priorities
d. engage in reflective practice - answer✔d. engage in reflective practice
Which of the following actions can account for the presence of Gram negative cocci in chains from a
blood culture?
a. under decolorization of the smear
b. omission of the counterstain step
c. drying of the smear prior to staining
d. overheating of the smear during fixation - answer✔not: under decolorization of the smear
Where should a tissue specimen for frozen section be sent?
a. cytology
b. chemistry
c. histology
