ASCP-CHEMISTRY SECTION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Aldosteronesissreleasedsbysthesadrenalscortexsuponsstimulationsby:
A.sRenin
B.sAngiotensinogen
C.sAngiotenisinogensI
D.sAngiotensinogensIIs-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sAngiotensinogensII
ClinicalsAssayssforstumorsmarkerssaresmostsimportantsfor:
A.sscreeningsforsthespresencesofscancer
B.smonitoringsthescoursesofsknownscancer
C.sconfirmingsthesabsencesofsdisease
D.sidentifyingspatientssatsrisksforscancers-sCORRECTsANSWERs-B.sMonitoringsthescoursesofsknownscancer
Detectionsofswhichsofsthesfollowingssubstancessissmostsusefulstosmonitorsthescoursesofsaspatientswithstestic
ularscancer?
A.salpha-fetoprotein
B.scarcinoembryonicsantigen
C.sprolactin
D.stestosterones-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.salpha-fetoprotein
Increasedsconcentrationssofsalpha-fetoproteins(AFP)sinsadultssaresmostscharacteristicallysassociatedswith:
A.shepatocellularscarcinoma
B.salcoholicscirrhosis
C.schronicsactiveshepatitis
D.smultiplesmyelomas-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.shepatocellularscarcinoma
,Carcinoembryonicsantigens(CEA)sissmostslikelystosbesproducedsinsasmaignancysinvolvingsthe:
A.sBrain
B.sTestes
C.sBone
D.sColons-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sColon
Whichsofsthesfollowingsissusefulsinsthesdetectionsansmanagementsofscarcinomasofsthesprostate?
A.stotalsprostate-specificsantigen
B.sprostaticsacidsphosphatases
C.shumanschorionicsgonadotropin
D.salpha-fetoproteins-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.stotalsprostate-specificsantigen
Whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssmostscorrectlysdescribessthesutilitysofsclinicalslaboratorysassayssforstum
orsmarkers?
A.stumorsmarkerssaresusefulstosscreensasymptomaticspatientssforstumors
B.stumorsmarkerssareshighlysspecific
C.stumorsmarkerssindicatestheslikelihoodsofsansindividualsdevelopingsastumor
D.stumorssaresusefulsinstrackingsthesefficacysofstreatments-sCORRECTsANSWERs-
D.stumorssaresusefulsinstrackingsthesefficacysofstreatment
Cancersantigens125s(CAs125)sissastumorsmarkersassociatedswith:
A.sbreastscarcinoma
B.scolonscancer
C.slungscancer
, D.sovariansandsendometrialscarcinomas-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sovariansandsendometrialscarcinoma
Insadditionstoscarcinomasofsthesprostate,selevatedsprostate-specificsantigens(PSA)scansoccursduesto:
A.saspirinstherapy
B.sexogenousssteroidsuse
C.sbenignsprostaticshyperplasia
D.sstatinstherapys(cholesterolsloweringsdrugs)s-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.sbenignsprostaticshyperplasia
Asdrugshassashalf-lifesofs6shours.sIfsasdosesissgivenseverys6shours,sassteady-
statesdrugslevelswouldsusuallysbesachievedsin:
A.s3-5shours
B.s10-12shours
C.s24-42shours
D.s48-50shourss-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.s24-42shours
Thesdrugsprocainamidesissprescribedstostreatscardiacsarrhythmia.sWhatsbiologicallysactivesliversmetabolites
ofsprocainamidesissoftensmeasuredssimultaneously?
A.sphenobarbitol
B.squinidine
C.sN-acetylsprocainamides(NAPA)
D.slidocaines-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.sN-acetylsprocainamides(NAPA)
Cocainesissmetabolizedsto:
A.scarbamazepine
B.scodeine
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Aldosteronesissreleasedsbysthesadrenalscortexsuponsstimulationsby:
A.sRenin
B.sAngiotensinogen
C.sAngiotenisinogensI
D.sAngiotensinogensIIs-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sAngiotensinogensII
ClinicalsAssayssforstumorsmarkerssaresmostsimportantsfor:
A.sscreeningsforsthespresencesofscancer
B.smonitoringsthescoursesofsknownscancer
C.sconfirmingsthesabsencesofsdisease
D.sidentifyingspatientssatsrisksforscancers-sCORRECTsANSWERs-B.sMonitoringsthescoursesofsknownscancer
Detectionsofswhichsofsthesfollowingssubstancessissmostsusefulstosmonitorsthescoursesofsaspatientswithstestic
ularscancer?
A.salpha-fetoprotein
B.scarcinoembryonicsantigen
C.sprolactin
D.stestosterones-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.salpha-fetoprotein
Increasedsconcentrationssofsalpha-fetoproteins(AFP)sinsadultssaresmostscharacteristicallysassociatedswith:
A.shepatocellularscarcinoma
B.salcoholicscirrhosis
C.schronicsactiveshepatitis
D.smultiplesmyelomas-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.shepatocellularscarcinoma
,Carcinoembryonicsantigens(CEA)sissmostslikelystosbesproducedsinsasmaignancysinvolvingsthe:
A.sBrain
B.sTestes
C.sBone
D.sColons-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sColon
Whichsofsthesfollowingsissusefulsinsthesdetectionsansmanagementsofscarcinomasofsthesprostate?
A.stotalsprostate-specificsantigen
B.sprostaticsacidsphosphatases
C.shumanschorionicsgonadotropin
D.salpha-fetoproteins-sCORRECTsANSWERs-A.stotalsprostate-specificsantigen
Whichsofsthesfollowingsstatementssmostscorrectlysdescribessthesutilitysofsclinicalslaboratorysassayssforstum
orsmarkers?
A.stumorsmarkerssaresusefulstosscreensasymptomaticspatientssforstumors
B.stumorsmarkerssareshighlysspecific
C.stumorsmarkerssindicatestheslikelihoodsofsansindividualsdevelopingsastumor
D.stumorssaresusefulsinstrackingsthesefficacysofstreatments-sCORRECTsANSWERs-
D.stumorssaresusefulsinstrackingsthesefficacysofstreatment
Cancersantigens125s(CAs125)sissastumorsmarkersassociatedswith:
A.sbreastscarcinoma
B.scolonscancer
C.slungscancer
, D.sovariansandsendometrialscarcinomas-sCORRECTsANSWERs-D.sovariansandsendometrialscarcinoma
Insadditionstoscarcinomasofsthesprostate,selevatedsprostate-specificsantigens(PSA)scansoccursduesto:
A.saspirinstherapy
B.sexogenousssteroidsuse
C.sbenignsprostaticshyperplasia
D.sstatinstherapys(cholesterolsloweringsdrugs)s-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.sbenignsprostaticshyperplasia
Asdrugshassashalf-lifesofs6shours.sIfsasdosesissgivenseverys6shours,sassteady-
statesdrugslevelswouldsusuallysbesachievedsin:
A.s3-5shours
B.s10-12shours
C.s24-42shours
D.s48-50shourss-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.s24-42shours
Thesdrugsprocainamidesissprescribedstostreatscardiacsarrhythmia.sWhatsbiologicallysactivesliversmetabolites
ofsprocainamidesissoftensmeasuredssimultaneously?
A.sphenobarbitol
B.squinidine
C.sN-acetylsprocainamides(NAPA)
D.slidocaines-sCORRECTsANSWERs-C.sN-acetylsprocainamides(NAPA)
Cocainesissmetabolizedsto:
A.scarbamazepine
B.scodeine