MLS ASCP Certification UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

MLS ASCP Certification UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Indole Positive and Negative example. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: E. coli
Negative Kleb. pneumo


Methyl red Positive and Negative example. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: E. coli
Negative: Kleb. pneumo


Citrate Positive and Negative examples. - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive: Kleb. pneumo
Negative: E. coli


VP and Citrate reactions for E. coli and Kleb. pneumo: - CORRECT ANSWER - E. coli:
negative
Kleb. pneumo: positive


Eosinophils in urine sediment indicate: - CORRECT ANSWER - acute interstitial nephritis



What is measured in procainamide? - CORRECT ANSWER - N-acetylprocainamide
(NAPA)


Which microorganism is linked to glomerulonephritis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Post-
streptococcal: S. pyogenes Group A


What diseases are linked to basophilic stippling? - CORRECT ANSWER - -beta thal major
-lead poisoning

, Organisms that must be worked on under the hood: - CORRECT ANSWER - -Brucella
-N. meningitidis
-Mycobacterium
-Fungi and Molds


Who discovered ABO groups? - CORRECT ANSWER - Karl Landsteiner



Beer's Law states that: - CORRECT ANSWER - absorbance is directly proportional to the
concentration of substance in solution


Positive and Negative Control for Oxidase. - CORRECT ANSWER - P. aeruginosa - pos
E. coli - neg


Positive and Negative control for butyrate: - CORRECT ANSWER - Pos: M. catarhalis
Neg: N. gonorrhoeae


How do you differentiate Group D Strep from enterococcus? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Both are Bile Esculin pos
-6.5% NaCl: Gp D is neg
Enterococcus is pos
PYR: Enterococcus is pos
Group D is neg


Major sources of ALP: - CORRECT ANSWER - Heat stability:
Placenta>intestine>liver>bone


ALP is elevated in: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. bile duct obstruction (gallstone)
2. Cirrhosis