CSMLS REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
Correct Answers
When you have a STAT request, you should perform the test ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Immediately
If you use a " To Contain " pipette , you should ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Rinse it out to
make sure all of the content is delivered
The electrical conductivity of distilled or deionized water is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Low
In order to deliver the total volume from the pipette which has a frosted rng near the
colour code you will ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Blow out the last drop
Which of the following tests are eligible for stat recording? - CORRECT ANSWER .CSF for
Micro
NHCG for suspected ectopic pregnancy
Blood gases
What is not a cardiac enzyme - CORRECT ANSWER .Alkaline phosphatase
VMA is used to test for ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Eipnephrin metabolism
What has valves? - CORRECT ANSWER .Veins
The specimen we commonly use for 117 - ketosteroid is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .24 hour
urine
,Xylose tolerance test is primarly tested for? - CORRECT ANSWER .Absorption ability of
the small intestine
The normal life span for an erythrocyte is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .120 days
What does not belong to the granlocytic series? - CORRECT ANSWER .Lymphocytes
The buffer solution used in the Wright's stain procedure should have a precise range.
What pH value is satifiactory - CORRECT ANSWER .6.4
The cytoplasm of the eosinophilic segment cells after Wright's stain contains ? -
CORRECT ANSWER .Large coarse red - orange granules
Which of the components would normally be found in plasma ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Cholesterol
Calcium
Glucose
Fibrinogen
A type of cancer in which WBCs multiply widly and crowd out RBCs and platelets ? -
CORRECT ANSWER .Leukemia
Absorbent material is placed in TDG container? - CORRECT ANSWER .Between the
internal bag and the external bag
Absorbent material in TDG box should be enough ? - CORRECT ANSWER .To absorb the
entire liquid
Patient consent for the phlebotomy procedure is a premission which is ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Verbal
Rouleaux is - CORRECT ANSWER .Aggregation of RBC
What is not required in blood clotting ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Heparin
If patient refuses bloodwork ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Accept patient's decision , and
document on the requistion
If a urine specimen is allowed to sit for more than one hour, which changes will take
place ? - CORRECT ANSWER .It will become cloudly
The pH level will increase
Any present glucose levels will be decreased
Any RBC or WBCs present will be broken down
, Bile pigments in a urine specimen will cause the urine to be ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Yellowish browish in colour
When we use a spectrometer to determine the concentration of a substance, the theory
is based on ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Absorbance is directly proportional to the
concentration of the solution
Absorbance is inversely proportional to transmitted light
Xylose tolerance test is used to ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Assess mucosal absorption
activity of the GI system
Filtrate passing through the proximal convoluted tubule next enters the ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Descending Loop of Henle
If an icteric specimen is contaminated by bacteria , there will be an increase in level of ?
- CORRECT ANSWER .Urobiliogen
Which test is required for the quantitative analysis of urine ? - CORRECT ANSWER .24
hour urine
A part of the blood buffer system is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Bicarbonate ion
In the QC chart, what percentage of results must be outside the range of + 1 SD -
CORRECT ANSWER .32 %
Artifacts in microscopic urine examination include? - CORRECT ANSWER .Pollen grains
Fibers
Dust
Type AB blood has ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antigen A & B
Haemolyic disease of the newborn is cause by ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antibodies of Rh - ve
mother
A urinary tract infection with bacteria will probably elevate the level of ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Nitrate
pH
Ammonia
Turbity
Immunology tests are based on the reaction of ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antigen - Antibody
In order to maintain the appropriate pH the renal tubules secrete ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Hydrogen ions
Correct Answers
When you have a STAT request, you should perform the test ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Immediately
If you use a " To Contain " pipette , you should ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Rinse it out to
make sure all of the content is delivered
The electrical conductivity of distilled or deionized water is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Low
In order to deliver the total volume from the pipette which has a frosted rng near the
colour code you will ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Blow out the last drop
Which of the following tests are eligible for stat recording? - CORRECT ANSWER .CSF for
Micro
NHCG for suspected ectopic pregnancy
Blood gases
What is not a cardiac enzyme - CORRECT ANSWER .Alkaline phosphatase
VMA is used to test for ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Eipnephrin metabolism
What has valves? - CORRECT ANSWER .Veins
The specimen we commonly use for 117 - ketosteroid is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .24 hour
urine
,Xylose tolerance test is primarly tested for? - CORRECT ANSWER .Absorption ability of
the small intestine
The normal life span for an erythrocyte is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .120 days
What does not belong to the granlocytic series? - CORRECT ANSWER .Lymphocytes
The buffer solution used in the Wright's stain procedure should have a precise range.
What pH value is satifiactory - CORRECT ANSWER .6.4
The cytoplasm of the eosinophilic segment cells after Wright's stain contains ? -
CORRECT ANSWER .Large coarse red - orange granules
Which of the components would normally be found in plasma ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Cholesterol
Calcium
Glucose
Fibrinogen
A type of cancer in which WBCs multiply widly and crowd out RBCs and platelets ? -
CORRECT ANSWER .Leukemia
Absorbent material is placed in TDG container? - CORRECT ANSWER .Between the
internal bag and the external bag
Absorbent material in TDG box should be enough ? - CORRECT ANSWER .To absorb the
entire liquid
Patient consent for the phlebotomy procedure is a premission which is ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Verbal
Rouleaux is - CORRECT ANSWER .Aggregation of RBC
What is not required in blood clotting ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Heparin
If patient refuses bloodwork ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Accept patient's decision , and
document on the requistion
If a urine specimen is allowed to sit for more than one hour, which changes will take
place ? - CORRECT ANSWER .It will become cloudly
The pH level will increase
Any present glucose levels will be decreased
Any RBC or WBCs present will be broken down
, Bile pigments in a urine specimen will cause the urine to be ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Yellowish browish in colour
When we use a spectrometer to determine the concentration of a substance, the theory
is based on ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Absorbance is directly proportional to the
concentration of the solution
Absorbance is inversely proportional to transmitted light
Xylose tolerance test is used to ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Assess mucosal absorption
activity of the GI system
Filtrate passing through the proximal convoluted tubule next enters the ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Descending Loop of Henle
If an icteric specimen is contaminated by bacteria , there will be an increase in level of ?
- CORRECT ANSWER .Urobiliogen
Which test is required for the quantitative analysis of urine ? - CORRECT ANSWER .24
hour urine
A part of the blood buffer system is ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Bicarbonate ion
In the QC chart, what percentage of results must be outside the range of + 1 SD -
CORRECT ANSWER .32 %
Artifacts in microscopic urine examination include? - CORRECT ANSWER .Pollen grains
Fibers
Dust
Type AB blood has ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antigen A & B
Haemolyic disease of the newborn is cause by ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antibodies of Rh - ve
mother
A urinary tract infection with bacteria will probably elevate the level of ? - CORRECT
ANSWER .Nitrate
pH
Ammonia
Turbity
Immunology tests are based on the reaction of ? - CORRECT ANSWER .Antigen - Antibody
In order to maintain the appropriate pH the renal tubules secrete ? - CORRECT ANSWER
.Hydrogen ions
