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ASCP MLT EXAM/ PRACTICE AND STUDY GUIDE
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Which tumor marker is used for colorectal cancer? - ..(ANSWER)...CEA
What is the half-life of IgG? Why is the duration of the half-life significant? -
..(ANSWER)...18-23 days; it binds with neonatal Fc receptor
Which of the following is the most suitable specimen for the isolation of
Bordetella pertussis? - ..(ANSWER)...Nasopharyngeal swab
Potassium, calcium, and total protein are ___________ in capillary specimens,
where glucose is typically _______________ than in venous blood. -
..(ANSWER)...lower, highers
Which molecular method uses fluorescent probes to evaluate genes and/or DNA
sequences on chromosomes? - ..(ANSWER)...FISH
Oliguria is usually correlated with - ..(ANSWER)...Acute glomerulonephritis
Which test confirms the presence of Bence-Jones proteinuria? -
..(ANSWER)...Immunoelectrophoresis
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What absorption technique removes cold (IgM) antibodies, particuarly anti-I
specificities? - ..(ANSWER)...Rabbit erythrocyte stroma
All of the following are urinalysis findings associated with nephrotic syndrome
except:
Oval fat bodies
Fatty and waxy casts
Renal tubular epithelial cells
Mild proteinuria - ..(ANSWER)...Mild proteinuria
Which modified PCR technique or other method of amplification is used to detect
Mycobacterium tuberculosis? - ..(ANSWER)...transcription-mediated amplification
Which of the following types od molecules is MOST LIKELY to be
antigenic/immunogenic?
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins - ..(ANSWER)...proteins
What method is used to identify prior exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis? -
..(ANSWER)...interferon-gamma release assays
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The MOST reliable method for determining the appropriate dosage of Rh immune
globulin to give to an identified Rh immune globulin candidate after delivery is -
..(ANSWER)...flow cytometry
Obstruction of a blood vessel caused by a stationary blood clot is called -
..(ANSWER)...thrombosis
Which two of the following biomarkers are not specific to cardiac muscle and may
be elevated in patients with injury to muscle other than cardiac muscle? -
..(ANSWER)...CK-MB and myoglobin
Jk(a-b-) red cells are __________ to lysis in 2 M urea - ..(ANSWER)...resistant
Starch stains ______________________ with iodine - ..(ANSWER)...blue black
Which type of lipoprotein transports the MAJORITY of cholesterol to cells for
steroid hormone synthesis or cell membrane incorporation? - ..(ANSWER)...LDL
Proteolytic enzyme techniques may be useful in identifying which of the following
antigen groups? - ..(ANSWER)...Kidd
These cells are associated with myelofibrosis - ..(ANSWER)...teardrop
ASCP MLT EXAM/ PRACTICE AND STUDY GUIDE
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Which tumor marker is used for colorectal cancer? - ..(ANSWER)...CEA
What is the half-life of IgG? Why is the duration of the half-life significant? -
..(ANSWER)...18-23 days; it binds with neonatal Fc receptor
Which of the following is the most suitable specimen for the isolation of
Bordetella pertussis? - ..(ANSWER)...Nasopharyngeal swab
Potassium, calcium, and total protein are ___________ in capillary specimens,
where glucose is typically _______________ than in venous blood. -
..(ANSWER)...lower, highers
Which molecular method uses fluorescent probes to evaluate genes and/or DNA
sequences on chromosomes? - ..(ANSWER)...FISH
Oliguria is usually correlated with - ..(ANSWER)...Acute glomerulonephritis
Which test confirms the presence of Bence-Jones proteinuria? -
..(ANSWER)...Immunoelectrophoresis
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What absorption technique removes cold (IgM) antibodies, particuarly anti-I
specificities? - ..(ANSWER)...Rabbit erythrocyte stroma
All of the following are urinalysis findings associated with nephrotic syndrome
except:
Oval fat bodies
Fatty and waxy casts
Renal tubular epithelial cells
Mild proteinuria - ..(ANSWER)...Mild proteinuria
Which modified PCR technique or other method of amplification is used to detect
Mycobacterium tuberculosis? - ..(ANSWER)...transcription-mediated amplification
Which of the following types od molecules is MOST LIKELY to be
antigenic/immunogenic?
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins - ..(ANSWER)...proteins
What method is used to identify prior exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis? -
..(ANSWER)...interferon-gamma release assays
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The MOST reliable method for determining the appropriate dosage of Rh immune
globulin to give to an identified Rh immune globulin candidate after delivery is -
..(ANSWER)...flow cytometry
Obstruction of a blood vessel caused by a stationary blood clot is called -
..(ANSWER)...thrombosis
Which two of the following biomarkers are not specific to cardiac muscle and may
be elevated in patients with injury to muscle other than cardiac muscle? -
..(ANSWER)...CK-MB and myoglobin
Jk(a-b-) red cells are __________ to lysis in 2 M urea - ..(ANSWER)...resistant
Starch stains ______________________ with iodine - ..(ANSWER)...blue black
Which type of lipoprotein transports the MAJORITY of cholesterol to cells for
steroid hormone synthesis or cell membrane incorporation? - ..(ANSWER)...LDL
Proteolytic enzyme techniques may be useful in identifying which of the following
antigen groups? - ..(ANSWER)...Kidd
These cells are associated with myelofibrosis - ..(ANSWER)...teardrop
