Hematology Exam 5 MLS UPDATED Exam
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How can a high glucose affect an automated cell count - CORRECT ANSWER - MCV
will be increased
How can clumped or large platelet affect an automated cell count - CORRECT
ANSWER - WBC, RBC, MCV, RDW will be increased while PLTs are decreased
How is HCT calculated on an automated cell counter - CORRECT ANSWER - RBC x
MCV / 10
How will platelet satellites affect PLT on an automated cell counter - CORRECT
ANSWER - PLT will be decreased
A CBC is ran on automated analyzer and the RBC is decrease and the HGB is increased. What
can be the suspected cause for the results - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemolyzed specimen
How lipemia affect an automated CBC - CORRECT ANSWER - HGB will be increased
What can cause a decreased MCV - CORRECT ANSWER - RBC fragments and
Microcytes
What is a R1 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - clumped or giant platelets
What is a R2 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - variant lymph or blasts
What is a R3 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - immature granulocyte, eosinophilia
, What is a R4 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - high absolute granulocytes
nRBC
Large or clumped platelets
Intracellular parasites
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R1
Eosinophilia
Basophilia
Immature Neutrophils
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R3
Reactive lymphs
blast cells
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R2
Granulocyte
is a possible abnormality of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R4
Detects and measure changes in electrical resistance between two electrodes as cell pass through
a sensing aperture - CORRECT ANSWER - Impedance
Cells being pulled through aperture by vacuum - CORRECT ANSWER - Sweep Flow
Vacuum
Which method for counting cells give the most spurious results. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Automation
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How can a high glucose affect an automated cell count - CORRECT ANSWER - MCV
will be increased
How can clumped or large platelet affect an automated cell count - CORRECT
ANSWER - WBC, RBC, MCV, RDW will be increased while PLTs are decreased
How is HCT calculated on an automated cell counter - CORRECT ANSWER - RBC x
MCV / 10
How will platelet satellites affect PLT on an automated cell counter - CORRECT
ANSWER - PLT will be decreased
A CBC is ran on automated analyzer and the RBC is decrease and the HGB is increased. What
can be the suspected cause for the results - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemolyzed specimen
How lipemia affect an automated CBC - CORRECT ANSWER - HGB will be increased
What can cause a decreased MCV - CORRECT ANSWER - RBC fragments and
Microcytes
What is a R1 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - clumped or giant platelets
What is a R2 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - variant lymph or blasts
What is a R3 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - immature granulocyte, eosinophilia
, What is a R4 flag - CORRECT ANSWER - high absolute granulocytes
nRBC
Large or clumped platelets
Intracellular parasites
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R1
Eosinophilia
Basophilia
Immature Neutrophils
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R3
Reactive lymphs
blast cells
are possible abnormalities of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R2
Granulocyte
is a possible abnormality of which R flag - CORRECT ANSWER - R4
Detects and measure changes in electrical resistance between two electrodes as cell pass through
a sensing aperture - CORRECT ANSWER - Impedance
Cells being pulled through aperture by vacuum - CORRECT ANSWER - Sweep Flow
Vacuum
Which method for counting cells give the most spurious results. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Automation
