CLINICAL MICROSCOPY EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
WHAT CHEMICAL CAN BE USED TO PRESERVE A SPECIMEN FOR A CULTURE? - ANSWERSBoric
Acid
WHAT REAGENT STRIP REACTIONS MAY BE INHIBITED BY LARGE QUANTITIES OF ASCORBIC
ACID? - ANSWERSBlood; bilirubin; leukocyte esterase; glucose
CRYSTAL ASSOCIATED WITH LIVER DISEASE? - ANSWERSBilirubin; Leucine; Tyrosine
THE CSF TUBE LABELED 3 IS SENT TO: - ANSWERShematology department
DETECTION OF CA-125 TUMOR MARKER IN PERITONEAL FLUID IS INDICATIVE OF? -
ANSWERSovarian cancer
AN UNPRESERVED URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTED AT 8AM AND REMAINING AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON SHIFT ARRIVES CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE: -
ANSWERSDecreased glucose and ketones; Increased bacteria and nitrite
UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS WILL A PORT-WINE COLOR BE OBSERVED IN A URINE SPECIMEN? -
ANSWERSUrine contain porphyrine
THE SULFOSALICYLIC ACID PRECIPITATION TEST REACTS EQUALLY WELL WITH ALL FORMS OF
PROTEIN. A 2+ REACTION IS INDICATED BY: - ANSWERSturbidity with granulation with no
flocculation
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
WHAT CHEMICAL CAN BE USED TO PRESERVE A SPECIMEN FOR A CULTURE? - ANSWERSBoric
Acid
WHAT REAGENT STRIP REACTIONS MAY BE INHIBITED BY LARGE QUANTITIES OF ASCORBIC
ACID? - ANSWERSBlood; bilirubin; leukocyte esterase; glucose
CRYSTAL ASSOCIATED WITH LIVER DISEASE? - ANSWERSBilirubin; Leucine; Tyrosine
THE CSF TUBE LABELED 3 IS SENT TO: - ANSWERShematology department
DETECTION OF CA-125 TUMOR MARKER IN PERITONEAL FLUID IS INDICATIVE OF? -
ANSWERSovarian cancer
AN UNPRESERVED URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTED AT 8AM AND REMAINING AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON SHIFT ARRIVES CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE: -
ANSWERSDecreased glucose and ketones; Increased bacteria and nitrite
UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS WILL A PORT-WINE COLOR BE OBSERVED IN A URINE SPECIMEN? -
ANSWERSUrine contain porphyrine
THE SULFOSALICYLIC ACID PRECIPITATION TEST REACTS EQUALLY WELL WITH ALL FORMS OF
PROTEIN. A 2+ REACTION IS INDICATED BY: - ANSWERSturbidity with granulation with no
flocculation
