ASCP LATEST EXAM REVIEW WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
What condition is associated with chronic thiamine (vit B1)
deficiency? Correct Answer beriberi
Vitamin A deficiency is associated with: Correct Answer Night
blindness
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with: Correct Answer Rickets
What modified PCR technique is used to detect Mycobacterium
tuberculosis? Correct Answer Transcription-mediated
amplification
A strict halophilic (salt-loving) organism is: Correct Answer Vibrio
vulnificus
What is the most common human parasitic worm in the US?
Correct Answer Nematodes (roundworms)
,A standard donation of 450-500 mL requires a minimum
anticoagulant-preservative volume of: Correct Answer 63 mL
Resistance to novobiocin is one of the key characteristics of:
Correct Answer Staphylococcus saprophyticus
The confirmatory test for proteinuria: Correct Answer Sulfosalicylic
acid
What trimester is there the greatest risk of complications of
maternal rubella infection? Correct Answer First trimester (first 12
weeks)
PNA-FISH assays provide distinction between: Correct Answer
MRSA and MSSA
Unconjugated bilirubin is conjugated in the liver with
________________ to become water soluble. Correct Answer
Glucuronic acid
All shigella species are citrate _________. Correct Answer
Negative
,What stain is used for reticulocytes? Correct Answer Brilliant
cresyl blue
CK-BB Correct Answer brain and lungs
CK-MB Correct Answer heart
CK-MM Correct Answer skeletal muscle
What test is used to quantify a coagulation inhibitor? Correct
Answer Bethesda assay
Electrophoretic separation of hemoglobin fundamentally relies on:
Correct Answer the electrical charge differences of the molecules
What inclusions are commonly found post-splenectomy? Correct
Answer Howell-Jolly bodies (DNA remnants that would normally
be removed by the spleen)
What coagulation test measures fibrinogen function? Correct
Answer Thrombin Time (TT)
The best technique for measuring the severity of HDFN is:
Correct Answer Doppler UItrasound
, What does aldosterone do? Correct Answer Stimulates Na+
reabsorption
What color does starch stain with iodine? Correct Answer Blue-
Black
Mycobacterium kansasii is a: Correct Answer photochromogen
Corynebacterium are commonly isolated from the
_____________________ of healthy people. (rarely pathogenic)
Correct Answer Nasopharynx
Kell, Duffy, and Kidd all generally react at __________. Correct
Answer AHG
What is the "LD flip" Correct Answer In normal conditions, LD-2 is
present in higher concentrations than LD-1. The reverse is true in
a Myocardial Infarction (MI) (more LD-1, less LD-2)
What analyte is elevated in billiary obstruction? Correct Answer
conjugated bilirubin
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
What condition is associated with chronic thiamine (vit B1)
deficiency? Correct Answer beriberi
Vitamin A deficiency is associated with: Correct Answer Night
blindness
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with: Correct Answer Rickets
What modified PCR technique is used to detect Mycobacterium
tuberculosis? Correct Answer Transcription-mediated
amplification
A strict halophilic (salt-loving) organism is: Correct Answer Vibrio
vulnificus
What is the most common human parasitic worm in the US?
Correct Answer Nematodes (roundworms)
,A standard donation of 450-500 mL requires a minimum
anticoagulant-preservative volume of: Correct Answer 63 mL
Resistance to novobiocin is one of the key characteristics of:
Correct Answer Staphylococcus saprophyticus
The confirmatory test for proteinuria: Correct Answer Sulfosalicylic
acid
What trimester is there the greatest risk of complications of
maternal rubella infection? Correct Answer First trimester (first 12
weeks)
PNA-FISH assays provide distinction between: Correct Answer
MRSA and MSSA
Unconjugated bilirubin is conjugated in the liver with
________________ to become water soluble. Correct Answer
Glucuronic acid
All shigella species are citrate _________. Correct Answer
Negative
,What stain is used for reticulocytes? Correct Answer Brilliant
cresyl blue
CK-BB Correct Answer brain and lungs
CK-MB Correct Answer heart
CK-MM Correct Answer skeletal muscle
What test is used to quantify a coagulation inhibitor? Correct
Answer Bethesda assay
Electrophoretic separation of hemoglobin fundamentally relies on:
Correct Answer the electrical charge differences of the molecules
What inclusions are commonly found post-splenectomy? Correct
Answer Howell-Jolly bodies (DNA remnants that would normally
be removed by the spleen)
What coagulation test measures fibrinogen function? Correct
Answer Thrombin Time (TT)
The best technique for measuring the severity of HDFN is:
Correct Answer Doppler UItrasound
, What does aldosterone do? Correct Answer Stimulates Na+
reabsorption
What color does starch stain with iodine? Correct Answer Blue-
Black
Mycobacterium kansasii is a: Correct Answer photochromogen
Corynebacterium are commonly isolated from the
_____________________ of healthy people. (rarely pathogenic)
Correct Answer Nasopharynx
Kell, Duffy, and Kidd all generally react at __________. Correct
Answer AHG
What is the "LD flip" Correct Answer In normal conditions, LD-2 is
present in higher concentrations than LD-1. The reverse is true in
a Myocardial Infarction (MI) (more LD-1, less LD-2)
What analyte is elevated in billiary obstruction? Correct Answer
conjugated bilirubin
