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Dilution Formula Correct Answer: Sample Volume / (Sample Volume + Diluent Volume) Sensitivity Correct Answer: True Positives / (True Positives + False Negatives) Specificity Correct Answer: True Negatives / (True Negatives + False Positives) Anion Gap Correct Answer: [Na+] + [K+] - [Cl-] + [HCO3-] Beer's law Correct Answer: A = abc a = absorbance b = path length c = concentration LDL cholesterol Correct Answer: Total cholesterol - (HDL + Triglycerides/5) Coefficient o...

CA-125 Correct Answer: ovarian cancer tumor marker PSA, PAP Correct Answer: prostate tumor marker CA-15-3 Correct Answer: Breast Cancer Tumor Marker CEA Correct Answer: colon cancer tumor marker hsCRP increased in? Correct Answer: AMI, inflammation lactate dehydrogenase Correct Answer: Monitors tissue damage, widely distributed throughout the body creatine kinase Correct Answer: Found in cardiac, brain, skeletal muscle CK-MB Correct Answer: Increased in AMI CK-MM ...

What feature is most often found with patients with a splenectomy on a Wright's stained blood smear? Correct Answer: Howell-Jolly bodies Patients with antibody to the following antigen are immune to Hepatitis B: Correct Answer: Surface antigen (HbSAg) Which two of the following tests are helpful for documenting previous Streptococcal throat and skin infections: Correct Answer: ASO titer and Anti-DNase B In mass spectrometry, the "appearance potential" is defined as the: Correct An...

Bilirubin, total reference range Correct Answer: 0.2 - 1 mg/dL BUN reference range Correct Answer: 6 - 20 mg/dL Calcium, total reference range Correct Answer: 8.6 - 10 mg/dL Chloride reference range Correct Answer: 98 - 107 mEq/L Creatinine (male) reference range Correct Answer: 0.9 - 1.2 mg/dL Creatinine (female) reference range Correct Answer: 0.6 - 1.1 mg/dL Glucose, fasting reference range Correct Answer: 70-99 mg/dL Potassium reference range Correct Answer: 3.5 ...

What kind of bond do histones have with DNA? Correct Answer: Ionic What amino acids compose histones? Correct Answer: Lysine and Arginine Which lymphoma has t-cell rearrangements? Correct Answer: Sezary Syndrome Acute Promyelocytic leukemia translocation? Correct Answer: t(15,17) Leading strand polymerase: Correct Answer: Delta DNA repair polymerase(s): Correct Answer: Beta or Epsilon Mitochondrial polymerase: Correct Answer: Gamma Molecular beacon design: Correct Ans...

Which is required to generate cDNA A. DNA polymerase B. RNase H C. Restriction Enzyme D. Helicase Correct Answer: B What is the function of Taq Polymerase Correct Answer: recognize dsDNA You have a 50 μL primer stock at 9pM/μl and want dilute the stock to 900nM. How much stock should you add(what is the dilution factor) Correct Answer: 2 What gene causes hypersensitivity to Irinotecan? Correct Answer: UGT1A Which allele causes hypersensitivity to Carbamazepine? Correct Answ...

pbt has just completed centriuging specimens for the chemistry department and notes that one of the tubes is cloudy and pinkish red. This specimen is Correct Answer: lipemic and hemolyzed this test will be delivered to immunology for testing Correct Answer: RPR physician calls the lab requesting the procedure for a patient who wishes to donate his own blood before his surgery. this type of donation is knowns as: Correct Answer: Autologous donation analysis of the chemical components ...

A blood bank is also referred to as Correct Answer: Immunohematology the pbt has orders to draw a K+ on a patient awaiting dialysis and proceeds to the following division: Correct Answer: Nephrology pbt has just completed centriuging specimens for the chemistry department and notes that one of the tubes is cloudy and pinkish red. This specimen is Correct Answer: lipemic and hemolyzed this test will be delivered to immunology for testing Correct Answer: RPR physician calls the lab...

Prostacyclin Correct Answer: produced by the walls of endothelial cells and prevents formation of the platelet plug involved in primary hemostasis by preventing platelet activation and aggregation as well as inducing vasodialation. Epinephrine Correct Answer: agonist used in platelet aggregation studies ristocetin Correct Answer: causes platelets to bind to vWF via their GPIb receptor. A test is abnormal in a vWF deficiency since the platelets cannot bind, which causes lack of adhesion/...

For a certain method, a control has a mean result of 12 with a standard deviation (SD) of 2. What is the acceptable 95% range for this control? Correct Answer: 8 - 16 The best sample to obtain in order to diagnosis the parasite causing the posterior scalp nodule as illustrated in the photograph is: Correct Answer: Superficial skin snip Almost all individuals possess which Lutheran antigen profile? Correct Answer: Lu(a-b+) Which one of the following statements concerning Tamm-Horsfall...