PRACTICE EXAM
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SOLUTIONS!!
ASCP INTERACTIVE
Evatee 10/22/24 ASCP INTERACTIVE
, ASCP INTERACTIVE PRACTICE EXAM LATEST
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Four units of group A platelets were transfused to a group AB patient as group
AB platelets were not available. The patient's pretransfusion platelet count was
10,000/µL and the posttransfusion count was 16,000/µL. From this
information, the laboratorian would most likely conclude that the patient:
Answer - has developed antibodies to the transfused platelets
A beta-hemolytic Gram-positive cocci was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid
of a 2-day-old infant with signs of meningitis. The isolate grew on sheep blood
agar under aerobic conditions and was resistant to a bacitracin disc. Which of
the following should be performed for the identification of the organism?
Answer - latex antigen grouping
Which of the following sets of results would be consistent with
macroamylasemia? Answer - increased serum amylase and normal urine
amylase values
Laboratory workers should always work under a biological safety hood when
working with cultures of: Answer - Coccidioides immitis
The formation of germ tubes presumptively identifies: Answer - Candida
albicans
An amniocentesis is performed on a 32-year-old female at 17 weeks' gestation.
The specimen is received in the laboratory and the clinician wants to confirm
the specimen is amniotic fluid, not urine. Which of the following tests would be