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1) Following overnight fasting, hypoglycemia in adults is defined as a glucose of: a. <70 mg/dL (<3.9 mmol/L) b. <60 mg/dL (<3.3mmol/L) c. <55 mg/dL (<3.0mmol/L) d. <45mg/dL (<2.5mmol/L) - Ans d (Diagnosis of hypoglycemia in adults.) 3) The preparation of a patient f...

B; The correct answer for this question is 1300 mg/dL. The laboratorian performed a 1:4 dilution by adding 0.25 mL (or 250 microliters) of patient sample to 750 microliters of diluent. This creates a total volume of 1000 microliters. So, the patient sample is 250 microliters of the 1000 microliter ...

What feature is most often found with patients with a splenectomy on a Wright's stained blood smear? - Ans Howell-Jolly bodies Patients with antibody to the following antigen are immune to Hepatitis B: - Ans Surface antigen (HbSAg) Which two of the following tests are helpful for document...

Standard precautions apply to all of the following except: a. Blood b. Cerebrospinal fluid c. Semen d. Concentrated acids - Ans d. Concentrated acids The most important practice in preventing the spread of disease is: a. Wearing masks during patient contact b. Proper hand washing c. Wear...

Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by: A. Renin B. Angiotensinogen C. Angiotenisinogen I D. Angiotensinogen II - Ans D. Angiotensinogen II Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for: A. screening for the presence of cancer B. monitoring the cour...

Pyrimidine - Ans One carbon ring Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil Purine - Ans Two carbon rings Adenine, Guanine How are nucleotides joined together? - Ans Condensation to form phosphodiester bond What is the function of mRNA? - Ans Carries genetic info out of nucleus Transcript translated ...

When using an electronic cell counter, which of the following results can occur in the presence of a cold agglutination? a) increased MCV and decreased RBC b) increased MCV and normal RBC c) decreased MCV and increased MCHC d) decreased MCV and RBC - Ans a) increased MCV and decreased RBC Cereb...

Project Volumes (forecasting stage) - Ans based on expert opinion, stats, historical data, shifts in patient mix, changes in medical staff composition, changes in inflation/reimbursement ratws, expansion/cutbacks, population fluctuations based on economy Steps to creating a budget - Ans 1. pr...

c antigen is most common in blacks and whites; anti-c would be most common reactive - Ans Rh antibodies show enhanced reactivity with enzyme pretreated cells. The M and Fya antigens are cleaved from enzyme pretreated cells and therefore there would be no reaction between enzyme pretreated cells an...

Nephelometry is based on the principle of: - Ans Turbidity resulting from specific antigen-coated latex particles agglutinated by corresponding antibody Which of the following can cause hemolysis and perhaps result in recollection of the specimen? - Ans Pushing the plunger of a syringe when tra...

ID a specific component of the adaptive immune system that is formed in response to antigenic stimulation: - Ans Immunoglobulin T cells travel from the BM to the thymus for maturation. What is the correct order of the maturation sequence for T cells in the thymus? - Ans Maturation and selecti...

arterial blood leaves the heart through the - Ans aorta low and high controls are required for a glucose meter. these are run - Ans exactly the same as patient samples are run blood culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at...

Disinfectants are: - ans chemicals that are used to remove or kill pathogenic microorganisms Babies whose mothers have which of the following problems must be isolated from other infants? - ans genital herpes Which of the following is a vector in transmitting infectious diseases? - ans mite...

The light-colored zone adjacent to the nucleus in a plasmacyte is the: A. ribosome B. chromatin C. mitochondria D. Golgi area - Ans D. Golgi area The majority of the iron in an adult is found as a constituent of: A. hemoglobin B. hemosiderin C. myoglobin D. transferrin - Ans A. he...