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Question: Which of the following items is required on a WHMIS Safety Data
Sheet?
A) Composition of ingredients
B) Ecological information
C) Transport information
D) Disposal considerations
Ans: A) Composition of ingredients
Question: Which of the following duties is a pathologist's specialty?
A) Management of disease
B) Diagnostic imaging
C) Radiation treatment
D) Diagnosis of disease
Ans: D) Diagnosis of disease
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Question: What is the angle between the detector and the light path in
turbidimetry?
A) 0
B) 15
C) 30
D) 90
Ans: A) 0
Question: Which of the following red blood cell morphologies correlates with
the given values below?
MCV 70 fL; MCH 20 pg; MCHC 290 g L
A) Normocytic normochromic
B) Macrocytic hypochromic
C) Macrocytic normochromic
D) Microcytic hypochromic
Ans: D) Microcytic hypochromic
Question: Which of the following conditions best correlate with an anion gap
of 12 mmol/L?
A) Hypercalcemia
B) Methanol poisoning
C) Normal health
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D) Lab error
Ans: C) Normal health
Question: Which of the following quality system essentials includes processes
for reporting errors?
A) Nonconforming event management
B) Documents and records
C) Information management
D) Continual improvement
Ans: A) Nonconforming event management
Question: Which of the following conditions is consistent with 28% ringed
sideroblasts in a bone marrow aspirate?
A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
B) Polycythemia vera
C) Iron deficiency anemia
D) Anemia of chronic disease
Ans: A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
Question: Which of the following positions should a specimen for ionized
calcium be kept before centrifugation?
A) On a rocker
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B) Flat
C) Upright
D) Stopper down
Ans: C) Upright
Question: Which of the following situations is caused by vigorously mixing a
blood specimen?
A) Increase in lactic acid
B) Production of micro clots
C) Hemolysis of cells
D) Falsely increased pOz results
Ans: C) Hemolysis of cells
Question: What microscope demonstrates the birefringence of a synovial fluid
crystal?
A) Phase contrast
B) Polarized
C) Inverted
D) Fluorescence
Ans: B) Polarized
Question: Which of the following situations explain the chemistry results
below?
CSMLS practice exam (kellie) Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers 100%
Correct
Question: Which of the following items is required on a WHMIS Safety Data
Sheet?
A) Composition of ingredients
B) Ecological information
C) Transport information
D) Disposal considerations
Ans: A) Composition of ingredients
Question: Which of the following duties is a pathologist's specialty?
A) Management of disease
B) Diagnostic imaging
C) Radiation treatment
D) Diagnosis of disease
Ans: D) Diagnosis of disease
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Question: What is the angle between the detector and the light path in
turbidimetry?
A) 0
B) 15
C) 30
D) 90
Ans: A) 0
Question: Which of the following red blood cell morphologies correlates with
the given values below?
MCV 70 fL; MCH 20 pg; MCHC 290 g L
A) Normocytic normochromic
B) Macrocytic hypochromic
C) Macrocytic normochromic
D) Microcytic hypochromic
Ans: D) Microcytic hypochromic
Question: Which of the following conditions best correlate with an anion gap
of 12 mmol/L?
A) Hypercalcemia
B) Methanol poisoning
C) Normal health
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D) Lab error
Ans: C) Normal health
Question: Which of the following quality system essentials includes processes
for reporting errors?
A) Nonconforming event management
B) Documents and records
C) Information management
D) Continual improvement
Ans: A) Nonconforming event management
Question: Which of the following conditions is consistent with 28% ringed
sideroblasts in a bone marrow aspirate?
A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
B) Polycythemia vera
C) Iron deficiency anemia
D) Anemia of chronic disease
Ans: A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
Question: Which of the following positions should a specimen for ionized
calcium be kept before centrifugation?
A) On a rocker
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B) Flat
C) Upright
D) Stopper down
Ans: C) Upright
Question: Which of the following situations is caused by vigorously mixing a
blood specimen?
A) Increase in lactic acid
B) Production of micro clots
C) Hemolysis of cells
D) Falsely increased pOz results
Ans: C) Hemolysis of cells
Question: What microscope demonstrates the birefringence of a synovial fluid
crystal?
A) Phase contrast
B) Polarized
C) Inverted
D) Fluorescence
Ans: B) Polarized
Question: Which of the following situations explain the chemistry results
below?
