CSMLS PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH ALL
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Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen vthe vhematoxylin vand veosin
vstain vlacks vthree vdistinct vshades vof vpink?
a. vcheck vpH vof vfixative
b. vreplace vhematoxylin
c. vcheck vpH vof veosin
d. vincrease vtime vin vwater v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vcheck vpH vof veosin
A vdark vbrown vpigment vis vnoted von vformalin vfixed, vhematoxylin vand veosin vstained
vsection. vWhat vaction vcan vprevent vthis vfrom voccurring?
a. vmaintain vformalin vat va vneutral vpH
b. vtreat vsections vwith valcoholic vpicric vacid v
c. v"bread vloaf" vlarge vsections
d. vincrease vfixation vtime v- v vcorrect vanswer-a. vmaintain vformalin vat va vneutral vpH
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen va vsupervisor vcontinuously
vassigns va vtechnologist vdemeaning vtasks?
a. vaccept vthe vchange vin vtasks
b. vconfront vthe vsupervisor vpublicly
c. vseek vthird vparty vmediation v
d. vcriticize vthe vsupervisor vto vother vcolleagues v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vseek vthird vparty
vmediation
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen vtissue vsections vstained vwith
vhematoxylin vand veosin vshow vpale vcytoplasmic vstaining v
a. vuse vheat vduring vthe vstaining vprocess
, b. vcheck vthe vpH vof vthe veosin vand vadjust vthe vsodium vhydroxide vif vnecessary v
c. vreturn vthe vslides vto vthe vbluing vreagent
d. vcheck vthe vpH vof veosin vand vadjust vwith vacetic vacid vif vnecessary v- v vcorrect vanswer-
d. vcheck vthe vpH vof veosin vand vadjust vwith vacetic vacid vif vnecessary
Which vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vis vconsistent vwith vthe vresults vgiven vbelow?
PLEURAL vFLUID v
- vtotal vnucleated vcell vcount: vmarkedly vincreased
- vsmear: vnumerous vclumps vof vlarge vcells vwithout vborders
a. vrepeat vthe vtotal vnucleated vcell vcount
b. vreport vas vclotted vspecimen
c. vsuspicious vof vmalignant vcells
d. vpresence vof vthe vmesothelial vcells v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vsuspicious vof vmalignant
vcells
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen va vtechnologist vis vdisrespectful
vto va vnurse vwho vis vconsistently vinterrupting vtheir vwork?
a. vfile van voccurrence vreport
b. vengage vin vrole vclarification
c. vorganize vwork vto vaccommodate vpriorities
d. vengage vin vreflective vpractice v- v vcorrect vanswer-d. vengage vin vreflective vpractice
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vcan vaccount vfor vthe vpresence vof vGram vnegative vcocci
vin vchains vfrom va vblood vculture?
a. vunder vdecolorization vof vthe vsmear v
b. vomission vof vthe vcounterstain vstep v
c. vdrying vof vthe vsmear vprior vto vstaining
d. voverheating vof vthe vsmear vduring vfixation v- v vcorrect vanswer-not: vunder
vdecolorization vof vthe vsmear
Where vshould va vtissue vspecimen vfor vfrozen vsection vbe vsent?
a. vcytology v
b. vchemistry v
c. vhistology
d. vmicrobiology v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vhistology
What vis vthe vproper vorder vfor vremoval vof vpersonal vprotective vequipment?
a. vgloves, vmask, veye vprotection, vgown
b. vgown, vgloves, veye vprotection, vmask
c. vgown, vmask, vgloves, veye vprotection
d. vgloves, vgown, veye vprotection, vmask v- v vcorrect vanswer-d. vgloves, vgown, veye
vprotection, vmask
What vis vthe vmost vimportant vstep vin vpreventing vinfection?
a. vwearing vgloves
b. vhand vwashing
c. vwearing vN95 vmask
d. vdisinfecting vsurfaces v- v vcorrect vanswer-b. vhand vwashing
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Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen vthe vhematoxylin vand veosin
vstain vlacks vthree vdistinct vshades vof vpink?
a. vcheck vpH vof vfixative
b. vreplace vhematoxylin
c. vcheck vpH vof veosin
d. vincrease vtime vin vwater v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vcheck vpH vof veosin
A vdark vbrown vpigment vis vnoted von vformalin vfixed, vhematoxylin vand veosin vstained
vsection. vWhat vaction vcan vprevent vthis vfrom voccurring?
a. vmaintain vformalin vat va vneutral vpH
b. vtreat vsections vwith valcoholic vpicric vacid v
c. v"bread vloaf" vlarge vsections
d. vincrease vfixation vtime v- v vcorrect vanswer-a. vmaintain vformalin vat va vneutral vpH
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen va vsupervisor vcontinuously
vassigns va vtechnologist vdemeaning vtasks?
a. vaccept vthe vchange vin vtasks
b. vconfront vthe vsupervisor vpublicly
c. vseek vthird vparty vmediation v
d. vcriticize vthe vsupervisor vto vother vcolleagues v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vseek vthird vparty
vmediation
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen vtissue vsections vstained vwith
vhematoxylin vand veosin vshow vpale vcytoplasmic vstaining v
a. vuse vheat vduring vthe vstaining vprocess
, b. vcheck vthe vpH vof vthe veosin vand vadjust vthe vsodium vhydroxide vif vnecessary v
c. vreturn vthe vslides vto vthe vbluing vreagent
d. vcheck vthe vpH vof veosin vand vadjust vwith vacetic vacid vif vnecessary v- v vcorrect vanswer-
d. vcheck vthe vpH vof veosin vand vadjust vwith vacetic vacid vif vnecessary
Which vof vthe vfollowing vstatements vis vconsistent vwith vthe vresults vgiven vbelow?
PLEURAL vFLUID v
- vtotal vnucleated vcell vcount: vmarkedly vincreased
- vsmear: vnumerous vclumps vof vlarge vcells vwithout vborders
a. vrepeat vthe vtotal vnucleated vcell vcount
b. vreport vas vclotted vspecimen
c. vsuspicious vof vmalignant vcells
d. vpresence vof vthe vmesothelial vcells v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vsuspicious vof vmalignant
vcells
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vshould vbe vtaken vwhen va vtechnologist vis vdisrespectful
vto va vnurse vwho vis vconsistently vinterrupting vtheir vwork?
a. vfile van voccurrence vreport
b. vengage vin vrole vclarification
c. vorganize vwork vto vaccommodate vpriorities
d. vengage vin vreflective vpractice v- v vcorrect vanswer-d. vengage vin vreflective vpractice
Which vof vthe vfollowing vactions vcan vaccount vfor vthe vpresence vof vGram vnegative vcocci
vin vchains vfrom va vblood vculture?
a. vunder vdecolorization vof vthe vsmear v
b. vomission vof vthe vcounterstain vstep v
c. vdrying vof vthe vsmear vprior vto vstaining
d. voverheating vof vthe vsmear vduring vfixation v- v vcorrect vanswer-not: vunder
vdecolorization vof vthe vsmear
Where vshould va vtissue vspecimen vfor vfrozen vsection vbe vsent?
a. vcytology v
b. vchemistry v
c. vhistology
d. vmicrobiology v- v vcorrect vanswer-c. vhistology
What vis vthe vproper vorder vfor vremoval vof vpersonal vprotective vequipment?
a. vgloves, vmask, veye vprotection, vgown
b. vgown, vgloves, veye vprotection, vmask
c. vgown, vmask, vgloves, veye vprotection
d. vgloves, vgown, veye vprotection, vmask v- v vcorrect vanswer-d. vgloves, vgown, veye
vprotection, vmask
What vis vthe vmost vimportant vstep vin vpreventing vinfection?
a. vwearing vgloves
b. vhand vwashing
c. vwearing vN95 vmask
d. vdisinfecting vsurfaces v- v vcorrect vanswer-b. vhand vwashing
