ASCP MLS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What gfeature gis gmost goften gfound gwith gpatients gwith ga gsplenectomy gon ga
gWright's gstained gblood gsmear? g- gcorrect ganswers g-Howell-Jolly gbodies
Patients gwith gantibody gto gthe gfollowing gantigen gare gimmune gto gHepatitis gB: g-
gcorrect ganswers g-Surface gantigen g(HbSAg)
Which gtwo gof gthe gfollowing gtests gare ghelpful gfor gdocumenting gprevious
gStreptococcal gthroat gand gskin ginfections: g- gcorrect ganswers g-ASO gtiter gand gAnti-
DNase gB
, In gmass gspectrometry, gthe g"appearance gpotential" gis gdefined gas gthe: g- gcorrect
ganswers g-Minimum genergy grequired gfor gthe gappearance gof ga gparticular gfragment
gion gin gmass gspectrum
What gis ggenerally gaccepted gas gthe glower gthreshold gvalue gfor gsemen gpH gfrom
gfertile gmales? g- gcorrect ganswers g-7.2
Coulometry: g- gcorrect ganswers g-An gautomated gmethod gfor gmeasuring gchloride
gwhich ggenerates gsilver gions gin gthe greaction
Erythroleukemia: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Also gknown gas gAcute gMyelogenous
gLeukemia gtype gM6. gThis gtype gis gassociated gwith geither gthe gpresence gof gboth
gerythroid gand gmyeloid gprecursors gOR gstrictly gerythroid gprecursors.
Myelomonocytic gleukemia g- gcorrect ganswers g-Is gassociated gwith gan gincrease gin
gmyeloid gand gmonocytic gcell gprecursors, gbut gnot gred gblood gcell gprecursors
Species gthat gare gLysine g(+), garginine g(=) gand gornithine g(+): g- gcorrect ganswers g-
Enterobacter gaerogenes, gEdwardsiella gspecies gand gmost gSerratia gspecies
Lysine greaction gfor gall gCitrobacter: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Negative
Key gidentifying gcharacteristic gfor gPantoa g(Enterobacter) gagglomerans: g- gcorrect
ganswers g-negative greactions gfor gthe gthree gdecarboxylases gcommonly gtested
g( gLysine, garginine gand gornithine)
Which gorganism gis gMOST glikely gresponsible gfor gseptic greactions gassociated gwith
gRed gBlood gCell gtransfusions? g- gcorrect ganswers g-Yersina gentercolitica gis gmost
glikely gresponsible gfor gseptic greactions gin gtransfusions gof gRed gBlood gCells. gThis
gorganism gis gusually gacquired gby gingestion gof gcontaminated gfood gand gcauses
gmild gsymptoms gof gabdominal gpain gand gdiarrhea. gGrowth gof gY. gentercolitica gis
genhanced gin giron-rich genvironments gsuch gas gred gcell gcomponents.
Gaucher's gdisease g- gcorrect ganswers g-The gmost gcommon glysosomal gstorage
gdisease gcaused gby ginsufficient gactivity gof gthe glysosomal genzyme
gglucocerebrosidase gthat gleads gto gthe gdeposition gof gglucocerebroside gin gcells gof
gthe gmacrophage-monocyte gsystem.
Diseases gassociated gwith gdysfunctions gof gpolymorphonuclear gneutrophils g(PMNs)
g- gcorrect ganswers g-Chediak-Higashi gsyndrome g(CH), gChronic ggranulomatous
gdisease g(CGD), gMyeloperoxidase gdeficiency g(MPO)
Nephrotic gSyndrome: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Caused gby gdamage gto gthe gkidneys,
gespecially gthe gbasement gmembrane gof gthe gglomerulus; gwhich gcauses gabnormal
gexcretion gof gprotein gand gred gblood gcells gin gthe gurine. gFats gare galso gpresent gin
ANSWERS
What gfeature gis gmost goften gfound gwith gpatients gwith ga gsplenectomy gon ga
gWright's gstained gblood gsmear? g- gcorrect ganswers g-Howell-Jolly gbodies
Patients gwith gantibody gto gthe gfollowing gantigen gare gimmune gto gHepatitis gB: g-
gcorrect ganswers g-Surface gantigen g(HbSAg)
Which gtwo gof gthe gfollowing gtests gare ghelpful gfor gdocumenting gprevious
gStreptococcal gthroat gand gskin ginfections: g- gcorrect ganswers g-ASO gtiter gand gAnti-
DNase gB
, In gmass gspectrometry, gthe g"appearance gpotential" gis gdefined gas gthe: g- gcorrect
ganswers g-Minimum genergy grequired gfor gthe gappearance gof ga gparticular gfragment
gion gin gmass gspectrum
What gis ggenerally gaccepted gas gthe glower gthreshold gvalue gfor gsemen gpH gfrom
gfertile gmales? g- gcorrect ganswers g-7.2
Coulometry: g- gcorrect ganswers g-An gautomated gmethod gfor gmeasuring gchloride
gwhich ggenerates gsilver gions gin gthe greaction
Erythroleukemia: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Also gknown gas gAcute gMyelogenous
gLeukemia gtype gM6. gThis gtype gis gassociated gwith geither gthe gpresence gof gboth
gerythroid gand gmyeloid gprecursors gOR gstrictly gerythroid gprecursors.
Myelomonocytic gleukemia g- gcorrect ganswers g-Is gassociated gwith gan gincrease gin
gmyeloid gand gmonocytic gcell gprecursors, gbut gnot gred gblood gcell gprecursors
Species gthat gare gLysine g(+), garginine g(=) gand gornithine g(+): g- gcorrect ganswers g-
Enterobacter gaerogenes, gEdwardsiella gspecies gand gmost gSerratia gspecies
Lysine greaction gfor gall gCitrobacter: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Negative
Key gidentifying gcharacteristic gfor gPantoa g(Enterobacter) gagglomerans: g- gcorrect
ganswers g-negative greactions gfor gthe gthree gdecarboxylases gcommonly gtested
g( gLysine, garginine gand gornithine)
Which gorganism gis gMOST glikely gresponsible gfor gseptic greactions gassociated gwith
gRed gBlood gCell gtransfusions? g- gcorrect ganswers g-Yersina gentercolitica gis gmost
glikely gresponsible gfor gseptic greactions gin gtransfusions gof gRed gBlood gCells. gThis
gorganism gis gusually gacquired gby gingestion gof gcontaminated gfood gand gcauses
gmild gsymptoms gof gabdominal gpain gand gdiarrhea. gGrowth gof gY. gentercolitica gis
genhanced gin giron-rich genvironments gsuch gas gred gcell gcomponents.
Gaucher's gdisease g- gcorrect ganswers g-The gmost gcommon glysosomal gstorage
gdisease gcaused gby ginsufficient gactivity gof gthe glysosomal genzyme
gglucocerebrosidase gthat gleads gto gthe gdeposition gof gglucocerebroside gin gcells gof
gthe gmacrophage-monocyte gsystem.
Diseases gassociated gwith gdysfunctions gof gpolymorphonuclear gneutrophils g(PMNs)
g- gcorrect ganswers g-Chediak-Higashi gsyndrome g(CH), gChronic ggranulomatous
gdisease g(CGD), gMyeloperoxidase gdeficiency g(MPO)
Nephrotic gSyndrome: g- gcorrect ganswers g-Caused gby gdamage gto gthe gkidneys,
gespecially gthe gbasement gmembrane gof gthe gglomerulus; gwhich gcauses gabnormal
gexcretion gof gprotein gand gred gblood gcells gin gthe gurine. gFats gare galso gpresent gin
