ASCP BOARD OF CERTIFICATION MLS
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING EXAM
REVIEW WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The bEntamoeba bhistolytica btrophozoite bis busually bcharacterized bby bthe bpresence
bof bthe bfollowing: b- bcorrect banswers b-Small bcentral bkaryosome bin bthe bnucleus,
bingested bRBCs
Lewis bBlood bGroup bSystem bis ba bhuman bblood bgroup bunlike bmost bothers. bThe
bantigen bis bproduced band bsecreted bby bexocrine bglands, beventually badsorbing bto
bthe bsurface bof bred bblood bcells. bIts bexpression bis bbased bon bthe bgenetic
bexpression bof bthe bLewis band bSecretor bgenes.
Based bon bthe bfollowing bgenotype b(Le) b(sese), bwhat bwould byou bpredict bthe bLewis
bantigen bphenotypic bexpression bto bbe? b- bcorrect banswers b-Le(a+ bb-)
,The baccuracy bof ban bimmunoassay bis bits bability bto bdiscriminate bbetween bresults
bthat bare btrue bpositives band bresults bthat bare btrue bnegatives. bTwo bparameters bof
btest baccuracy bare bspecificity band bsensitivity. bWhich bof bthese bstatements bapply
bto ban bimmunoassay bwith bhigh bspecificity, bbut blow bsensitivity? b- bcorrect banswers
b-Accurately bidentifies bthe babsence bof bdisease band bhas bfew bfalse-positives
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bpairing bof bcell btype bin bthe bimage band ba
bdisease bstate bassociated bwith bthat btype bof bcell? bAll bcells bare bfrom ba bWright
bstained bperipheral bblood bsmear. b- bcorrect banswers b-Frame bC- bprimary
bmyelofibrosis
Which bof bthe bfollowing benzymes bis bassociated bwith bconditions baffecting bskeletal
bmuscles? b- bcorrect banswers b-Aldolase
This bspecies bof bCandida baccounts bfor baround b20 bpercent bof burinary byeast
bisolates. b- bcorrect banswers b-Candida bglabrata
Suppose ba bpatient bwith bstiffness bin bher bfingers bhas ba bpositive bantinuclear
bantibody b(ANA) btest bwith ba bcentromere bpattern bat ba b1:1280 btiter. bWhat bis bthe
bmost blikely bdiagnosis? b- bcorrect banswers b-CREST bsyndrome
What bprocedure butilizes bleukapheresis bto bcollect bthe bbuffy bcoat bfrom bwhole
bblood? b- bcorrect banswers b-Photopheresis
Which bof bthe bfollowing bblood btests bis bused bin bthe bdetermination bof bprostate
bcancer? b- bcorrect banswers b-Acid bphosphatase
Which bof bthe bfollowing banalytes bwould bbe bincreased bdue bto bdelay bin
bcentrifugation? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALT
Which bof bthe bfollowing bphrases bbest bdescribes ba bsegmented bneutrophil? b-
bcorrect banswers b-Cytoplasm bappears bpink-purple bdue bto bsmall bspecific bgranules.
Which bof bthe bfollowing btests brequire ba b72 bhour bstool b(fecal) bcollection? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Quantitative bfecal bfat
Which bantinuclear bantibody b(ANA) bpattern bis bseen bin bthe bimage bon bthe bright,
bwhich brepresents bthe bresult bof ban bANA btest bviewed busing bfluorescent
bmicroscopy?
Note: b(a) bpoints bto bthe bnuclei bof binterphase bcells, bthe bprimary bconsideration bfor
bdiscerning bthe bANA bpattern band b(b) bindicates ba bmetaphase bmitotic bcell. b-
bcorrect banswers b-There bis bno bdiscernable bpattern
All bof bthe bfollowing bare bfactors bthat bwill baffect bmigration bin bgel belectrophoresis,
bEXCEPT? b- bcorrect banswers b-Amount bof blight bpresent
, The bfirst bintermediate bhost bin ball bof bthe bfluke blife bcycles bare bthe: b- bcorrect
banswers b-Snails
All bof bthe bfollowing brepresent ba b2 bweek btemporary bdeferral bfrom bdonating bblood
bor bblood bproducts bEXCEPT: b- bcorrect banswers b-German bmeasles b(rubella)
bvaccine
The bnormal bMyeloid-to-erythroid bratio b(M:E bratio) branges bfrom: b- bcorrect banswers
b-2:1 bto b4:1
Homogentisic bacid bin burine bwill bcause burine bto bbe bwhich bof bthe bfollowing
bcolors? b- bcorrect banswers b-Brown/black
From bthe bIgG bmolecule billustration, bwhich bregion bis bthe bheavy bchain? b- bcorrect
banswers b-A
You bare bcollecting ba bthroat bswab bspecimen bfrom ba bchild bwith ba bsuspected
bstreptococcal binfection. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bcollection btechniques bwill bensure
bthat bonly bthe bposterior bpharynx bis bsampled bwith bthe bswab? b- bcorrect banswers b-
Sit bthe bpatient bin ba bwell-lit barea. bHave bthe bpatient btilt bhis/her bhead bback. bUse
ba btongue bblade bto bdepress bthe btongue. bAccess bthe bposterior bpharynx bwithout
btouching bthe btongue, binside bof bthe bcheeks, bteeth, bor buvula.
Which bof bthe bfollowing banalytes bwould bbe bincreased bdue bto bdelay bin
bcentrifugation? b- bcorrect banswers b-AST
Approximately bhow bmany bdoses bare brequired bto bobtain ba bsteady-state boscillation
ballowing bfor bpeak band btrough blevels bto bbe bevaluated? b- bcorrect banswers b-5 bto
b7
The bpresence bof ban bincreased bnumber bof bhypersegmented bneutrophils bin bthe
bperipheral bblood, bas bshown bin bthis bimage, bis ban bindication bof bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bconditions? b- bcorrect banswers b-Megaloblastic banemia
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis bTRUE bfor bspecific bgravity bmeasured bby
bthe burine bchemical breagent bstrip bmethod? b- bcorrect banswers b-The burine
bchemical breagent bstrip bmethod bis bnot baffected bby bthe bpresence bof bx-ray
bcontrast bmedia bin bthe burine bspecimen.
All bof bthe bfollowing bare bLancefield bcarbohydrate bantigens bfound bon bbeta
bhemolytic bStreptococcus bspecies. bAll bof bthe bfollowing bantigens bare bfound bon
borganisms bfrom bthe bStreptococcus banginosus bgroup bEXCEPT? b- bcorrect
banswers b-B
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING EXAM
REVIEW WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The bEntamoeba bhistolytica btrophozoite bis busually bcharacterized bby bthe bpresence
bof bthe bfollowing: b- bcorrect banswers b-Small bcentral bkaryosome bin bthe bnucleus,
bingested bRBCs
Lewis bBlood bGroup bSystem bis ba bhuman bblood bgroup bunlike bmost bothers. bThe
bantigen bis bproduced band bsecreted bby bexocrine bglands, beventually badsorbing bto
bthe bsurface bof bred bblood bcells. bIts bexpression bis bbased bon bthe bgenetic
bexpression bof bthe bLewis band bSecretor bgenes.
Based bon bthe bfollowing bgenotype b(Le) b(sese), bwhat bwould byou bpredict bthe bLewis
bantigen bphenotypic bexpression bto bbe? b- bcorrect banswers b-Le(a+ bb-)
,The baccuracy bof ban bimmunoassay bis bits bability bto bdiscriminate bbetween bresults
bthat bare btrue bpositives band bresults bthat bare btrue bnegatives. bTwo bparameters bof
btest baccuracy bare bspecificity band bsensitivity. bWhich bof bthese bstatements bapply
bto ban bimmunoassay bwith bhigh bspecificity, bbut blow bsensitivity? b- bcorrect banswers
b-Accurately bidentifies bthe babsence bof bdisease band bhas bfew bfalse-positives
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bcorrect bpairing bof bcell btype bin bthe bimage band ba
bdisease bstate bassociated bwith bthat btype bof bcell? bAll bcells bare bfrom ba bWright
bstained bperipheral bblood bsmear. b- bcorrect banswers b-Frame bC- bprimary
bmyelofibrosis
Which bof bthe bfollowing benzymes bis bassociated bwith bconditions baffecting bskeletal
bmuscles? b- bcorrect banswers b-Aldolase
This bspecies bof bCandida baccounts bfor baround b20 bpercent bof burinary byeast
bisolates. b- bcorrect banswers b-Candida bglabrata
Suppose ba bpatient bwith bstiffness bin bher bfingers bhas ba bpositive bantinuclear
bantibody b(ANA) btest bwith ba bcentromere bpattern bat ba b1:1280 btiter. bWhat bis bthe
bmost blikely bdiagnosis? b- bcorrect banswers b-CREST bsyndrome
What bprocedure butilizes bleukapheresis bto bcollect bthe bbuffy bcoat bfrom bwhole
bblood? b- bcorrect banswers b-Photopheresis
Which bof bthe bfollowing bblood btests bis bused bin bthe bdetermination bof bprostate
bcancer? b- bcorrect banswers b-Acid bphosphatase
Which bof bthe bfollowing banalytes bwould bbe bincreased bdue bto bdelay bin
bcentrifugation? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALT
Which bof bthe bfollowing bphrases bbest bdescribes ba bsegmented bneutrophil? b-
bcorrect banswers b-Cytoplasm bappears bpink-purple bdue bto bsmall bspecific bgranules.
Which bof bthe bfollowing btests brequire ba b72 bhour bstool b(fecal) bcollection? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Quantitative bfecal bfat
Which bantinuclear bantibody b(ANA) bpattern bis bseen bin bthe bimage bon bthe bright,
bwhich brepresents bthe bresult bof ban bANA btest bviewed busing bfluorescent
bmicroscopy?
Note: b(a) bpoints bto bthe bnuclei bof binterphase bcells, bthe bprimary bconsideration bfor
bdiscerning bthe bANA bpattern band b(b) bindicates ba bmetaphase bmitotic bcell. b-
bcorrect banswers b-There bis bno bdiscernable bpattern
All bof bthe bfollowing bare bfactors bthat bwill baffect bmigration bin bgel belectrophoresis,
bEXCEPT? b- bcorrect banswers b-Amount bof blight bpresent
, The bfirst bintermediate bhost bin ball bof bthe bfluke blife bcycles bare bthe: b- bcorrect
banswers b-Snails
All bof bthe bfollowing brepresent ba b2 bweek btemporary bdeferral bfrom bdonating bblood
bor bblood bproducts bEXCEPT: b- bcorrect banswers b-German bmeasles b(rubella)
bvaccine
The bnormal bMyeloid-to-erythroid bratio b(M:E bratio) branges bfrom: b- bcorrect banswers
b-2:1 bto b4:1
Homogentisic bacid bin burine bwill bcause burine bto bbe bwhich bof bthe bfollowing
bcolors? b- bcorrect banswers b-Brown/black
From bthe bIgG bmolecule billustration, bwhich bregion bis bthe bheavy bchain? b- bcorrect
banswers b-A
You bare bcollecting ba bthroat bswab bspecimen bfrom ba bchild bwith ba bsuspected
bstreptococcal binfection. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bcollection btechniques bwill bensure
bthat bonly bthe bposterior bpharynx bis bsampled bwith bthe bswab? b- bcorrect banswers b-
Sit bthe bpatient bin ba bwell-lit barea. bHave bthe bpatient btilt bhis/her bhead bback. bUse
ba btongue bblade bto bdepress bthe btongue. bAccess bthe bposterior bpharynx bwithout
btouching bthe btongue, binside bof bthe bcheeks, bteeth, bor buvula.
Which bof bthe bfollowing banalytes bwould bbe bincreased bdue bto bdelay bin
bcentrifugation? b- bcorrect banswers b-AST
Approximately bhow bmany bdoses bare brequired bto bobtain ba bsteady-state boscillation
ballowing bfor bpeak band btrough blevels bto bbe bevaluated? b- bcorrect banswers b-5 bto
b7
The bpresence bof ban bincreased bnumber bof bhypersegmented bneutrophils bin bthe
bperipheral bblood, bas bshown bin bthis bimage, bis ban bindication bof bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bconditions? b- bcorrect banswers b-Megaloblastic banemia
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis bTRUE bfor bspecific bgravity bmeasured bby
bthe burine bchemical breagent bstrip bmethod? b- bcorrect banswers b-The burine
bchemical breagent bstrip bmethod bis bnot baffected bby bthe bpresence bof bx-ray
bcontrast bmedia bin bthe burine bspecimen.
All bof bthe bfollowing bare bLancefield bcarbohydrate bantigens bfound bon bbeta
bhemolytic bStreptococcus bspecies. bAll bof bthe bfollowing bantigens bare bfound bon
borganisms bfrom bthe bStreptococcus banginosus bgroup bEXCEPT? b- bcorrect
banswers b-B
