ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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1. These methods are used to measure urine spe- Refractometry
cific gravity Hydrometry
Urine reagent strips
2. Which test uses vaginal fluid to differentiate Fern test
amniotic fluid from urine and other bf?
3. The presence of Bence Jones proteins in urine Multiple myeloma, the protein
is associated with? is composed of monoclonal im-
munoglobulin light chains
Macroglobulinemia
Amyloidosis
4. Pale yellow or gray stools indicate Bile-obstruction or ingestion of bari-
um sulfate
5. Mucous of blood streaked mucus stools indi- Dysentery
cate Malignancy
Constipation
6. What can give urine a fruity/sweet odor? Starvation
Malabsorption
Diabetes mellitus
7. Which acid is most frequently used to precipi- Sulfosalicylic acid, or SSA
tate protein for confirmatory urinalysis tests?
8. Which site is used for CSF collection? L3-L4-L5
9. Exudate effusion characteristics Leukocytes >1000
Serum/Protein ratio >0.5
Yellow or cloudy appearance
Spontaneous clotting
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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10. alkaline urine crystals triple phosphate
calcium carbonate
amorphous phosphate
ammonium biurate
Calcium phosphate
11. Glucose CSF levels are of plasma glucose 60-70%
12. Acidic crystals in urine Amorphous urates
Calcium oxalate
Uric acid
Bilirubin
Leucine
Tyrosine
Cystine
Cholesterol
13. Which method would be used to collect sweat Iontophoresis
for chloride analysis?
14. With the development of fetal lung maturity, Lecithin
what phospholipid increases?
15. Confirmatory test for urobilinogen Watson-Shwartz test
16. Primary reabsorption site of glomerular fil- Proximal convoluted tubule
trate
17. The loop of henle is responsible for Reabsorbing water sodium and urea
(descending limb) and chloride
(thick ascending & active)
18. Where does urine concentration begin? The distal convoluted tubule
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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19. Where does urine concentration end? The collecting duct
20. Nephrotic syndrome is associated with what Increased proteinuria
clinical findings? Decreased serum albumin
Edema
Fatty and waxy casts
Oval fat bodies
RTE cells
21. Proper storage requirement for granulocyte 20-24 Celsius
concentration 24 hours
22. Approximate vol csf in adult & neonate 90-150
10-60 neonates
23. Which reagent strip test is based on the urobilinogen
ehrlich-aldehyde reaction?
24. Almost all individuals possess which Lutheran Lu(a-b+)
antigen profile?
25. The Sudan III stain is used to confirm the pres- oval fat bodies
ence of?
26. Leukocyte reduction can be performed at the at the same time as the additive solu-
same time as? tion is added if an additive solution is
used
27. The lower reference limit for semen volume 1.5mL
(WHO)
28. Nitrates in urine are reduced to nitrites by gram negative bacteria
29. WBC count formula
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
cells/uL = (avg. cells x dilution factor)
/ (total squares counted x volume of
each square)
30. What antibodies are enhanced by ficin? Lewis
Rh
Kidd
31. What organism is most likely responsible for Yersinia enterocolitica
septic reactions associated with rbc transfu-
sions?
32. Which blood group system can show cell typ- Lewis
ing change during pregnancy?
33. Normal pH for Urine 4.5-8.0
34. polymerase chain reaction (PCR) A technique for amplifying DNA in vit-
ro by incubating with special primers,
DNA polymerase molecules, and nu-
cleotides.
35. Normality formula %x10/eq wt
36. Most commonly lab acquired bacterial infec- Brucella species
tion?
37. With most microscopes, what is the total mag- 1000x
nification of using the objective lens that is
closest to the specimen along with the ocular
lens?
38. A direct nucleic acid test that does not use FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridiza-
amplification tion)
Answers
1. These methods are used to measure urine spe- Refractometry
cific gravity Hydrometry
Urine reagent strips
2. Which test uses vaginal fluid to differentiate Fern test
amniotic fluid from urine and other bf?
3. The presence of Bence Jones proteins in urine Multiple myeloma, the protein
is associated with? is composed of monoclonal im-
munoglobulin light chains
Macroglobulinemia
Amyloidosis
4. Pale yellow or gray stools indicate Bile-obstruction or ingestion of bari-
um sulfate
5. Mucous of blood streaked mucus stools indi- Dysentery
cate Malignancy
Constipation
6. What can give urine a fruity/sweet odor? Starvation
Malabsorption
Diabetes mellitus
7. Which acid is most frequently used to precipi- Sulfosalicylic acid, or SSA
tate protein for confirmatory urinalysis tests?
8. Which site is used for CSF collection? L3-L4-L5
9. Exudate effusion characteristics Leukocytes >1000
Serum/Protein ratio >0.5
Yellow or cloudy appearance
Spontaneous clotting
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
10. alkaline urine crystals triple phosphate
calcium carbonate
amorphous phosphate
ammonium biurate
Calcium phosphate
11. Glucose CSF levels are of plasma glucose 60-70%
12. Acidic crystals in urine Amorphous urates
Calcium oxalate
Uric acid
Bilirubin
Leucine
Tyrosine
Cystine
Cholesterol
13. Which method would be used to collect sweat Iontophoresis
for chloride analysis?
14. With the development of fetal lung maturity, Lecithin
what phospholipid increases?
15. Confirmatory test for urobilinogen Watson-Shwartz test
16. Primary reabsorption site of glomerular fil- Proximal convoluted tubule
trate
17. The loop of henle is responsible for Reabsorbing water sodium and urea
(descending limb) and chloride
(thick ascending & active)
18. Where does urine concentration begin? The distal convoluted tubule
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
19. Where does urine concentration end? The collecting duct
20. Nephrotic syndrome is associated with what Increased proteinuria
clinical findings? Decreased serum albumin
Edema
Fatty and waxy casts
Oval fat bodies
RTE cells
21. Proper storage requirement for granulocyte 20-24 Celsius
concentration 24 hours
22. Approximate vol csf in adult & neonate 90-150
10-60 neonates
23. Which reagent strip test is based on the urobilinogen
ehrlich-aldehyde reaction?
24. Almost all individuals possess which Lutheran Lu(a-b+)
antigen profile?
25. The Sudan III stain is used to confirm the pres- oval fat bodies
ence of?
26. Leukocyte reduction can be performed at the at the same time as the additive solu-
same time as? tion is added if an additive solution is
used
27. The lower reference limit for semen volume 1.5mL
(WHO)
28. Nitrates in urine are reduced to nitrites by gram negative bacteria
29. WBC count formula
, ASCP MLS UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
cells/uL = (avg. cells x dilution factor)
/ (total squares counted x volume of
each square)
30. What antibodies are enhanced by ficin? Lewis
Rh
Kidd
31. What organism is most likely responsible for Yersinia enterocolitica
septic reactions associated with rbc transfu-
sions?
32. Which blood group system can show cell typ- Lewis
ing change during pregnancy?
33. Normal pH for Urine 4.5-8.0
34. polymerase chain reaction (PCR) A technique for amplifying DNA in vit-
ro by incubating with special primers,
DNA polymerase molecules, and nu-
cleotides.
35. Normality formula %x10/eq wt
36. Most commonly lab acquired bacterial infec- Brucella species
tion?
37. With most microscopes, what is the total mag- 1000x
nification of using the objective lens that is
closest to the specimen along with the ocular
lens?
38. A direct nucleic acid test that does not use FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridiza-
amplification tion)
