ASCP ASCP Certifications ASCP-MLT Questions & Answers

• Question 181:

  Post-hepatic obstruction is characterized by a marked increase in alkaline phosphatase, GGT, conjugated bilirubin, as well as other hepatic enzymes. The slight rise of ALT suggests that the issue is not hepatitis. Renal and cardiovascular

  failure do not match the symptom of jaundice or the abnormal laboratory values.

  Chem

  Which of the following conditions would be suggested by a jaundiced patient experiencing a marked rise in alkaline phosphatase, conjugated bilirubin, and a slight rise in ALT:

  A. Cardiovascular disease

  B. Hepatitis

  C. Post-hepatic obstruction

  D. Renal failure

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 182:

  A patient with influenza would be placed in:

  A. airborne isolation.

  B. droplet isolation.

  C. protective isolation.

  D. body fluid isolation

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 183:

  These are tyrosine crystals

  

  Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids

  True or false? Cystine crystals are present on this slide.

  A. True

  B. False

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 184:

  Flow cytometry employs a combination of fluorescent antibody tagging of cells and analysis with laser light scatter. What principle(s) of flow cytometry are employed when performing immunophenotyping:

  A. Defraction gradients

  B. Impedance

  C. Defraction gradients and impedance

  D. Fluorescent antibody tagging and light scatter

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 185:

  This type of laboratory testing provides immediate assessment of the patient and can be performed at their bedside:

  A. Centralized laboratory

  B. Point-of-care testing (POCT)

  C. High complex testing

  D. Molecular testing

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 186:

  Fibers can be mistaken for casts on occasion, especially hyaline casts. Fibers, however, are usually thinner and appear less uniform in structure than casts do.

  Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids

  Which of the following artifacts may be mistaken for casts?

  A. Air bubbles

  B. Fibers

  C. Coverslip scratches

  D. Talc particles

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 187:

  Two CSF specimens were sent to the Lab with the following results:

  Tube #1 = 11,200 rbc/μL

  Tube #2 = 300 rbc/μL

  The results on these CSF specimens are indicative of:

  A. an infection

  B. a recent subarachnoid hemorrhage

  C. a traumatic tap

  D. an old intracranial bleeding episode faulty lab equipment

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 188:

  The most common specimen analyzed in the hematology section is:

  A. plasma.

  B. whole blood.

  C. urine.

  D. serum.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 189:

  The ratio of blood to anticoagulant in a light blue stopper tube is:

  A. 10:1

  B. 9:1

  C. 5:1

  D. 2:1

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 190:

  The body of a tapeworm is composed of successive segments known as proglottids. Each mature proglottid has both male and female reproductive structures. What is the anatomical feature of a tapeworm that possesses both male and female reproductive structures?

  A. Brood capsule

  B. Proglottid

  C. Rostellum

  D. Scolex

  Correct Answer: B