ASCP ASCP Certifications ASCP-MLT Questions & Answers

• Question 381:

  As a general rule, CSF glucose is about two thirds of the serum glucose measured in a normal adult.

  Chemistry

  Which of the following would be considered a normal cerebrospinal fluid glucose if the serum glucose is 70 mg/dl?

  A. 30 mg/dl

  B. 45 mg/dl

  C. 60 mg/dl

  D. 70 mg/dl

  E. 100 mg/dl

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 382:

  C. immitis is a dimorphic fungus which can be isolated from sputum specimens of infected individuals. When grown on Sabouraud's agar at 25o it grows as a mold with white aerial mycelium in about 3 to 5 days. C. immitis is known to

  produce arthroconidia which are "barrel-shaped" after 1 to 2 weeks of growth.

  Within three days at 28 ºC a sputum specimen placed on Sabouraud's dextrose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide produced moist, grayish growth, with a white aerial mycelium, the organism is MOST likely:

  A. Aspergillus fumigatus

  B. Blastomyces dermatitidis

  C. Coccidioides immitis

  D. Cryptococcus neoformans

  E. Histoplasma capsulatum

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 383:

  Lavender stopper tubes can be used for all of the following except:

  A. hematocrits

  B. coagulation tests

  C. differential counts

  D. platelet counts

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 384:

  A. blood bank tests

  B. therapeutic drug tests

  C. serology tests

  D. all of the above

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 385:

  A patient is admitted to the hospital with acute chest pain, but which of the following enzymes will be elevated FIRST if the patient had an MI?

  A. LD

  B. CK

  C. AST

  D. ALT

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 386:

  May-Hegglin anomaly is a rare autosomal dominant condition in which patients are at risk for bleeding and infections. It is characterized by the presence of large Dohle body like inclusions within neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes.

  The WBC anomaly indicated by the arrow in this illustration is:

  

  A. Alder-Reilly anomaly

  B. Pelger-Huet anomaly

  C. May-Hegglin anomaly

  D. Toxic granulation

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 387:

  Which area of the laboratory is responsible for blood coagulation studies that test for the patient's ability to clot their blood?

  A. Blood banking/transfusion medicine

  B. Immunology

  C. Clinical chemistry

  D. Hematology

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 388:

  Patients who develop severe sepsis or septic shock commonly have increased plasma lactic acid values.

  Patients who develop severe sepsis or septic shock commonly have __________ plasma lactic acid values.

  A. Decreased

  B. Normal

  C. Increased

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 389:

  Diagnosis of malaria may require thick smears as well as conventional thin blood smears.

  A definitive diagnosis of malaria can be made by:

  

  A. Serological testing

  B. Culture techniques

  C. Demonstration of the organisms in peripheral blood

  D. Biochemical reactions

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 390:

  % concentration (expressed as a proportion or ratio) x volume needed = mass of reagent to use

  So... 10% (w/v) solution of sodium hydroxide x 200 mL needed = 20 grams of sodium hydroxide

  How many grams of sodium hydroxide are required to prepare a 200 ml solution of a 10% (weight per volume) solution? (Atomic weights: Na = 23; 0 = 16; H = 1)

  A. 4g

  B. 10g

  C. 20g

  D. 40 g

  E. 80 g

  Correct Answer: C