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WorksheetsPractice 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which disease might be indicated by antibodies to smooth muscle?
Atrophic gastritis
Active chronic hepatitis
Myasthenia grabis
Sjögren’s syndrome
What is the first step to be performed in the identification of an unknown yeast isolate?
Gram stain smear
India ink stain
Catalase test
Germ tube test
All of the following are characteristic findings in a patient with iron deficiency anemia except:
Microcytic, hypochromic anemia
Elevated platelet count along with small platelets
Decreased total iron+binding capacity (TIBC)
Increased RBC protoporphyrin
Which of the following reactions measures 17- ketosteroids?
Porter-Silber
Zimmerman
Murohy-Pattee
Kober
Which of the following renal substances can be increased in ingestion of bananas, tomatoes, avocados, and walnuts?
Aldosterone
5-HIAA
Lactic dehydrogenase
17-ketosteroids
The etiologic agent of Q fever is:
Rickettsia quintana
Coxiella burnetti
Rickettsia ricketsii
Rickettsia akari
The sputum is considered satisfactory for cytological examination when one of the following cells is found in the preparation:
Eosinophils
Squamous cells
MAC
PMN
Discarding surgical specimens usually depends on the department’s policy but for the sake of quality patient care, the specimens are discarded:
Six months to one year after patient’s discharge
Immediately after the discharge of the patient
Not at all
When the requesting physician gives the go signal
A phlebotomist is preparing his collection basket on June 14, 2021. She checks the expiration dates of the tubes and notes that the EDTA tubes have an expiration of June 2021. Can he use the tubes?
Yes. The tubes expire on the last day of the month printed on the label.
No. The tubes expire on the first day of the month printed on the label.
Yes. The manufacturers of the tubes adjusted the date of expiration one month after what’s printed on the label.
No. The label should always contain the complete date of expiration.
In a 100x oil immersion field, how many platelets should be seen in a normal blood smear?
Thirty to thirty-five
Eight to twenty
Ten to fifteen
Two to five
Caffeine is an important metabolite of this drug, which is assayed in newborns and young children to monitor its therapeutic level. What drug is this?
Acetaminophen
Digoxin
Theophylline
Phenobarbital
The blood culture in case of typhoid fever usually is positive on the:
First week of the fever
Fourth week of the fever
Third week of the fever
Second week of the fever
Any clinical laboratory, whether attached or unattached to a hospital or clinic performing 800 examinations a month should have at least
Two medical technologists
One medical technologist and one medical laboratory technician
One medical technologist
Two medical technologists and two medical laboratory technicians
If the pericardial fluid is milky, what will you suspect?
Damage to the lymphatic system
Metabolic disorder
Misuse of anticoagulant drug
Tuberculosis
In a normal serum osmolality, which of these is the major contributor?
Chloride
Sodium
Proteins
Blood glucose
Transmission of Cryptosporidium is by:
Swallowing oocysts
Droplet transmission
Infected vector hosts
Infected meat
All of the following tests may be positive in a type III immune complex reaction except:
C1q-binding assay by RIA
Raji cell assay
CH50 level
Mitogen response
What might happen if an RH viewbox temperature were 60C?
False-positive typing results due to excessively high temperature
False-negative typing results due to excessively low temperature
No adverse consequences to this action
False-positive typing results due to activation of fibrin
The principle of the reagent strip test for nitrite is based on:
Granulocytic esterases reaction
Diazo reaction
Ehrlich’s reaction
Greiss’ reaction
Baumgarten’s staining method is used to differentiate:
Mycoplasma from bacteria
Gram-negstiv3 organisms
Acid fast from non-acid fast bacteria
M. tuberculosis from M. leprae
The organism that causes the”clap” is:
N. meningitidis
Branhamella catarrhalis
N. gonorrhea
Neisseria sicca
The bacterial colony in urine that indicates infection is:
Less than 50,000/mL
About 10,000/mL
Less tahn 1,000/mL
More than 100,000/mL
The predominant indigenous flora of the colon are:
Aerobic, gram-positive, spore forming bacteria
Aerobic, gram-negative, non-spore forming bacteria
Anaerobic, gram-positive, non-spore forming bacteria
Anaerobic, gram-negative, non-spore forming bacteria
Which of the following is good adhesive agent for cytological methods?
Acetate
Glycerin
95% alcohol and ether
Pooled human serum
The following organisms may be isolated from the urine in infections:
Proteus, Candida albicans
Proteus, Candida albicans, M. tuberculosis, and Salmonella
M. tuberculosis, Salmonella, Proteus
Candida albicans, M. tuberculosis
”Stormy fermentation of milk” is due to the activity:
Clostridium perfringens
Serratia marcescens
Alcaligenes viscosus
Flavobacterium synxanthum
“Tertiary granules” seen in mature neutrophils contains
Lactoferrin
Alkaline phosphatase
Major basic protein
Cationic proteins
Who developed the technology of hybridoma cells in the production of monoclonal antibodies?
Kohler and Milstein
Joseph Marvin
Susumo Tonegawa
Rodney Porter
Which tupe of filter is best for measuring stray light?
Wratten
Didymium
Sharp cutoff
Neutral density
Valinomycin gel is the ISE membrane used to measure which analyte?
Partial oxygen
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
