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CSMLS PRACTICE EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED
{230 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! |
100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which one of the following CBC results has the highest priority?
a) WBC 80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
b) WBC 2.2 x 10^9/L and HGB 90g/L
c) RBC 5.53 x 10^9/L and MCV 68fL
d) RBC 3.33 x 10^9/L and MCV 122fL - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > WBC 80.5
x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
Which of the following results can be reported as target NOT
detected, given the following real- time PCR results?
a) 2, 9, 10
b) 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
c) 3, 6, 7, 8
d) 3, 6 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 9, 10
What parasite appears in urine sediment as small, ovoid, and
with a cytoplasm filled with nuclear material?
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a) E. vermicularis
b) G. lamblia
c) S. haematobium
d) T. vaginalis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > G. lamblia
Which of the following leukemias may be morphologically similar
to microgranular acute promyelocytic leukemia?
a) Chronic leukemia
b) Acute erythroid
c) Chronic myeloid
d) Acute monocytic - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute monocytic
What is the diagnosis sensitivity for the data given below?
a) 82%
b) 84%
c) 91%
d) 92% - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 82%
Which of the following factors is a possible cause for cocci in
chains to appear pink on a Gram stain?
a) The slide was flooded with crystal violet for 1 minute
b) The slide was flooded with iodine for 2 minutes
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c) The patient has a high WBC count
d) The patient is on antibiotics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The patient is
on antibiotics
Which of the following physiological mechanisms correlates with
the results given below?
pH: 7.21
pO2: 80mmhG
pCO2: 50mmHg
HCO3- : 20mmol/L
a) Hyperventilation
b) Decreased HCO3- absorption
c) Hypoventilation
d) Increased HCO3- absorption - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Hypoventilation
Which of the following factors would be the most likely to cause
falsely resistant zone sizes in the Kirby Bauer method?
a) Agar too thick
b) Inoculum too light
c) Disks applied within 15mins of inoculation
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d) Plate did not have confluent growth - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Agar
too thick
Which of the following cleansers is used following needlestick
injury?
a) Hydrogen peroxide
b) Soap and water
c) Tincture of iodine
d) 70% alcohol - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Soap and water
Which of the following reagents is used as the mordant and
oxidant in Weigert's hematoxylin?
a) aluminum potassium sulfate
b) iodine
c) ammonium potassium sulfate
d) ferric chloride - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ferric chloride
Which of the following conditions correlates with an adult serum
total calcium concentration of 2.30mmol/L?
a) hypoalbuminemia
b) normal health
c) hyperparathyroidism
CSMLS PRACTICE EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED
{230 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW! |
100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which one of the following CBC results has the highest priority?
a) WBC 80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
b) WBC 2.2 x 10^9/L and HGB 90g/L
c) RBC 5.53 x 10^9/L and MCV 68fL
d) RBC 3.33 x 10^9/L and MCV 122fL - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > WBC 80.5
x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
Which of the following results can be reported as target NOT
detected, given the following real- time PCR results?
a) 2, 9, 10
b) 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
c) 3, 6, 7, 8
d) 3, 6 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 9, 10
What parasite appears in urine sediment as small, ovoid, and
with a cytoplasm filled with nuclear material?
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a) E. vermicularis
b) G. lamblia
c) S. haematobium
d) T. vaginalis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > G. lamblia
Which of the following leukemias may be morphologically similar
to microgranular acute promyelocytic leukemia?
a) Chronic leukemia
b) Acute erythroid
c) Chronic myeloid
d) Acute monocytic - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute monocytic
What is the diagnosis sensitivity for the data given below?
a) 82%
b) 84%
c) 91%
d) 92% - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 82%
Which of the following factors is a possible cause for cocci in
chains to appear pink on a Gram stain?
a) The slide was flooded with crystal violet for 1 minute
b) The slide was flooded with iodine for 2 minutes
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c) The patient has a high WBC count
d) The patient is on antibiotics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The patient is
on antibiotics
Which of the following physiological mechanisms correlates with
the results given below?
pH: 7.21
pO2: 80mmhG
pCO2: 50mmHg
HCO3- : 20mmol/L
a) Hyperventilation
b) Decreased HCO3- absorption
c) Hypoventilation
d) Increased HCO3- absorption - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Hypoventilation
Which of the following factors would be the most likely to cause
falsely resistant zone sizes in the Kirby Bauer method?
a) Agar too thick
b) Inoculum too light
c) Disks applied within 15mins of inoculation
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d) Plate did not have confluent growth - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Agar
too thick
Which of the following cleansers is used following needlestick
injury?
a) Hydrogen peroxide
b) Soap and water
c) Tincture of iodine
d) 70% alcohol - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Soap and water
Which of the following reagents is used as the mordant and
oxidant in Weigert's hematoxylin?
a) aluminum potassium sulfate
b) iodine
c) ammonium potassium sulfate
d) ferric chloride - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ferric chloride
Which of the following conditions correlates with an adult serum
total calcium concentration of 2.30mmol/L?
a) hypoalbuminemia
b) normal health
c) hyperparathyroidism
