Lab CE Clinical Chemistry EXAM PRACTICE EXAM LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

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Lab CE Clinical Chemistry EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS

Question: A disease or disorder causes serum binding proteins, such as albumin to decrease

what may occur if the dose of a highly protein bound drug with a narrow therapeutic window is

not adjusted. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The patient may experience toxic effects. High free drug

fraction.




Question: When the body compensates for a respiratory or metabolic disorder, the main goal is

to achieve. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A normal Ph




Question: a 56 year old female was taken to the emergency room in a coma by her employers

nurse she had lost 35 pounds in 3 months, she was always thirsty drinking a lot of water and

running to the bathroom. The following are her laboratory results


Ph:7.11


PCO2: 21


Glucose: 950

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Serum osmolality: 365


urine ketone: strongly positive


urine glucose: strongly positive


What is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Insulin

dependent diabetes mellitus.




Question: All of the following conditions are associated with a polyclonal increase in gamma

globulins except. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔immunodeficiency




Question: which nitrogen base would bind with a guanine nucleotide forming double stranded

dna - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Cytosine




Question: Which substance is used in the jendrassik-grof method to accelerate the reaction of

unconjugated bilirubin with the diazo reagent. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Caffeine benzoate




Question: Which of the following conditions would make a sample unsuitable for lactic acid

testing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Movement of hand or arm during specimen collection.

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Question: A patient who previously had an HS CRP of 4 was put on statins and daily aspirin

medication she returns to the laboratory a month later and her repeat hs crp is 2.3. Which of

the following is the most likely reason for the decrease in the test value? - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔The medications lowered the HS CRP value.




Question: Serum calcitonin is typically elevated in which of the following conditions - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.




Question: The term pharmacokinetic best describes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔What the body

does to the drug




Q:Which of the following is a bronchodilator used to treat a 39 year old male asthmatic patient?

- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Theophyline




Question: The immunoassay procedure for serum hCG utilizes antisera against which subunit

of hCG? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Beta

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Question: the of neutral 17 kit steroids is a measure of which of the following - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Androgen production




Question: A lipid panel is composed of which of the following tests - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Cholesterol, lipoprotein, high density cholesterol, triglycerides.




Question: Follicle stimulating hormone is produced by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pituitary




Question: The function of the very low density lipoproteins is to transport - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Endogenous triglycerides




Question: Atherosclerosis is due to which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Build up of

plaque




Question: Which of the following would not be considered a normal part of a routine

electrolyte panel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Magnesium