CSMLS Practice Exam 1 (Latest Update
) Questions & Answers {Grade
A} 100% Correct
Which of the following conditions best correlated with the culture results below?
Aerobic blood agar colonial morphology large beta hemolytic colonies
Gram stain gram positive spore forming bacilli - correct answer food poisoning
What turn around time should be monitored to assess the effectiveness of a change to
the specimen transport process? - correct answer Pre-analytical
What is the total magnification when a smear is viewed using a 15x ocular lens and a
60x objective lens? - correct answer 900
,Which of the following actions should be performed to achieve proper ergonomics
when using a microtome? - correct answer Place microtome so that ares are kept
close to the body
Which of the following conditions best correlated with an anion gap of 12mmol/L -
correct answer normal health
Which of the following actions constitutes social caregiving - correct answer touching
a patients shoulder to comfort them
Which of the following actions may be taken to gather evidence when a new
polymerase chain reaction methodology is being investigated for clinical use? - correct
answer perform a literature review
,What peak is the molecular ion in the given hydrocarbon mass spectrum? - correct
answer 46
Which of the following fixatives should not be used when performing a periodic cid
schiffs stain? - correct answer gluteraldehyde
What is the minimum inhibitory concentration of the organism given the results below?
Tube 1 2 3 4 5 6 sterility control. Growth control
Conc. 128 64
Result clear clear. Clear clear turbid turbid. Clear turbid - correct answer 16ug/ml
Which of the following parameters os acceptable for quality control testing of culture
media? - correct answer incubate test media under the same conditions as media
inoculated with clinical specimen
, Which of the following sets of results is consistent with the organism that is the most
common cause of uncomplicated community acquired urinary tract infection?
TSI citrate indole VP PPD
Set 1 A/A with gas pos neg pos neg
Set 2 K/A H2S pos. Pos neg neg pos
Set 3 A/A with gas. Neg pos neg neg
Set 4 K/A neg pos neg pos - correct answer set 3
Which of the following consecutive results are in violation of the 225 Westgard quality
control rules?
Assay mean = 120.0
CV 5%
Result 1 103
) Questions & Answers {Grade
A} 100% Correct
Which of the following conditions best correlated with the culture results below?
Aerobic blood agar colonial morphology large beta hemolytic colonies
Gram stain gram positive spore forming bacilli - correct answer food poisoning
What turn around time should be monitored to assess the effectiveness of a change to
the specimen transport process? - correct answer Pre-analytical
What is the total magnification when a smear is viewed using a 15x ocular lens and a
60x objective lens? - correct answer 900
,Which of the following actions should be performed to achieve proper ergonomics
when using a microtome? - correct answer Place microtome so that ares are kept
close to the body
Which of the following conditions best correlated with an anion gap of 12mmol/L -
correct answer normal health
Which of the following actions constitutes social caregiving - correct answer touching
a patients shoulder to comfort them
Which of the following actions may be taken to gather evidence when a new
polymerase chain reaction methodology is being investigated for clinical use? - correct
answer perform a literature review
,What peak is the molecular ion in the given hydrocarbon mass spectrum? - correct
answer 46
Which of the following fixatives should not be used when performing a periodic cid
schiffs stain? - correct answer gluteraldehyde
What is the minimum inhibitory concentration of the organism given the results below?
Tube 1 2 3 4 5 6 sterility control. Growth control
Conc. 128 64
Result clear clear. Clear clear turbid turbid. Clear turbid - correct answer 16ug/ml
Which of the following parameters os acceptable for quality control testing of culture
media? - correct answer incubate test media under the same conditions as media
inoculated with clinical specimen
, Which of the following sets of results is consistent with the organism that is the most
common cause of uncomplicated community acquired urinary tract infection?
TSI citrate indole VP PPD
Set 1 A/A with gas pos neg pos neg
Set 2 K/A H2S pos. Pos neg neg pos
Set 3 A/A with gas. Neg pos neg neg
Set 4 K/A neg pos neg pos - correct answer set 3
Which of the following consecutive results are in violation of the 225 Westgard quality
control rules?
Assay mean = 120.0
CV 5%
Result 1 103
