ASCP MLS Questions and Answers 100% Verified and Updated

ASCP MLS Questions and Answers
100% Verified and Updated
WhatMfeatureMisMmostMoftenMfoundMwithMpatientsMwithMaMsplenectomyMonMaMWright'sMstaine
dMbloodMsmear?M-MAnswerMHowell-JollyMbodies


PatientsMwithMantibodyMtoMtheMfollowingMantigenMareMimmuneMtoMHepatitisMB:M-
MAnswerMSurfaceMantigenM(HbSAg)


WhichMtwoMofMtheMfollowingMtestsMareMhelpfulMforMdocumentingMpreviousMStreptococcalMthroat
MandMskinMinfections:M-MAnswerMASOMtiterMandMAnti-DNaseMB


InMmassMspectrometry,MtheM"appearanceMpotential"MisMdefinedMasMthe:M-
MAnswerMMinimumMenergyMrequiredMforMtheMappearanceMofMaMparticularMfragmentMionMinMma
ssMspectrum


WhatMisMgenerallyMacceptedMasMtheMlowerMthresholdMvalueMforMsemenMpHMfromMfertileMmales
?M-MAnswerM7.2


Coulometry:M-
MAnswerMAnMautomatedMmethodMforMmeasuringMchlorideMwhichMgeneratesMsilverMionsMinMtheM
reaction


Erythroleukemia:M-
MAnswerMAlsoMknownMasMAcuteMMyelogenousMLeukemiaMtypeMM6.MThisMtypeMisMassociatedM
withMeitherMtheMpresenceMofMbothMerythroidMandMmyeloidMprecursorsMORMstrictlyMerythroidMpr
ecursors.


MyelomonocyticMleukemiaM-
MAnswerMIsMassociatedMwithManMincreaseMinMmyeloidMandMmonocyticMcellMprecursors,MbutMnot
MredMbloodMcellMprecursors


SpeciesMthatMareMLysineM(+),MarginineM(=)MandMornithineM(+):M-
MAnswerMEnterobacterMaerogenes,MEdwardsiellaMspeciesMandMmostMSerratiaMspecies


LysineMreactionMforMallMCitrobacter:M-MAnswerMNegative

,KeyMidentifyingMcharacteristicMforMPantoaM(Enterobacter)Magglomerans:M-
MAnswerMnegativeMreactionsMforMtheMthreeMdecarboxylasesMcommonlyMtestedM(MLysine,Marginine
MandMornithine)


WhichMorganismMisMMOSTMlikelyMresponsibleMforMsepticMreactionsMassociatedMwithMRedMBlood
MCellMtransfusions?M-
MAnswerMYersinaMentercoliticaMisMmostMlikelyMresponsibleMforMsepticMreactionsMinMtransfusions
MofMRedMBloodMCells.MThisMorganismMisMusuallyMacquiredMbyMingestionMofMcontaminatedMfoo
dMandMcausesMmildMsymptomsMofMabdominalMpainMandMdiarrhea.MGrowthMofMY.Mentercolitica
MisMenhancedMinMiron-richMenvironmentsMsuchMasMredMcellMcomponents.


Gaucher'sMdiseaseM-
MAnswerMTheMmostMcommonMlysosomalMstorageMdiseaseMcausedMbyMinsufficientMactivityMofMthe
MlysosomalMenzymeMglucocerebrosidaseMthatMleadsMtoMtheMdepositionMofMglucocerebrosideMinMcel
lsMofMtheMmacrophage-monocyteMsystem.


DiseasesMassociatedMwithMdysfunctionsMofMpolymorphonuclearMneutrophilsM(PMNs)M-
MAnswerMChediak-
HigashiMsyndromeM(CH),MChronicMgranulomatousMdiseaseM(CGD),MMyeloperoxidaseMdeficiencyM(
MPO)


NephroticMSyndrome:M-
MAnswerMCausedMbyMdamageMtoMtheMkidneys,MespeciallyMtheMbasementMmembraneMofMtheMglo
merulus;MwhichMcausesMabnormalMexcretionMofMproteinMandMredMbloodMcellsMinMtheMurine.MFa
tsMareMalsoMpresentMinMtheMurineMinMmostMcases.MAMfoamyMappearanceMofMtheMurineMisMa
MkeyMcharacteristicMofMthisMcondition.


ClinicalMsymptomsMinclude:
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WeightMgainMfromMfluidMretention
PoorMappetite
HighMbloodMpressure


KeyMBiochemicalMreactionsMforMEnterobacteriaceae:M-
MAnswerMTheMkeyMbiochemicalMreactionsMbyMwhichMtheMfamilyMEnterobacteriaceaeMcanMbeMide
ntifiedMincludeMfermentationMofMcarbohydrates,MreductionMofMnitratesMtoMnitritesMandMtheMabsen
ceMofMcytochromeMoxidaseMactivity.


ANAM-MAnswerMSeeM2MquizM#27

, ProzoneMeffect:M-
MAnswerMResultsMinMaMfalseMpositiveMreaction;MisMtheMresultMofMantibodyMexcessMandMdilutio
nMofMantibodyMcanMhelpMpreventMitsMoccurrence


PurposeMofMaMbi-chromaticManalyzerMwithMdualMwavelengthsMis:M-
MAnswerMMinimizeMtheMeffectMofMinterference


KeyMcharacteristicsMofMMicrococcus:M-
MAnswerMSusceptibleMtoMbacitracinM("A")MandMresistantMtoMfurazolidone;MgramMpositiveMcocciM
inMtetras,MbacteriaMcellsMofMmicrococcusMluteusMareMlargerMthanMthoseMofMtheMstaphylococciMa
ndMcanMarrangeMinMtetras


WhatMisMtheMglomerularMfiltrationMrateMforMaMpatientMwithMaMserumMcreatinineMofM2Mmg/dL
,MifMtheMurineMcreatinineMwasM124Mmg/dLMandMtheMurineMvolumeMwasM2.2ML/24Mhrs?M-
MAnswerM95MmL/min
OneMmethodMofMcalculatingMaMglomerularMfiltrationMrateMisMusingMcreatinineMandMurineMvolume
MtoMdetermineMcreatinineMclearance.MTheMequationMisMasMfollows:


CreatinineMClearanceM=M(urineMcreatinineMXMurineMflowMrate)M/MplasmaMcreatinine;MwhereMuri
neMflowMrateM=MvolumeMinMmLM/24MhoursMxMh/60Mmin)


InMthisMcaseM=McreatinineMclearanceM=M124MXM(2200/24MxMhour/60)M/M2M=M94.7MorM
95Mml/min


EstrogenMandMprogesteroneMmarkersMareMmostMcommonlyMusedMtoMprovideMprognosticMinformati
onMabout:M-MAnswerMBreastMcancer


TheMprozoneMeffectM(MwhenMperformingMaMscreeningMtiter)MisMmostMlikelyMtoMresultMin:M-
MAnswerMProzoneMeffectM(dueMtoMantibodyMexcess)MwillMresultMinManMinitialMfalseMnegativeMi
nMspiteMofMtheMlargeMamountMofMantibodyMinMtheMserum,MfollowedMbyMaMpositiveMresultMas
MtheMspecimenMisMdiluted.


WhichMofMtheMfollowingMRhMantigensMisMfoundMtheMhighestMfrequencyMinMtheMCaucasianMpo
pulation:
A.MC
B.ME
C.Mc
D.MeM-MAnswerMD.Me