ASCP-Chemistry section Questions and Answers Updated this Year

ASCP-Chemistry section Questions
and Answers Updated this Year
AldosteroneAisAreleasedAbyAtheAadrenalAcortexAuponAstimulationAby:
A.ARenin
B.AAngiotensinogen
C.AAngiotenisinogenAI

D.AAngiotensinogenAIIA-AAnswer✓AD.AAngiotensinogenAII


ClinicalAAssaysAforAtumorAmarkersAareAmostAimportantAfor:


A.AscreeningAforAtheApresenceAofAcancer
B.AmonitoringAtheAcourseAofAknownAcancer
C.AconfirmingAtheAabsenceAofAdisease

D.AidentifyingApatientsAatAriskAforAcancerA-AAnswer✓AB.AMonitoringAtheAcourseAofAknownAcancer


DetectionAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsubstancesAisAmostAusefulAtoAmonitorAtheAcourseAofAaApatientA
withAtesticularAcancer?


A.Aalpha-fetoprotein
B.AcarcinoembryonicAantigen
C.Aprolactin

D.AtestosteroneA-AAnswer✓AA.Aalpha-fetoprotein


IncreasedAconcentrationsAofAalpha-
fetoproteinA(AFP)AinAadultsAareAmostAcharacteristicallyAassociatedAwith:


A.AhepatocellularAcarcinoma
B.AalcoholicAcirrhosis
C.AchronicAactiveAhepatitis

D.AmultipleAmyelomaA-AAnswer✓AA.AhepatocellularAcarcinoma


CarcinoembryonicAantigenA(CEA)AisAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAproducedAinAaAmaignancyAinvolvingAthe:

,A.ABrain
B.ATestes
C.ABone

D.AColonA-AAnswer✓AD.AColon


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAusefulAinAtheAdetectionAanAmanagementAofAcarcinomaAofAtheAprostate?


A.AtotalAprostate-specificAantigen
B.AprostaticAacidAphosphataseA
C.AhumanAchorionicAgonadotropin

D.Aalpha-fetoproteinA-AAnswer✓AA.AtotalAprostate-specificAantigen


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAmostAcorrectlyAdescribesAtheAutilityAofAclinicalAlaboratoryAassays
AforAtumorAmarkers?


A.AtumorAmarkersAareAusefulAtoAscreenAasymptomaticApatientsAforAtumors
B.AtumorAmarkersAareAhighlyAspecific
C.AtumorAmarkersAindicateAtheAlikelihoodAofAanAindividualAdevelopingAaAtumor
D.AtumorsAareAusefulAinAtrackingAtheAefficacyAofAtreatmentA-
AAnswer✓AD.AtumorsAareAusefulAinAtrackingAtheAefficacyAofAtreatment


CancerAantigenA125A(CAA125)AisAaAtumorAmarkerAassociatedAwith:


A.AbreastAcarcinoma
B.AcolonAcancer
C.AlungAcancer

D.AovarianAandAendometrialAcarcinomaA-AAnswer✓AD.AovarianAandAendometrialAcarcinoma


InAadditionAtoAcarcinomaAofAtheAprostate,AelevatedAprostate-specificAantigenA(PSA)AcanAoccurAdueAto:


A.AaspirinAtherapy
B.AexogenousAsteroidAuse
C.AbenignAprostaticAhyperplasia

, D.AstatinAtherapyA(cholesterolAloweringAdrugs)A-AAnswer✓AC.AbenignAprostaticAhyperplasia


AAdrugAhasAaAhalf-lifeAofA6Ahours.AIfAaAdoseAisAgivenAeveryA6Ahours,AaAsteady-
stateAdrugAlevelAwouldAusuallyAbeAachievedAin:


A.A3-5Ahours
B.A10-12Ahours
C.A24-42Ahours

D.A48-50AhoursA-AAnswer✓AC.A24-42Ahours


TheAdrugAprocainamideAisAprescribedAtoAtreatAcardiacAarrhythmia.AWhatAbiologicallyAactiveAliverAme
taboliteAofAprocainamideAisAoftenAmeasuredAsimultaneously?


A.Aphenobarbitol
B.Aquinidine
C.AN-acetylAprocainamideA(NAPA)

D.AlidocaineA-AAnswer✓AC.AN-acetylAprocainamideA(NAPA)


CocaineAisAmetabolizedAto:


A.Acarbamazepine
B.Acodeine
C.Ahydrocodone

D.AbenzolecgonineA-AAnswer✓AD.Abenzolecgonine


TheAmetaboliteA11-nor-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-COOHAcanAbeAdetectedAbyAimmunoassayA3-
5AdaysAafterAaAsingleAuseAof:


A.Amethamphetamine
B.Accaine
C.Abenzodiazepine

DAmarijuanaA-AAnswer✓AD.Amarijuana