MMSC 407 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

MMSC 407 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers

, A blood gas specimen was drawn anaerobically from a A. The specimen could clot in the syringe.
patient in an intensive care unit; however, the arterial
blood filled the tube very slowly. What could be the
outcome?
A. The specimen could clot in the syringe.
B. The specimen could yield a falsely elevated pH
value.
C. The specimen could become lipemic during
transport.
D. No change - slow syringe draws reflect best practice
in collection.


The pCO2 electrode is a modified ________________ A. pH
electrode.
A. pH
B. Cl-
C. Ca2+
D. Na+


The reference range for bicarbonate in plasma is A. 21--28 mmol/L
_______________.
A. 21--28 mmol/L
B. 35 - 45 mmHg
C. 21--28 mmHg
D. 45--56 mmHg


If the kidneys are conserving HCO3- and eliminating H+ A. metabolic acidosis
in acidic urine, which is occurring: metabolic alkalosis or
metabolic acidosis?
A. metabolic acidosis
B. metabolic alkalosis


If you recieve a non-fasting serum specimen for testing D. VVLDL /Chylomicrons
and it is lipemic or cloudy, you are looking at __ _.
A. HDL
B. LDL
C. VLDL
D. VVLDL /Chylomicrons


A monochromator has a bandpass of 30 nm. The 470-500
wavelength on the spectrophotometer is set to 485 nm.
What is the range of wavelengths actually reaching the
sample?


482-488
470-515
470-500
455-515


The level of HbA1c to show good control of glucose in <7.0
patients with diabetes is ____________ _.
<7.0
11.0
4.5
13.0