CSMLS PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following conditions correlates with the arterial blood gas results
below?
pH: 7.31
pO2: 70mmHg pCO2: 55mmHg
HCO3- : 28mmol/l
a) Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
b) Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
c) Compensated metabolic acidosis
d) Compensated respiratory acidosis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
Which of the following devices is used to input data into the LIS?
a) Software
b) Keyboard
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,c) Projector
d) Printer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Keyboard
Which of the following actions should be taken first when a new co- worker
consistently fails to replenish analyzer reagents at the end of their shift?
a) request a continuous learning plan for the co- worker
b) file a complaint with the supervisor
c) request a scheduling change
d) discuss the concern with the coworker directly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Discuss the concern with the coworker directly
Which of the following actions should be taken first when the room temperature
rises from 22 to 28 degrees Celsius in the hematology department?
a) Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 37 degrees C
b) Reject all ESR samples
c) Ship manual ESR to a different lab for analysis
d) Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 4 degrees C
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 4
degrees C
Which of the following conditions correlates with the results given below?
HGB: 100g/L
PLT: 12x10^9/L
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,Smear: Polychromasia, increased schistocytes
a) Aplastic anemia
b) ITP
c) TTP
d) HIT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > TTP
Which of the following injection methods is utilized in deoxyribonucleic acid
capillary electrophoresis?
a) Electrokinetic
b) Fixed loop
c) Manual syringe
d) Thermal spray - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Electrokinetic
Which of the following situations would cause a Kirby Bauer size to be smaller
than expected?
a) Disk applied 10 minutes after inoculation
b) Agar thickness of 4 mm
c) Inoculum equivalent to 1 McFarland Standard
d) Plate incubated for 14 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Inoculum
equivalent to 1 McFarland Standard
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, Which of the following disorders correlates with the results given below?
PT: 35 seconds APTT: 85 seconds
a) Liver cirrhosis
b) Hemophilia C
c) Hemophilia B
d) Anti- phospholipid syndrome - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Liver cirrhosis
Which one of the following CBC results has the highest priority?
a) WBC 80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
b) WBC 2.2 x 10^9/L and HGB 90g/L
c) RBC 5.53 x 10^9/L and MCV 68fL
d) RBC 3.33 x 10^9/L and MCV 122fL - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > WBC
80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
Which of the following results can be reported as target NOT detected, given
the following real- time PCR results?
a) 2, 9, 10
b) 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
c) 3, 6, 7, 8
d) 3, 6 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 9, 10
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AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following conditions correlates with the arterial blood gas results
below?
pH: 7.31
pO2: 70mmHg pCO2: 55mmHg
HCO3- : 28mmol/l
a) Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
b) Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
c) Compensated metabolic acidosis
d) Compensated respiratory acidosis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
Which of the following devices is used to input data into the LIS?
a) Software
b) Keyboard
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,c) Projector
d) Printer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Keyboard
Which of the following actions should be taken first when a new co- worker
consistently fails to replenish analyzer reagents at the end of their shift?
a) request a continuous learning plan for the co- worker
b) file a complaint with the supervisor
c) request a scheduling change
d) discuss the concern with the coworker directly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Discuss the concern with the coworker directly
Which of the following actions should be taken first when the room temperature
rises from 22 to 28 degrees Celsius in the hematology department?
a) Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 37 degrees C
b) Reject all ESR samples
c) Ship manual ESR to a different lab for analysis
d) Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 4 degrees C
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Stop analyzing manual ESR samples and store at 4
degrees C
Which of the following conditions correlates with the results given below?
HGB: 100g/L
PLT: 12x10^9/L
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,Smear: Polychromasia, increased schistocytes
a) Aplastic anemia
b) ITP
c) TTP
d) HIT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > TTP
Which of the following injection methods is utilized in deoxyribonucleic acid
capillary electrophoresis?
a) Electrokinetic
b) Fixed loop
c) Manual syringe
d) Thermal spray - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Electrokinetic
Which of the following situations would cause a Kirby Bauer size to be smaller
than expected?
a) Disk applied 10 minutes after inoculation
b) Agar thickness of 4 mm
c) Inoculum equivalent to 1 McFarland Standard
d) Plate incubated for 14 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Inoculum
equivalent to 1 McFarland Standard
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, Which of the following disorders correlates with the results given below?
PT: 35 seconds APTT: 85 seconds
a) Liver cirrhosis
b) Hemophilia C
c) Hemophilia B
d) Anti- phospholipid syndrome - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Liver cirrhosis
Which one of the following CBC results has the highest priority?
a) WBC 80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
b) WBC 2.2 x 10^9/L and HGB 90g/L
c) RBC 5.53 x 10^9/L and MCV 68fL
d) RBC 3.33 x 10^9/L and MCV 122fL - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > WBC
80.5 x 10^12/L and PLT 25 x 10^9/L
Which of the following results can be reported as target NOT detected, given
the following real- time PCR results?
a) 2, 9, 10
b) 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
c) 3, 6, 7, 8
d) 3, 6 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2, 9, 10
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