ASCP MLT CHEMISTRY EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
The measurement of creatinine is based on the formation of a yellow-red
color and which reagent? - ANSWER--titan yellow
The creatinine clearance test is based on what assumption? - ANSWER-
-Creatinine passes into the ultrafiltrate
What is the most common clearance test used to measure the glomerular
filtration rate? - ANSWER--creatinine
Creatinine clearance formula - ANSWER--UV/P
or UV/P (1.73/correction factor)
1440 mls/min
A creatinine clearance test is performed. The 24-hour urine volume is
770 mL; serum creatinine is 2.0 mg/dL and urine creatinine is 240
mg/dL. What is the clearance, assuming average body surface area? -
ANSWER--64 mL/minute
What disease state is associated with an elevation of serum uric acid? -
ANSWER--gout
, ASCP MLT CHEMISTRY EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
Which reagent is employed in the alkaline oxidation of uric acid? -
ANSWER--phosphotungistic acid
What does the uricase method for uric acid depend on? - ANSWER--
ultraviolet absorption at 290 nm before/after treatment with uricase
Which analytes is used as a prognostic indicator for liver failure? -
ANSWER--ammonia
Which disaccharide is composed of two glucose molecules? -
ANSWER--maltose
What term is used to describe the process of glycogen degradation? -
ANSWER--glycogenolysis
What is the renal threshold for glucose? - ANSWER--140-160 mg/dL
Which hormone is produced by the beta cells of the islets of
Langerhans? - ANSWER--insulin
What hormones is considered a glucocorticoid? - ANSWER--cortisol
, ASCP MLT CHEMISTRY EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A 40-year-old male has a random glucose of 470 mg/dL. This lab
finding is consistent with what clinical conditions? - ANSWER--
DIABETES MELLITUS
What disease is associated with hypoglycemia? - ANSWER--von
Gierke's disease
What is the specimen of choice for glucose determinations? -
ANSWER--fluorinated plasma
What is the most frequently employed automated method for glucose? -
ANSWER--coupled enzyme system consisting of glucose oxidse and
peroxidase
Contamination of the glucose reagent with catalase is a problem with
what glucose method? - ANSWER--glucose oxidase
What is the hexokinase methodology for glucose determination based
on? - ANSWER--coupled enzymatic reaction consisting of oxidase and
peroxidase
What is the normal fasting blood glucose reference range for adults? -
ANSWER--70-110 mg/dL
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
The measurement of creatinine is based on the formation of a yellow-red
color and which reagent? - ANSWER--titan yellow
The creatinine clearance test is based on what assumption? - ANSWER-
-Creatinine passes into the ultrafiltrate
What is the most common clearance test used to measure the glomerular
filtration rate? - ANSWER--creatinine
Creatinine clearance formula - ANSWER--UV/P
or UV/P (1.73/correction factor)
1440 mls/min
A creatinine clearance test is performed. The 24-hour urine volume is
770 mL; serum creatinine is 2.0 mg/dL and urine creatinine is 240
mg/dL. What is the clearance, assuming average body surface area? -
ANSWER--64 mL/minute
What disease state is associated with an elevation of serum uric acid? -
ANSWER--gout
, ASCP MLT CHEMISTRY EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
Which reagent is employed in the alkaline oxidation of uric acid? -
ANSWER--phosphotungistic acid
What does the uricase method for uric acid depend on? - ANSWER--
ultraviolet absorption at 290 nm before/after treatment with uricase
Which analytes is used as a prognostic indicator for liver failure? -
ANSWER--ammonia
Which disaccharide is composed of two glucose molecules? -
ANSWER--maltose
What term is used to describe the process of glycogen degradation? -
ANSWER--glycogenolysis
What is the renal threshold for glucose? - ANSWER--140-160 mg/dL
Which hormone is produced by the beta cells of the islets of
Langerhans? - ANSWER--insulin
What hormones is considered a glucocorticoid? - ANSWER--cortisol
, ASCP MLT CHEMISTRY EXAM LATEST 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A 40-year-old male has a random glucose of 470 mg/dL. This lab
finding is consistent with what clinical conditions? - ANSWER--
DIABETES MELLITUS
What disease is associated with hypoglycemia? - ANSWER--von
Gierke's disease
What is the specimen of choice for glucose determinations? -
ANSWER--fluorinated plasma
What is the most frequently employed automated method for glucose? -
ANSWER--coupled enzyme system consisting of glucose oxidse and
peroxidase
Contamination of the glucose reagent with catalase is a problem with
what glucose method? - ANSWER--glucose oxidase
What is the hexokinase methodology for glucose determination based
on? - ANSWER--coupled enzymatic reaction consisting of oxidase and
peroxidase
What is the normal fasting blood glucose reference range for adults? -
ANSWER--70-110 mg/dL
