ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
FFP used for - ANSWER: Multiple coagulation deficiencies
Factor XI deficiency
Cryoprecipitate used for - ANSWER: Replace fibrinogen loss due to DIC
Massive bleeding
Dysfibrinogenemia with active bleeding
Plateletpheresis preparation steps - ANSWER: Light spin (remove RBC)
Heavy spin (spin down PLT and WBC)
Supernatant goes into bag for freezing (FFP)
Remaining plasma, platelets, and WBC = platelets
Irradiated blood prevents - ANSWER: GVHD
Also used for cancer patients, or patients who are immunocompromised
Leukocyte reduced blood prevents - ANSWER: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion
reactions (FNHTRs)
Blood generally kept at what temperature? - ANSWER: 1-10C
Platelets and granulocytes kept at what temperature? - ANSWER: 20-24C
Platelets usually kept on agitator to ensure that the platelets are continuously
oxygenated
ACD, CPD, CPD2 expiration - ANSWER: 21 days
CPDA-1 expiration - ANSWER: 35 days
Rouleaux resolution - ANSWER: Saline wash and repeat
Common IgM antibodies in blood bank (Cold) - ANSWER: anti-I, H, M, N, P1, Lea, Leb
Common IgG antibodies in blood bank (Warm) - ANSWER: anti-D, C, c, E, e, M
(some), K, k, Fya, Fyb, Jka, Jkb
,Antibodies enhanced by enzyme panel - ANSWER: RhIp Lewis the Kidd
Rh, I, Lea, Leb, Jka, Jkb
Overproduction of IgM associated with - ANSWER: Waldenstrom's Primary
Macroglobulinemia
Overproduction of IgG associated with - ANSWER: Multiple Myeloma
Serum calcitonin elevated in - ANSWER: Medullary carcinoma of thryroid
Normal myeloid:erythroid ratio - ANSWER: 2:1 to 4:1
Centromere ANA pattern - ANSWER: CREST syndrome
Homogeneous or speckled ANA pattern - ANSWER: SLE
Speckeled ANA pattern - ANSWER: RA or Sjorgen's
Measurement of sodium/chloride in sweat is useful test for - ANSWER: Cystic
Fibrosis
Analytes increased due to delay in centrifugation - ANSWER: AST, ALT, Potassium,
Creatinine
Analytes decreased due to delay in centrifugation - ANSWER: Glucose, ionized
calcium, bicarbonate, folate
Reducing sugars include - ANSWER: Lactose, glucose, ribose
Incorporation of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in culture media enhance
recovery of - ANSWER: Strep. pyogenes
Longer staining times associated with which type of smear - ANSWER: Bone marrow
smear
Dosage associated with homozygous or heterozygous cells - ANSWER: Homozygous
Confirmatory test for syphilis - ANSWER: FTA-ABS (fluorescent treponemal antibody
absorption test)
VRDL and RPR are utilize which type of methodology - ANSWER: Flocculation
Mycobacterium species positive for nitrate reduction - ANSWER: Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
, Measles (rubella), mumps, polio vaccine deferral time period - ANSWER: 2 weeks
Burkitt's lymphoma - ANSWER: 8:14 translocation; associated with EBV; "starry sky"
appearance on histology
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) - ANSWER: is a malignant lymphoma
Reed Sternberg cells are the hallmark of HL. Enlarged, painless lymph node in the
neck (often the first sign of HL).
A defective clot retraction might be caused by - ANSWER: Lack of defect of platelet
receptor IIb/IIIa
German measles vaccine deferral time period - ANSWER: 4 weeks
This protozoa can be routinely cultured - ANSWER: Acanthamoeba spp.
Aspirin prevent synthesis of - ANSWER: Thromboxane A2
Mycobacterium spp whose colonies are photochromogenic - ANSWER:
Mycobacterium kansaii
Burkholderia cepacia - ANSWER: GNB that is motile with polar tufts of flagella and
produces yellow pigment
Oxidase (+)
Pyocyanin (-)
Arginine dihydrolase (-)
Known to cause fulminating lung infections in CF patients
Burkholderia mallei - ANSWER: Glander's disease
forms nodular lesions in the lung tissue and can cause ulcers leading to sepsis and
death.
Clenched fist cellulitis associated with what organism - ANSWER: Eikenella corrodens
CEA tumor marker - ANSWER: colorectal cancer
Intestinal amebiasis symptoms - ANSWER: Abdominal cramps
Fever
Diarrhea
Bloody stool
Type of anemia where inability to incorporate iron into protoporphyrin ring -
ANSWER: Sideroblastic anemia
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
FFP used for - ANSWER: Multiple coagulation deficiencies
Factor XI deficiency
Cryoprecipitate used for - ANSWER: Replace fibrinogen loss due to DIC
Massive bleeding
Dysfibrinogenemia with active bleeding
Plateletpheresis preparation steps - ANSWER: Light spin (remove RBC)
Heavy spin (spin down PLT and WBC)
Supernatant goes into bag for freezing (FFP)
Remaining plasma, platelets, and WBC = platelets
Irradiated blood prevents - ANSWER: GVHD
Also used for cancer patients, or patients who are immunocompromised
Leukocyte reduced blood prevents - ANSWER: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion
reactions (FNHTRs)
Blood generally kept at what temperature? - ANSWER: 1-10C
Platelets and granulocytes kept at what temperature? - ANSWER: 20-24C
Platelets usually kept on agitator to ensure that the platelets are continuously
oxygenated
ACD, CPD, CPD2 expiration - ANSWER: 21 days
CPDA-1 expiration - ANSWER: 35 days
Rouleaux resolution - ANSWER: Saline wash and repeat
Common IgM antibodies in blood bank (Cold) - ANSWER: anti-I, H, M, N, P1, Lea, Leb
Common IgG antibodies in blood bank (Warm) - ANSWER: anti-D, C, c, E, e, M
(some), K, k, Fya, Fyb, Jka, Jkb
,Antibodies enhanced by enzyme panel - ANSWER: RhIp Lewis the Kidd
Rh, I, Lea, Leb, Jka, Jkb
Overproduction of IgM associated with - ANSWER: Waldenstrom's Primary
Macroglobulinemia
Overproduction of IgG associated with - ANSWER: Multiple Myeloma
Serum calcitonin elevated in - ANSWER: Medullary carcinoma of thryroid
Normal myeloid:erythroid ratio - ANSWER: 2:1 to 4:1
Centromere ANA pattern - ANSWER: CREST syndrome
Homogeneous or speckled ANA pattern - ANSWER: SLE
Speckeled ANA pattern - ANSWER: RA or Sjorgen's
Measurement of sodium/chloride in sweat is useful test for - ANSWER: Cystic
Fibrosis
Analytes increased due to delay in centrifugation - ANSWER: AST, ALT, Potassium,
Creatinine
Analytes decreased due to delay in centrifugation - ANSWER: Glucose, ionized
calcium, bicarbonate, folate
Reducing sugars include - ANSWER: Lactose, glucose, ribose
Incorporation of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in culture media enhance
recovery of - ANSWER: Strep. pyogenes
Longer staining times associated with which type of smear - ANSWER: Bone marrow
smear
Dosage associated with homozygous or heterozygous cells - ANSWER: Homozygous
Confirmatory test for syphilis - ANSWER: FTA-ABS (fluorescent treponemal antibody
absorption test)
VRDL and RPR are utilize which type of methodology - ANSWER: Flocculation
Mycobacterium species positive for nitrate reduction - ANSWER: Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
, Measles (rubella), mumps, polio vaccine deferral time period - ANSWER: 2 weeks
Burkitt's lymphoma - ANSWER: 8:14 translocation; associated with EBV; "starry sky"
appearance on histology
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) - ANSWER: is a malignant lymphoma
Reed Sternberg cells are the hallmark of HL. Enlarged, painless lymph node in the
neck (often the first sign of HL).
A defective clot retraction might be caused by - ANSWER: Lack of defect of platelet
receptor IIb/IIIa
German measles vaccine deferral time period - ANSWER: 4 weeks
This protozoa can be routinely cultured - ANSWER: Acanthamoeba spp.
Aspirin prevent synthesis of - ANSWER: Thromboxane A2
Mycobacterium spp whose colonies are photochromogenic - ANSWER:
Mycobacterium kansaii
Burkholderia cepacia - ANSWER: GNB that is motile with polar tufts of flagella and
produces yellow pigment
Oxidase (+)
Pyocyanin (-)
Arginine dihydrolase (-)
Known to cause fulminating lung infections in CF patients
Burkholderia mallei - ANSWER: Glander's disease
forms nodular lesions in the lung tissue and can cause ulcers leading to sepsis and
death.
Clenched fist cellulitis associated with what organism - ANSWER: Eikenella corrodens
CEA tumor marker - ANSWER: colorectal cancer
Intestinal amebiasis symptoms - ANSWER: Abdominal cramps
Fever
Diarrhea
Bloody stool
Type of anemia where inability to incorporate iron into protoporphyrin ring -
ANSWER: Sideroblastic anemia
