ASCP EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / AGRADE
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What type of red cell is shown and in what condition do you see them?
A. Stomatocytes in liver disease
B. Burr cells in uremia
C. Acanthocytes in abetalipoproteinemia
D. Ovalocytes in infants
A
What is Fletcher's media used for? A.
Eikenella spp.
B. Leptospira spp.
C. Actinobacillus
D. Legionella spp.
B
In biliary obstruction, how does the urine bilirubin and urobilinogen change?
A. Urine bilirubin is negative, urobilinogen does not change
B. Urine bilirubin is positive, urobilinogen is decreased or negative
C. Urine bilirubin is positive, urobilinogen is increased
Urine bilirubin is negative, urobilinogen is increased
B
In hemolytic anemia, how do bilirubin levels change?
A. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen does not change
B. Unconjugated bilirubin decreases, urine urobilinogen increases
,C. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen does not change
D. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen increases
D
How do you calculate the coefficient of variation?
A. SD/(Mean-SD) x 100
B. Mean + SD/Mean x 100
C. Mean/SD x 100
D. SD/Mean x 100
D
What is the reagent uses in the sickle cell solubility test?
A. Sodium dithionite
B. Acid Phenethroline
C. Zinc acetate
D. Phenophthalein
A
In Hashimoto's thyroiditis, how to the levels of T4 and TSH change?
A. TSH is low and T4 is high
B. TSH is high and T4 is low
C. Both TSH and T4 are high
D. Both TSH and T4 are low
B
If RPR test is positive, but the ABS-FTA test is negative, what is the interpretation of the results?
A. RPR is valid, report the results
B. ABS-FTA is invalid
C. False positive RPR, repeat in two weeks
D. Do a syphilis test
C
What can make CSF appear cloudy?
A. 45 mg/dL protein
, B. Bilirubin
C. 5 WBC per mm3
D. Crystals
D
Target cells in peripheral blood can cause which of the following choices when automated methods are
used?
A. High hemoglobin measurement
B. High platelet count
C. High WBC count
D. Low RBC count
C
Calculate the anion gap is Na = 138 mEq/L, Cl = 103 mEq/L, and HCO3 = 27 mEq/L 9
What are Howell-Jolly bodies?
A. RNA fragments
B. DNA fragments
C. Denatured hemoglobin
D. Iron particles
B
What is another name for Cooley's anemia?
A. Hemophilia B
B. Thalassemia minor
C. Thalassemia major
D. Alpha thalassemia
C
Beta-hCG is a marker for what disease?
A. Testicular cancer
B. Breast cancer
C. Liver cancer
D. Kidney cancer
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What type of red cell is shown and in what condition do you see them?
A. Stomatocytes in liver disease
B. Burr cells in uremia
C. Acanthocytes in abetalipoproteinemia
D. Ovalocytes in infants
A
What is Fletcher's media used for? A.
Eikenella spp.
B. Leptospira spp.
C. Actinobacillus
D. Legionella spp.
B
In biliary obstruction, how does the urine bilirubin and urobilinogen change?
A. Urine bilirubin is negative, urobilinogen does not change
B. Urine bilirubin is positive, urobilinogen is decreased or negative
C. Urine bilirubin is positive, urobilinogen is increased
Urine bilirubin is negative, urobilinogen is increased
B
In hemolytic anemia, how do bilirubin levels change?
A. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen does not change
B. Unconjugated bilirubin decreases, urine urobilinogen increases
,C. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen does not change
D. Unconjugated bilirubin increases, urine urobilinogen increases
D
How do you calculate the coefficient of variation?
A. SD/(Mean-SD) x 100
B. Mean + SD/Mean x 100
C. Mean/SD x 100
D. SD/Mean x 100
D
What is the reagent uses in the sickle cell solubility test?
A. Sodium dithionite
B. Acid Phenethroline
C. Zinc acetate
D. Phenophthalein
A
In Hashimoto's thyroiditis, how to the levels of T4 and TSH change?
A. TSH is low and T4 is high
B. TSH is high and T4 is low
C. Both TSH and T4 are high
D. Both TSH and T4 are low
B
If RPR test is positive, but the ABS-FTA test is negative, what is the interpretation of the results?
A. RPR is valid, report the results
B. ABS-FTA is invalid
C. False positive RPR, repeat in two weeks
D. Do a syphilis test
C
What can make CSF appear cloudy?
A. 45 mg/dL protein
, B. Bilirubin
C. 5 WBC per mm3
D. Crystals
D
Target cells in peripheral blood can cause which of the following choices when automated methods are
used?
A. High hemoglobin measurement
B. High platelet count
C. High WBC count
D. Low RBC count
C
Calculate the anion gap is Na = 138 mEq/L, Cl = 103 mEq/L, and HCO3 = 27 mEq/L 9
What are Howell-Jolly bodies?
A. RNA fragments
B. DNA fragments
C. Denatured hemoglobin
D. Iron particles
B
What is another name for Cooley's anemia?
A. Hemophilia B
B. Thalassemia minor
C. Thalassemia major
D. Alpha thalassemia
C
Beta-hCG is a marker for what disease?
A. Testicular cancer
B. Breast cancer
C. Liver cancer
D. Kidney cancer
