ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
,ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
,ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
, ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
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
,ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
,ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
, ASCP RECALLS EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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
