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Question: 1) The first step in the quantitation of serum iron is:
a. direct reaction with appropriate chromogen
b. iron saturation of transferrin
c. free iron precipitation
d. separation of iron from transferrin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d (Principle of method of analysis.)
Question: ) To assure an accurate ammonia level result, the specimen should be:
a. incubated at 37 C prior to testing
b. spun and separated immediately, tested as routine
c. spun, separated, iced, and tested immediately
d. stored at room temp. until tested - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Specimen requirements for
analyte stability.)
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Question: 108) A serum sample demonstrates an elevated result when tested with the Jaffe
reaction. This indicates:
a. prolonged hypothermia
b. renal functional impairment
c. pregnancy
d. arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Creatinine measurement. Kidney function test.)
Question: 113) Creatinine clearance is used to estimate the:
a. tubular secretion of creatinine
b. glomerular secretion of creatinine
c. renal glomerular and tubular mass
d. glomerular filtration rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d (Glomerular filtration rate is estimated by
filtration markers such as creatinine clearance.)
Question: 114) A blood creatinine value of 5.0 mg/dL (442.0 umol/L) is most likely to be found
with which of the following blood values?
a. osmolality: 292 mOsm/kg
b. uric acid: 8 mg/dL
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c. urea nitrogen: 80 mg/dL
d. ammonia: 80 ug/dL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Abnormal results correlate with abnormal
kidney function.)
Question: 122) 90% of the copper present in the blood is bound to:
a. transferrin
b. ceruloplasmin
c. albumin
d. cryoglobulin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Function of ceruloplasmin.)
Question: 130) Hemoglobin S can be separated from hemoglobin D by:
a. electrophoresis on a different medium and acidic pH
b. hemoglobin A2 quantitation
c. electrophoresis at higher voltage
d. Kleihauer-Betke acid elution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a (Comparative mobilities due to
structures of Hgb variants.)
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Question: 131) On electrophoresis at alkaline pH, which of the following is the slowest
migrating hemoglobin?
a. Hgb A
b. Hgb S
c. Hgb C
d. Hgb F - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Comparative mobilities due to structures of Hgb variants.)
Question: 142) Kernicterus is an abnormal accumulation of bilirubin in:
a. heart tissue
b. brain tissue
c. liver tissue
d. kidney tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Definition of kernicterus.)
Question: 146) A stool specimen that appears black and tarry should be tested for the
presence of :
a. occult blood
b. fecal fat
c. trypsin
ASCP BOC prep NEWEST VERSION ALL 600 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 1) The first step in the quantitation of serum iron is:
a. direct reaction with appropriate chromogen
b. iron saturation of transferrin
c. free iron precipitation
d. separation of iron from transferrin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d (Principle of method of analysis.)
Question: ) To assure an accurate ammonia level result, the specimen should be:
a. incubated at 37 C prior to testing
b. spun and separated immediately, tested as routine
c. spun, separated, iced, and tested immediately
d. stored at room temp. until tested - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Specimen requirements for
analyte stability.)
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Question: 108) A serum sample demonstrates an elevated result when tested with the Jaffe
reaction. This indicates:
a. prolonged hypothermia
b. renal functional impairment
c. pregnancy
d. arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Creatinine measurement. Kidney function test.)
Question: 113) Creatinine clearance is used to estimate the:
a. tubular secretion of creatinine
b. glomerular secretion of creatinine
c. renal glomerular and tubular mass
d. glomerular filtration rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d (Glomerular filtration rate is estimated by
filtration markers such as creatinine clearance.)
Question: 114) A blood creatinine value of 5.0 mg/dL (442.0 umol/L) is most likely to be found
with which of the following blood values?
a. osmolality: 292 mOsm/kg
b. uric acid: 8 mg/dL
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c. urea nitrogen: 80 mg/dL
d. ammonia: 80 ug/dL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Abnormal results correlate with abnormal
kidney function.)
Question: 122) 90% of the copper present in the blood is bound to:
a. transferrin
b. ceruloplasmin
c. albumin
d. cryoglobulin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Function of ceruloplasmin.)
Question: 130) Hemoglobin S can be separated from hemoglobin D by:
a. electrophoresis on a different medium and acidic pH
b. hemoglobin A2 quantitation
c. electrophoresis at higher voltage
d. Kleihauer-Betke acid elution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a (Comparative mobilities due to
structures of Hgb variants.)
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Question: 131) On electrophoresis at alkaline pH, which of the following is the slowest
migrating hemoglobin?
a. Hgb A
b. Hgb S
c. Hgb C
d. Hgb F - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c (Comparative mobilities due to structures of Hgb variants.)
Question: 142) Kernicterus is an abnormal accumulation of bilirubin in:
a. heart tissue
b. brain tissue
c. liver tissue
d. kidney tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b (Definition of kernicterus.)
Question: 146) A stool specimen that appears black and tarry should be tested for the
presence of :
a. occult blood
b. fecal fat
c. trypsin
