PRACTICE SET 2026 FULL SOLUTION
◉ Diagnostic Specificity. Answer: Ability of a test to correctly
identify the absence of a given disease or condition
◉ Positive Predictive Value. Answer: Chance of an individual having
a given disease or condition if the test is abnormal.
◉ Negative Predictive Value. Answer: Chance an individual does not
have a given disease or condition if the test is within the reference
interval.
◉ Increase in Draw Volume. Answer: Low Temperature
◉ Decrease in Draw Volume. Answer: High Temperature
◉ Decrease in Draw Volume. Answer: High Altitude
◉ CTAD. Answer: Citrate, theophylline, adenosine, dipyridamole
◉ CTAD. Answer: Sensitive to Light
, ◉ Na+ Cl- K+. Answer: Volume and Osmotic Regulation
◉ K+ Mg++ Ca++. Answer: Myocardial Rhythm and Contractility
◉ Mg++ Ca++ Zn++. Answer: Cofactors in Enzyme Activation
◉ Mg++. Answer: Regulation of ATPase Ion Pumps
◉ HCO3- K+ Cl-. Answer: Acid Base Balance
◉ Ca++ Mg++. Answer: Blood Coagulation
◉ K+ Mg++ Ca++. Answer: Neuromuscular excitability
◉ Mg++ PO4-. Answer: Production and use of ATP from Glucose
◉ 136 - 145 mmol/L. Answer: Sodium
Reference Range in Plasma
◉ 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L. Answer: Potassium
Reference Range in Serum