AUBF 2 (CSF, FA, SYNOVIAL) Flashcards
A type of meningitis with normal glucose and lactate.
a. Viral
b. Tubercular
c. Bacterial
d. Fungal
a. Viral
Which of the following CSF specimen tubes should not be
stored at a cool temperature?
a. Tube 3
b. Tube 1
c. Tube 2
d. All of the choices
c. Tube 2
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Destruction of BBB will have increased protein
b. CSF flows through the arachnoid mater
c. Pia mater has a spider-like inner membrane
d. CSF is collected through arthrocentesis
a. Destruction of BBB will have increased protein
CSF dilution with a cloudy appearance.
a. 1:20
b. 1:100
c. 1:200
d. 1:10,000
c. 1:200
Which of the following will give you an oily CSF
appearance?
a. Froin’s disease
b. Radiographic dye
c. Protein with >150 dL
d. Presence of clotting factors
b. Radiographic dye
Addition of this protein will give you an increased cell yield
and will prevent cell distortion during centrifugation.
a. Albumin
b. Pre-albumin
c. Ceruloplasmin
d. Haptoglobin
a. Albumin
Majority of these cells seen in neonates.
Monocytes
Which of the following is true when it comes to CSF RBC
count?
a. RBC count can be counted by subtracting with Total Protein
b. Subtract 1 mg/dl TP for every 10,000 RBCs per um
c. Subtract 1 WBC per 700 RBCs
d. RBC count in traumatic tap will correct the total cell count
c. Subtract 1 WBC per 700 RBCs
The type of cell not seen in multiple sclerosis
Macrophage
Which of the following is true about CSF proteins?
a. IgM is the predominantly seen immunoglobublin
b. The dye binding used is methylene blue
c. CSF or serum albumin assesses BBB integrity
d. Use trichloroacetic acd (TCA) to precipitate albumin only
c. CSF or serum albumin assesses BBB integrity
Which of the following is correct?
a. Butter-like stool indicates cystic fibrosis
b. Rice watery appearance of stool indicates typhoid
c. Red appearance of stool indicates upper GI bleeding
d. Brown appearance of stool indicates presence of urobilin
a. Butter-like stool indicates cystic fibrosis
Which of the following is true about fecal stain?
a. Neutral fat stain includes acetic acid reagent
b. Split fat stain stains cholesterol
c. Steatorrhea in neutral fat stain needs of 100 droplets
d. Normal in neutral fat stain and increase results in
split fat stain indicate maldigestion
b. Split fat stain stains cholesterol
Which of the following is true about fecal
leukocytes?
a. Presence of more >3 neutrophils/hpf indicates invasive condition
b. Vibrio is negative in diarrhea with WBC
c. Methylene blue will stain monocytes and
lymphocytes
d. Methylene blue is used in dry preparation
a. Presence of more >3 neutrophils/hpf indicates invasive condition
Which of the following will cause a false negative result in
Guaic-based FOBT?
a. Aspirin
b. Ibuprofen
c. Broccoli
d. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin C
Which of the following stains is used in detection of fecal
muscle fibers?
a. Sudan III
b. O-toluidine blue
c. Methylene blue
d. Eosin
d. Eosin
Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
a. Fetal blood with hemoglobin F will result to pink inAlkaline denaturation test
b. Digested muscle fibers will have no striations
c. A normal stool has trypsin which can’t digest x-ray film
d. Fecal enzyme is a test for pancreatic insufficiency
c. A normal stool has trypsin which can’t digest x-ray film
Which of the following test will detect reducing substances?
a. FOBT
b. Elastase
c. Clinitest
d. APT Test
c. Clinitest
In complete breakdown of food, it causes water retention which would lead to:
a. Osmotic diarrhea
b. Secretory diarrhea
c. Altered utility
d. Rapid gastric empty
a. Osmotic diarrhea
Which of the following is correct?
a. ?? is test for fecal carbohydrate
b. Fecal fast stain detects malabsorption
c. Clinitest detects pancreatic insufficiency
d. Elastase detects carbohydrate intolerance
b. Fecal fast stain detects malabsorption
Synovial fluid with milky appearance will indicate:
a. Inflammation
b. Bacterial infection
c. Crystals
d. Synovial debris
c. Crystals
Which of the following is correct?
a. Tube 2 – for hematology
b. Tube 3 – for serology
c. Tube 2 – for chemistry
d. Tube 1 – for microbiology
a. Tube 2 – for hematology
This stain used to identify a synovial fluid.
a. Sudan III
b. Methylene Blue
c. Coomasie Blue
d. Toluidine blue
d. Toluidine blue
Which of the following is true?
a. LE cell macrophage with ingested neutrophil
b. RA cell is a monocyte with dark cytoplasmic granules
c. Eosinophil is seen in rheumatoid arthritis
d. Rice bodies are seen in ochronosis
c. Eosinophil is seen in rheumatoid arthritis
Which of the following is incorrect?
a. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals are seen in neutrophils
b. MSU has perpendicular lines
c. Crystals are stained with Wright’s stain
d. A positive bifringence is color blue
b. MSU has perpendicular lines
Which of the following crystals requires electron
microscopy?
Apatite
Gout is under what type of joint disorder?
a. Type 1
b. Type 2a
c. Type 2b
d. Type 3
c. Type 2b
Which of the following has a positive bifringence?
a. MSU
b. Cholesterol crystals
c. Calcium oxalate crystals
d. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
d. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
Majority of the cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage are:
Macrophage
Clue cells are:
a. Basal cells
b. Parabasal cells
c. Neutrophil
d. Squamous epithelial cells
d. Squamous epithelial cells
