CLINICAL MICROSCOPY Flashcards
When a part of the first portion of the ejaculate is missing,
A. Specimen will liquefy
B. Specimen will not clot
C. Sperm count decreases
D. PH decreases
C. Sperm count decreases
Dermatan sulfate, keratan sulfate, and heparan sulfat are elevated in:
A. Porphyria cutanea tarda
B. Homocystinuria
C. Mucopolysaccharidosis
D. Cystinosis
C. Mucopolysaccharidosis
Following a transfusion reaction, urine from a patient gives positive tests for blood and protein. The SG is 1.015. No RBCs or WBCs are seen in the microscopic examination. These results:
A. Indicate renal injury induced by transfusion reaction
B. Support the finding of an extravascular transfusion reaction
C. Support the finding of an intravascular transfusion reaction
D. Rule out a transfusion reaction caused by RBC incompatibility
C. Support the finding of an intravascular transfusion reaction
Which of the following can be used as a marker for urinary bladder cancer?
1.BTA
2.BFP
3.NMP
4.CYFRA 21-1
A. 1,2,3, and 4
B. 1,3, and 4
C. 2,3, and 4
D. 1 and 3
A. 1,2,3, and 4
Given the following urinalysis results, select the most appropriate course of action:
pH = 5.0
Blood = Neg
Ketone = Moderate
Protein = Neg
Bilirubin = Neg
SSA protein = 1+
Glucose = 1,000 mg/dL
A. Report the SSA protein result instead of the dry regeant strip result
B. Call for a list of medications administered to the patient
C. Perform a quantitative urinary albumin
D. Perform atest for microalbuminuria
B. Call for a list of medications administered to the patient
It measures the rate at which the kidneys are able to remove a filterable substance from the blood:
A. Concentration test
B. Clearance test
C. Secretion test
D. Excretion test
B. Clearance test
Addition of urine before the start of 24-hour collection period causes _____ results:
A. False-increased
B. False-decreased
A. False-increased
Pre-eclampsia causes:
A. Pyuria
B. Bilirubinuria
C. Hematuria
D. Proteinuria
D. Proteinuria
Interpret the reaction = Glucose oxidase (+), Clinitest (+):
A. Combined glucosuria and lactosuria
B. Lactosuria only
C. Glucosuria only
D. Ascorbic acid interference
A. Combined glucosuria and lactosuria
Urinalysis results froma 35-year-old woman are:
SG = 1.015
Glucose = Small
Leukocytes = Moderate
pH = 7.5
Ketone = Neg
Protein = Trace
Blood = Neg
Microscopic Findings:
RBCs = 5-10/HPF
WBCs = 25-50/HPF
Select the most appropriate course of action:
A. Recheck the blood reaction; if negative, look for budding yeast
B. Repeat the WBC count
C. Report all results except blood
D. Request a list of medications
A. Recheck the blood reaction; if negative, look for budding yeast
Effect of antibiotics on nitrite reagent strip:
A. False-negative
B. False-positive
A. False-negative
This is the most difficult urne sediment element to be recognized by a medical technology student:
A. Uric acid crystals
B. Squamous epithelial cells
C. RBCs
D. WBCs
C. RBCs
A lamellar body count (LBC) was perrformed on an amniotic fluid sample that was slightly pink in color within 1 hour of specimen collection. The sample was stored at 4C prior to analysis. The result was 25,000/uL, classified as intermediate risk of respiratory distress syndrome. The physician waited 24 hours and collected a new sample that was counted within 2 hours of collection on the same instrument. The LBC count of the new sample was 14,000/uL and the patient was reclassified as high risk. Which statement best explains these results?
A. Loss of lamellar bodies occurred in the second sample because of storage
B. Blood caused by a falsely elevated result for the first sample
C. The fetal status changed in 24 hours owing to respiratory illness
D. The difference in counts is the result of day-to-day physiological and instrument variance
B. Blood caused by a falsely elevated result for the first sample (bec of slightly pink in color)
Which of the following is an analytical error?
A. Misinterpretation of quality control data
B. Patient misidentification
C. Inability to identify interfering substances
D. Incorrect storage or preservation of urine
A. Misinterpretation of quality control data
Development of rhabdomyolysis has been found to be a side effect in certain patients taking medications such as:
A. Mepacrine
B. Multivitamins
C. Levodopa
D. cholesterol-lowering statins
D. cholesterol-lowering statins
Myoglobin in urine must be at what concentration to produce red color?
A. 25 mg/dL
B. 50 mg/dL
C. 5 to 10 mg/dL
D. 100 mg/dL
A. 25 mg/dL
Effect of highly pigmented red urine on ketones reagent strip:
A. False-negative
B. False-positive
B. False-positive
Oval fat bodies are usually reported as:
A. Average number per HPF
B. Avergae number per LPF
C. Rare, few, moderate, many per LPF
D. Rare, few, moderate, many per HPF
A. Average number per HPF
A male patient has sperm cells having decreased motility with normal count. What could be the possible abnormality?
A. Test done too early
B. Femal antisperm antibodies
C. Male antisperm antibodies
D. Viability
D. Viability
A CSF sample submitted for cell sounts has a visible clot. What is the best course of action?
A. Count RBCss and WBCs manually after diluting the fluid with normal saline
B. Tease the cells out of the clot befpre counting, then dilute with WBC counting fluid
C. Request new sample
D. Perform a WBC count without correction
C. Request new sample
Positive result in the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine test:
A. Blue color
B. Gray precipitate
C. Yellow turbidity
D. Emerald green color
C. Yellow turbidity
When hexagonal laminated crystals are oboserved on microscopic examination, the next thing to do is:
A. Report the finding as cystine crystals
B. Perform test such as cyanide nitroprusside test
C. Add ammonia reagent to the urine sediment
D. Ignore. These crystals are only artifacts
B. Perform test such as cyanide nitroprusside test
A CSF CytoPrep smear shows many smudge cells and macrophage with torn cell membranes. What most likely caused this problem?
A. Failure to add albumin to the cytospin cup
B. Failure to collect the CSF in EDTA
D. Improper alignment
A. Failure to add albumin to the cytospin cup
The sesitivity of the Ictotest tablets is:
A. 0.01 to 0.05 mg/dL
B. 0.20 to. 0.40 mg/dL
C. 0.40 to 0.80 mg/dL
D. 0.05 to 0.10 mg/dL
D. 0.05 to 0.10 mg/dL
To adapt dark-field microscopy into a bright-field microscope, what part of it should be replaced?
A. Condenser
B. Oculars
C. Objectives
D. Diaphragm
A. Condenser
The most common abnormal urine color is:
A. Deep yellow
B. Orange
C. Red brown
D. Green
C. Red brown
The most commonly encountered meningitis in the clinical laboratory is currently:
A. Bacterial meningitis
B. Cryptococcal meningitis
C. Tubercular meningitis
D. Aseptic meningitis
B. Cryptococcal meningitis
Foveolar cells in the stomach produce:
A. Mucus
B. Gastrin
C. HCl
D. Pepsinogen
A. Mucus
In bile duct obstruction, the reaction of urobilinogen reagent strip in urine is:
A. 4 EU
B. 8 EU
C. Negative
D. Normal
D. Normal