CP 2017 Flashcards
Which of the following documents describes the systems and policies, defines authority, and identifies requirements in the laboratory? A. Documentary Records B. Quality Manual C. Quality Procedures D. Work Instructions
B
In laboratory flow charts, what do diamonds indicate? A. Beginning or end B. Decision C. Input D. Operation
B
What is the recommended font and size of the body text in laboratory documents following ISO formats? A. Arial 11 B. Calibri 12 C. Sans serif 11 D. Times New Roman 12
A
which waste container should needles and blades be placed? A. Yellow B. Green C. Black D. Red
D
According to the new DOH Inspection Tool for Clinical Laboratories, how many automated tests can one medical technologist handle in an eight-hour shift? A. 30 B. 50 C. 70 D. 100
D
The Ishikawa Fish Bone Diagram is used in which laboratory managerial task? A. Budget planning B. Inventory management C. Resource management D. Root cause analysis
D
Which law forms the legal basis in the regulation and operation of clinical laboratories in the Philippines? A. RA 7719 B. RA 4688 C. RA 9165 D. RA 8504
B
Mobile clinical laboratories shall be licensed as part of the main clinical laboratory and shall collect specimens only. It will be allowed to operate as such as long as it is within \_\_\_\_ km radius from the main laboratory. A. 50 B. 100 C. 150 D. 200
B
Which of the following cannot be performed by a secondary clinical laboratory? A. Blood typing B. Routine clinical chemistry C. Microbiology D. Quantitative platelet determination
C
Which of the following situations is compulsory drug testing considered unlawful? A. Precondition for employment in the government
B. Rape suspect who has a violation in the Revised Penal Code
C. An organ donor
D. When the HIV status is relevant in the resolution of a provision in the Family Code of the Philippines
A
In the immunochromatographic method for malaria testing, which of the following plasmodial enzyme is being tested? A. Glucose dehydrogenase B. Lactate dehydrogenase C. Glucokinase D. Peroxidase
B
Which non-treponemal serologic test for syphilis requires heating to eliminate non- specific reactions? A. RPR B. VDRL C. USR D. TRUST
B
What is the positive end point in non-treponemal serologic tests for syphilis? A. Aggregation B. Flocculation C. Fluorescence D. Turbidity
B
In which situation is the performance of a treponemal serologic test for syphilis not indicated?
A. To confirm a reactive non-treponemal screening test
B. To confirm infection in the face of a negative non-treponemal test
C. To confirm infection in the latent phase
D. To confirm a non-reactive non-treponemal screening test
D
In which immunoassay is a reporter label not required? A. Precipitation immunoassay B. Particle immunoassay C. Radioimmunoassay D. Enzyme immunoassay
B
What is the signal detection system in chemiluminescence immunoassay? A. Nephrometry B. Spectrophotometry C. Particle counting D. Photon counting
D
What is the usual CD4:CD8 ratio? A. 1:2 B. 2:1 C. 2:3 D. 3:2
B
The classical complement pathway is activated by which molecule? A. IgG B. IgM C. IgA D. Bacterial cell walls
B
Which of the following will not express MHA Class II antigens? A. B cells B. Activated T cells C. Macrophages D. Platelets
D
The assay of which molecule will determine monoclonality of T cells? A. Immunoglobulin side chains B. TCR C. CH50 D. Heavy chain
B
The total CD3+ count is the most accurate way to enumerate T cells.
A. True
B. False
A
Which of the following best describes the flow cytometry profile of NK cells? A. CD3(-), CD16(+), CD56(+) B. CD3(+), CD16(+), CD56(+) C. CD3(+), CD16(-), CD56(+) D. CD3(+), CD16(+), CD56(-)
A
Which of the following is the most common inherited immunodeficiency disease? A. Bruton X-linked agammaglobulinemia B. Common variable immunodeficiency C. Selective IgA deficiency D. Severe combined immunodeficiency
C
Chediak-Higashi syndrome, an autosomal recessive condition caused by defective neutrophil degranulation, does not present with which of the following? A. Neutropenia B. Thrombocytosis C. Recurrent infections D. Oculocutaneous albinism
B
Which abnormality is characterized by vacuolization of leukocyte cytoplasm by fat vacuoles? A. Alder-Reilly anomaly B. Jordan anomaly C. May-Hegglin anomaly D. Pelger-Huet anomaly
B
Friedewald formula:
A. LDL (mg/dL) = [Total cholesterol] – [HDL – Triglycerides / 5]
B. IDL (mg/dL) = [Total cholesterol] – [HDL – VLDL/5]
C. VLDL 9 mg/dL) = [Total cholesterol] – [HDL – IDL/5]
D. HDL (mg/dL) = [Total cholesterol] – (IDL – LDL / 5]a
A
The best method to separate lipoprotein classes A. Electrophoresis B. Ultracentrifugation C. Polyanion precipitation D. Affinity chromatography
B
Which of the following cardiac troponins is most cardio-specific? A. Troponin I (cTnI) B. Troponin T (cTnT) C. Troponin C (TnC) D. All are equally cardio-specific.
A
Levels of this enzyme rise within 3-6 hours of myocardial infarction, peak at 20-24 hours, and return to normal within 72 hours in the absence of ongoing injury. A. Myoglobin B. Lactate Dehydrogenase C. CK-MB D. Troponins
C
Flipped Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD) isoenzyme ratio occurs in myocardial infarction over around a 36-hour period, wherein A. LD2:L1 > 1 B. LD3:LD4 > 1 C. LD1:LD2 > 1 D. LD4:LD3 > 1
C
The following statements are true regarding Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) EXCEPT:
A. Its activity in hepatocytes is lower than Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT).
B. Ithasbothcytoplasmicandmitochondrialforms.
C. Its level is disproportionately elevated compared to ALT in alcohol-induced liver
disease.
D. Its level becomes higher than ALT as liver fibrosis progresses and cirrhosis sets in.
A
In electrophoresis, this / these will confirm that the specimen is cerebrospinal fluid. A. 2 albumin bands
B. Prealbuminband
C. No band in the albumin region
D. 2 bands in the alpha-1 region
B
This is a screening test for steatorrhea.
A. SerumTocopherol
B. SerumVasoactiveIntestinalPolypeptide C. Serum Secretin
D. Serum Carotenoid
D
In patients with hyperglycemia, levels of which of the following serum electrolytes may need to be corrected for every 100 mg/dL of glucose above normal?
A. Sodium
B. Chloride
C. Potassium D. Magnesium
A
True about serum amylase and lipase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis EXCEPT
A. Serum lipase is more specific for the diagnosis
B. Serum lipase levels remain elevated for a longer duration than amylase
C. Persistent serum level elevations in both analytes may signify ongoing disease
activity or development of complications such as pseudocyst
D. Serum lipase is more useful in the workup of patients with concomitant chronic
renal failure, since amylase levels tend to be increased in these patients even without pancreatitis
D
Formula for the computation of plasma osmolality
A. {4 x [Na] (mmol/L)} + {2 x Chloride (mmol/L} + {BUN (mg/dL)/2}
B. {2 x [Na] (mmol/L)} + {Glucose (mg/dL)/18} + {BUN (mg/dL)/2.8}
C. {2 x [Na] (mmol/L)} + {3 x Chloride (mmol/L)} + {BUN (mg/dL)/4}
D. {4 x [Na] (mmol/L)} + {Glucose (mg/dL)/10} + {BUN (mg/dL)/8}
B
Subclinical hyperthyroidism is defined by this set of function test results
A. High Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), T4, and T3 levels
B. Low TSH, low T4, high T3
C. Low TSH, normal T4 and T3
D. High TSH, normal T4 and T3
C
The gold standard for assessing the entire hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
A. ACTH stimulation test
B. Insulin tolerance test
C. Glucagon stimulation test
D. Low-dose dexamethasone stimulation test
B
Which among these proteins is considered to be the best indicator of change in nutrition status because of the rapid dynamics of its synthesis and clearance and its exquisite sensitivity to intake of adequate nutrition and alterations in hepatic function? A. Albumin B. Globulin C. Prealbumin D. Transferrin
C
Reference method for creatinine measurement
A. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
B. Alkaline Picrate method
C. Enzymatic method (Amidohydrolase or Iminohydrolase)
D. Isotope Dilution-Mass Spectrometry (IDMS)
D
