POPCORN 4 Flashcards
Sampling for ACTH determination:
A. Prechilled heparin tube
B. Prewarmed heparin tube
C. Prechilled EDTA tube
D. Prewarmed EDTA tube
C. Prechilled EDTA tube
A complete deficiency of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase results in which disease?
A. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
B. Modification of diet in renal disease
C. Maple syrup urine disease
D. Reye’s syndrome
E. Megaloblastic anemia
A. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Select the coupling enzyme used in the kinetic AST reaction:
A. Lactate dehydrogenase
B. Malate dehydrogenase
C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
D. G-6-PD
B. Malate dehydrogenase
The first intermediate host of Diphyllobothrium latum is:
A. Copepod
B. Snail
C. Fish
D. Crab
A. Copepod
What is the infective stage of the broad tapeworm to humans?
A. Plerocercoid
B. Coracidium
C. Hydatid cyst
D. Cysticercus
A. Plerocercoid
All are components of CLINITEST, except:
A. Copper sulfate
B. Sodium carbonate, sodium citrate
C. Sodium hydroxide
D. Lactose
D. Lactose
Which of the following is a component of ACETEST?
A. Copper sulfate
B. Sodium carbonate, sodium citrate
C. Sodium hydroxide
D. Lactose
D. Lactose
What type of leukocyte actively participates in acute inflammatory processes and contains myeloperoxidase within its primary (azurophilic) granules and alkaline phosphatase in its secondary (specific) granules?
A. Neutrophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Monocytes
D. Lymphocytes
E. Plasma cells
A. Neutrophils
Which of the following is an acceptable time in which a unit of whole blood is collected?
A. 33 minutes
B. 25 minutes
C. 20 minutes
D. 13 minutes
D. 13 minutes
A unit tests positive for syphilis using the rapid plasma reagin test (RPR). The microhemagglutinin assay-Treponema pallidum (MHA-TP) on the same unit is negative. What is the disposition of the unit?
A. The unit may be used to prepare components
B. The donor must be contacted and questioned further; if the RPR result is most likely a falsepositive, then the unit may be used
C. The unit must be discarded
D. Cellular components may be prepared but must be irradiated before issue
A. The unit may be used to prepare components
The earliest antibody response and development of IgM is in response to the OspC membrane protein, the flagellar antigens (FlaA and FlaB), or the fibronectin binding protein (BBK32):
A. AIDS
B. Lyme disease
C. Scarlet fever
D. Syphilis
B. Lyme disease
Which technique is used to detect DNA containing a specific base sequence by applying a labeled probe to DNA bands immobilized onto nitrocellulose paper following electrophoresis?
A. Southern blot
B. Northern blot
C. Dot blot
D. Western blot
A. Southern blot
Which of the following could be a broad cast?
A. Hyaline cast
B. Granular cast
C. Waxy cast
D. All of these
D. All of these
Most commonly seen broad casts:
A. Hyaline and granular casts
B. Hyaline and waxy casts
C. Granular and waxy casts
D. RBC and WBC casts
C. Granular and waxy casts
Bone marrow cellularity refers to the ratio of:
A. Red cell precursors to white cell precursors
B. Hematopoietic tissue to adipose tissue
C. Granulocytic cells to erythrocytic cells
D. Extravascular tissue to intravascular tissue
B. Hematopoietic tissue to adipose tissue