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ASCP BOC Practice Exam Correct 100%
Question : CML vs. Leukemoid Reaction
Correct answer: CML - decreased leukocyte alkaline
phosphatase (LAP)Leukemoid Reaction - increased LAP
Question : Look-back
Correct answer: The process for the identification and
notification of recipients of blood components from prior donations of who now test positive for HCV, HIV-1 and/or HIV-2.
Question : External reference electrode used in ISE
Correct answer: KCl
Question : The serum glucose concentration of a diabetic
patient undergoing a 2-hr GTT should return to the baseline (fasting level) after _____ minutes.
Correct answer: 120
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Question : Technical problems encountered during the
collection of an amniotic fluid specimen caused doubt as to whether the specimen was amniotic in origin. Which procedure would best establish that the fluid is amniotic in origin?
Correct answer: Creatinine clearance
Question : Oval fat bodies and fatty casts are
characteristic urine sediment constituents in patients with
_____.
Correct answer: Nephritic Syndrome
Question : What are the 2 most common reasons for
macrocytosis?
Correct answer: B12 and Folate deficiency
Question : Calculation for corrected WBC
Correct answer: (WBC x 100)/(#nrbc + 100)
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Question : What is the major protein of HDL?
Correct answer: Apolipoprotein A
Question : Muscular Dystrophy
Correct answer: Increased CK, LD, AST, ALT CK most
sensitive and specific
Question : A patient who has had severe chest pain for
several hours is admitted with a diagnosis of possible acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Which of these ordered laboratory tests should the nurse monitor to help determine whether the patient has had an AMI?
Correct answer: Troponin I and Troponin TTroponin
levels increase about 4 to 6 hours after the onset of a myocardial infarction (MI).
Question : Which test identifies the presence of Hgb S?
Correct answer: Hemoglobin electrophoresis
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Question : Laboratory test specific for systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE)
Correct answer: Antinuclear antibody test (ANA)
Question : A male with urethral discharge can be
presumptive for ________.
Correct answer: N. gonorrhea
Question : A low reticulocyte count in an infant may
indicate _____.
Correct answer: Aplastic anemia
Question : Cryptococcus neoformans may yield a positive
result for ________.