119. Patient experiencing Hyperglycemia with a blood glucose level of 450 mg/dL and potassium level of 4.4 mmol/L. After giving insulin, the glucose level went down to 120 mg/dL. Which of the following is expected of the potassium level?

120. Which of the ff conditions is asso w/ this poikilocyte?

121. Which of the ff is expected in pheochromocytoma?

122. Oxidase(+), A/A in TSI, G(-) straight rods asso w/ gastroenteritis

123. How many primers are there in PCR?

124. Which of the ff analyzes is the best indicator of heparobillary damage?

125. An antimicrobial that is inappropriate to report on an Escherichia coli isolated from a wound culture:

127. A college student attended a beach party where raw oysters and other shellfish were consumed. The next day, he had symptoms of septicemia. The blood cultures grew G(-) bacilli with the following characteristics: Oxidase(+), MacConkey agar: Pink colonies, O/129 (150ug) susceptible. The most likely organism is:

129. Most critical step in determining the specificity of a PCR rxn:

130. Mycobacteria species that can be acquired from tap water?

131. An undiluted CSF spx is loaded onto a Neubauer hemocytometer and the ff results are recorded after counting all nine 1.0 mm2 quadrant on both sides. Side 1 = 100 WBCs; Side 2 = 55 WBCs. What should the MLS do?

132. Susceptibility testing performed on quality control org. Using a new media lot no. Yielded zone sizes that were too large for all antibiotics tested. The testing was repeated using media from a previously used lot number, and all zone sizes were acceptable. The unacceptable zone sizes are best explained by the:

133. In abnormal creatinine clearance, aside from creatinine what else is affected:

134. HTLV testing: initial ELISA is reactive, what to do?

135.when grown in the dark, yellow to orange pigmentation of the colonies is usually demonstrated by:

136. The ff results are most consistent with which of the ff conditions? ALP = inc, Bilirubin = inc, urobilinogen = dec, urine bilirubin = positive

⭐️138. THE ABSORBANCE CUTOFF VALUE IS 1.000 AND THE PATIENT RESULT ABSORBANCE VALUE IS 1.099. THE PATIENT IS:

139. Specimen for rotations detection?

140. Reactive monocytosis can be seen in w/c of the ff?

141. Oligoclonal bands present on electrophoresis of concentrated CSF & also concurrently tested in the serum of the same px may indicate what?

142. Fresh frozen plasma stored at -65C will have a shelf life of:

143. Considering the ff DAT panel result, what to do?

144. Oxalic acid crystals in the urine can be seen after ingestion of?

145. A catalase(+), oxidase(+) G(-) bacilli & 2nd most common cause of respiratory infxn among cystic fibrosis px?

147. Patient with meningococcemia was given with penicillin. Blood sample was collected 5 days after the start of penicillin therapy. No growth on blood subculture. Why?

149. An organism isolated from an eye wash of a patient with a cornea infxn who had been wearing contact lenses for the past 2 years. What is most likely the agent isolated?

150. Rheumatoid factors are immumoglobulins with specificity for allotypic determinants located on the:

151. Expected in hyperaldosteronism:

152. A G(-) bacillus with bipolar staining was isolated from a wound infxn caused by a bite from a pet cat. The following characteristics rxn were seen: Oxidase(+), OF test (O+/F+), nonmotile, no growth on MAC.

154. Inappropriate ADH secretion will manifest what?

155. Supplementation with Hemingway & vitamin K will enhance the recovery of which of the ff?

156. If blood smear is dried too slowly, the red blood cells are often:

157. Which of the ff parasites is known for autoinfection?

⭐️158. FOCUSED ON LPO, SHIFTED TO HPO BUT THE OBJECTIVE IS TOUCHING THE SLIDE. WHAT TO DO?

159.alpha-fetoprotein, an oncofetal antigen, is least likely to be found in:

160. Anaerobic, G(-), tiny diplococci im clusters, pairs and short chains isolated from jaw injury?

161. Valinomycin enhances the selectivity of the electrode used to quantitate:

162. Which of the ff isn’t a description that fits the donath landsteiner antibody?

163. Gold-standard for detection of Cryptosporidium parvum?

164. Long, thin G(-) rods that are tapered (pointed) at the ends?

165. Type of meningitis where CSF glucose is normal with reference range of 50 to 80 mg/dL & lymphocytes are predominantly?

168.which of the ff is an EBV marker that appears at onset of symptoms and persists for life?

170. Intraoperative autologous blood stored at 1 to 6C should be administered within:

171. Patient was diagnosed with malaria, however no schizoid & merozoites were seen in. Thr peripheral blood smear. The causative agent is:

172. Most sensitive substrate for detection of beta-lactamases?

173. Cause of false(-) ABO typing?

⭐️174. BEST INTERPRETATION OF THE FOLLOWING RESULTS? • CMV IgG titer 1:128 • CMV IgM >1:IgM • Toxoplasma IgG Titer 1:128 • Toxoplasma IgM titer <1:10

175. The procedure that assures the most accurate detection of mec-A mediated oxacillin resistance in routine broth microdilution susceptibility testing against S. Aureus is:

176. Which of the ff measurements uses the principle of amperometry?

177. Which one of the ff org does not require susceptibility testing to the antimicrobial indicated when isolated from a clinically significant source?

179.The ff are the results of D typing on a px using a high-protein anti-D reagent: Which of the ff is the correct interpretation of these results?

180. Which one the ff features of T.saginata helps distinguish it from T. Solium?

181. Detected using the D test?

⭐️182. THE HYBRID CAPTURE 1 TEST DETECTS:

⭐️183. A PERSON WITH ADDISON'S DISEASE WILL HAVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESULTS?

184. Which pairs of cells would make the best screening cells?

185. The electrode for pCO2 determination is sensitive to which of the ff?

186 Organism causing pneumonia gave a positive result for modified Hodge test, what antibiotic must not be given?

187. Which of the ff will most likely cause CSF xanthochromia?

189. Cultivation of this organism, such as from a positive blood culture, requires an agar medium overlaid with long-chain fatty acids.

190. Consider the ff ABO typing results: What should be done?

191. Serum sodium = decreased, serum osmolality = normal, other electrolytes = normal

192.A technologist on respiratory bench notices an increased number of px on the ICU growing the same, drug-resistant G(-) rod from sputum spx. Which department in the hospital will the microbiology laboratory work with to collect data on positive patients?

193. What is the cytogenetic anomaly in AML3?

⭐️194. The yeast from of which dimorphic fungi appears as oval or elongated cigar shapes?

195. CSF sample intended for VDRL is delivered to the laboratory. However, there was no available VDRL, so the medtech perform RPR instead. The result was negative. What should be the next course of action?

196. A dematiaceous mold grew in 4 days on SDA, isolated from a foot wound. The isolated organism shown on the image, identify:

197. The ff urine results were obtained on a 25 yo female.

⭐️198. Which of the ff zygomycetes doesn’t have rhizoids?

⭐️199. WHAT LEVEL OF GENTAMICIN IS USED FOR TESTING HIGH-LEVEL RESISTANCE SOMETHING?

200. Patient is AHG(-), in the control cells, three out of eight tubes are negative when Check cells are added. What is the error?

201. The hair baiting test is useful in differentiating which two species of Trichophyton that produces red colonies on Saboraud agar plates?

202. MLS performed susceptibility testing for E. Coli using a 100mm plate & placed 12 antibiotic disks on it. Which of the ff is expected?

203. A cause of false(+) result in RPR test?

205. The parameter that is expected to decrease in early stages in iron deficiency anemia & considered as it’s the most sensitive indicator?

208.A 26 yo female is admitted with anemia of undetermined origin. Blood samples are received with a xm request for 6 units of rbc. The px is grp A, Rh(-) & has no history of transfusion or pregnancy. The ff results were obtained in pretransfusion testing. The best way to find compatible blood is to

⭐️209. SPUTUM CULTURE PLANTED ON EGG-BASED MEDIUM. AFTER 3 WEEKS, SMOOTH BROWN COLONIES. WHAT IS THE ORGANISM?

210.A patient received two units of pRBCs & had a delayed transfusion rxn. Pretransfusion ab screening records indicated no aggln except after the addition of IgG sensitized cells. Repeat testing of the pretransfusion specimen detected an ab at the antiglobulin phase. What is the most likely explanation of the original results?

211. A patient with lupus erythematosus has the ff urinalysis results. These would be most associated with:

212. Most sensitive single test for phenotypic detection of hereditary hemochromatosis. It reflects the percentage of sites available for carrying iron.

213. All of the following could result to pseudohyponatremia, except?

214. Measures the amount of light intensity present over a zero background where the analyte absorbs light of a particular wavelength then emit light of a longer wavelength?

217. Which of the ff will highly likely cause a urine ph of 9.0?

⭐️220. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES MAKES USE OF ANTIGENS ARTIFICIALLY COATED ON PARTICLES FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES?

223. Rouleaux is undetectable at what phase?

224. Interpret

225. Hepatitis B marker that is predominantly seen in acute phase of infection but rarely seen in chronic infection?

226. A patient’s coagulation blood sample was drawn from an IV line because this is the only option for obtaining the sample. Based on the results, how should testing proceed?

227. The creatine kinase of the patient is normal whereas his troponin I is increased. What is the patient’s condition?

228. The osmolality of urine or serum specimen is measured by a change in what?

229. Mutation of what gene is detected in 90% to 97% of patients with Polycythemia vera & 50% to 60% of essential thrombocytosis patients?

⭐️232. 4 UNITS OF CRYOPRECIPITATE WITH THE FOLLOWING VALUES, WHAT TO DO?

235. A refrigerated urine specimen gave a specific gravity reading of 1.020 using the refractometer. It also contains 1000 mg of glucose. What must be done?

236. Levels of this analyte rises rapidly after MYOcardial infarction, but this finding is relatively nonspecific:

237. The antigen marker most closely associated with transmissibility of HBV infection is:

238. The primary indication for granulocyte transfusion is:

240. A urine pH of 4.5 is most likely due to:

242. A previously Type O, Rh(-) individual is nownpositive on DAT. Which of the ff results is expected of his current sample?

⭐️243. Based on the Ff results what must be given for exchange transfusion?

244. A red urine specimen had a positive rxn for blood but no RBCs were seen on microscopic examination. Ammonium sulfate was added to the specimen & then centrifuged. After centrifugation the supernatant remained red. The abnormal urine color is caused by: