March 2024 Recalls

Flashcards for Microbiology, Parasitology, Histopathology, Clinical Chemistry, ISBB, Hematology and Clinical Microscopy

Which blot is used in detecting RNA presence?

Northern Blot

What are the correct base pairs?

A;T and G;C

Which of the following is NOT spiral-shaped: Clostridium botulinum, Helicobacter pylori, Treponema pallidum, Vibrio cholerae

Clostridium botulinum

What does the presence of residual chlorine in drinking water indicate?

Sufficient amount of chlorine was added initially to the water

What parasite is acquired through ingestion/inhalation?

E. vermicularis

What do you call the recall stage of parasite MIRACIDIUM?

MIRACIDIUM

How to validate the result of AST?

Testing with a reference organism

Which test is employed in the differentiation of the Enterobacteriaceae family?

IMViC

What is the Pre-Analytical part of Microbiology Testing?

Identify Patient

When is the optimal time to collect E. Vermicularis ova?

Night

How is parasitism expressed when malaria parasite is quantitated against RBC?

Parasite/uL of Blood

Which type of organism is isolated if growth in MAC is pink?

Lactose fermenter

Which method employs heat to facilitate better staining of bacterial cell walls?

Zeihl-Neelsen

A gram stain, on a specimen obtained from an intravascular catheter, showed gram-positive bacteria- what is the most probable cause?

S. aureus

Which of the following is positive for coagulase: Salmonella, S. aureus, Shigella, S. pyogenes

S. aureus

In a MacConkey Agar, what is the color of the lactose-fermenting colonies?

Pink

Which Westgard rule is considered mandatory?

1 2s

Actinomyces are:

Gram-positive bacilli, branching, non-spore forming

Babes-Ernst granules were produced by:

C. diptheriae

what is the McFarland standard?

1.5 x 10^9 CFU/ml

What is the characteristic odor of Proteus?

Burnt chocolate odor

What is the most sensitive test for Chlamydia?

NAAT

What is NOT a part of microorganism resistance?

ag-ab complex

What is the best method for monitoring malaria?

Microscopy

What is a source of nitrogen?

Yeast extract, Peptone, beef extract and Meat extract

All of the following are parasite:infective stage EXCEPT: Strongyloides stercoralis: Rhabditiform larva, Ascaris lumbricoides : Embryonated egg, Ancylostoma duodenale : Filariform larva, Trichuris trichuria : Embryonated egg

Strongyloides stercoralis: Rhabditiform larva

Where should Acknowledgements be placed in a research paper?

End of the paper

What is the outer region of an organ?

SEROSA

What staining components of the Papanicolau stain stains nothing?

Bismarck Brown Y

Perls' Prussian blue reaction for Ferric Iron?

1% aqueous potassium ferrocyanide 2% aqueous hydrochloric acid

What does Z-score represent?

Measures how many standard deviations above or below the mean a data point is

All of the following are components of Bouin's solution, EXCEPT: Ethanol, Glacial Acetic Acid, Saturated Picric Acid, Formaldehyde

Ethanol

Enumerate Newborn Screening INCLUDED?

CAH, G6PD deficiency, Congenital hypothyroidism

How early is filing for the MTLE?

3 Months

What is the reference laboratory for HIV testing?

San Lazaro Hospital/SACCL

Caused by friction against a rough surface:

Abrasion

Transition between dehydration and infiltration of embedding medium:

Clearing

Key factors for quality of embedding:

Thickness of Tissue, Duration of fixation, Orientation of tissue, Composition of embedding medium

All of the following are violation of RA 5527 EXCEPT:

Refusal to identify gender identity

What is NOT a component of bouin’s fluid?

ethanol

Best way to communicate patient result to provider?

Electronic

What is the recommended temperature for Formaldehyde fixation?

Ambient temperature/Room temperature

What is NOT physical preservation of tissue.

vapor

A female born with XX chromosomes develops ambiguous genitalia or genitals that appear male. What is this condition?

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

All conditions may be associated with type 3c diabetes mellitus, except:

Autoimmune disease

Which of the following amino acids are composition of creating EXCEPT: glycine, methionine, arginine, cysteine

Cysteine

Relating a measurement result to a stated reference through an unbroken chain of calibrations:

TRACEABILITY

How to best represent liver enzymes?

IU/L

Which part is not a function of the thyroid gland?

Waste excretion

Which characteristics are not true about unconjugated bilirubin?

Also known as direct bilirubin

What specimen is not ideal for drug analysis.

Semen

Which specimen can be preferred for Blood Glucose Determination.

Plasma

The following organs do glycogenolysis EXCEPT:

Stomach

How many minutes does a sample needs to stand before centrifugation?

30 minutes

What is the most common substance abused?

Alcohol

What is NOT the goal of POCT.

Reduce adherent to treatment

What is the best term to describe a scientist has a test with consistent results while using the same methods/ sample/environment?

Replicability

What will you use to neutralize alkaline spill?

Ethanol

Which strategy is performed when POCT-QA issues arises.

Train non-laboratory personnel

What hormone is secreted when there is an increase level of glucose.

Insulin

The following is considered as a liver function test, EXCEPT:

Amylase

4dl to Liter

0.4

What does this formula indicate. Na⁺ + K⁺ – (Cl⁻ + HCO₃ ⁻)

Anion Gap

which of the following is INCORRECT regarding steam sterilization:

Dry heat

What organ produces vasopressin?

Hypothalamus

What is the best marker for risk in diabetic nephropathy?

Microalbuminuria

Which lipoprotein migrates farthest from the anode during electrophoresis?

HDL

What is the purpose of caffeine in the Jendrassik – Grof Method?

Solubilized unconjugated bilirubin

One or two values exceeding the qc parameters not included in counting

Outlier

Enumerate the duration of the disease.

Acute and Chronic

Laboratory equipment hazard EXCEPT:

chemical vapors

Gastric enzyme proteolysis:

Gastrin

Functional plasma enzyme:

Clotting factors

What is NOT an administrative control?

Fume hood

Excess cortisol produces:

Cushing syndrome

Cryoprecipitate AHF contains all of the following, EXCEPT:

Red Blood Cells

Phenotype of D negative:

(-/-)

Sda can be neutralized by?

Human breast milk

The ability of a single cytokine to alter the expression of several genes is called:

Pleiotropy

Which minor blood group system can cause HDN?

Gerbich

What is NOT included under Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion reaction?

TA-GVHD

Rh group:

NONGLYCOSYLATED PROTEINS

Improvement methodology referring to non-value added activities considered as waste.

Lean

Possible mother-fetus incompatibility if father is Rh +, mother is Rh - . They have their first child without undergoing treatment.

less than 50%

ABO discrepancies between forward or reverse blood typing with weak reacting or missing antibodies.

Patient with subgroup of Group

Lectin Dolichus biflorus expresses ___ antigen.

A1

The following are correct for storage and transport of blood components EXCEPT

Blood must be stored at -20C

An IF test with antibodies to detect CD3 will detect which cell?

Circulating T cells

How is the patient who is RH negative in a RBC written.

(-/-)

Red cell immune antibody

IgG

CD8+ cell is also known as

Cytotoxic

Which type of hypersensitivity reaction involves immune complexes?

Type 3

The red cell phenotype of an individual in routine forward and reverse grouping with the genotypes hh, AB

O

FFP is used to treat the following EXCEPT:

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Most common acquired platelet dysfunction:

Drug-induced

Which of the following activates fibrinolysis?

Tissue plasminogen activator

Acute myelomonocytic leukemia:

M4

A reduction in thrombin generation in patients with Scott syndrome results from

Altered expression of phospholipids on the platelet membrane

Fibrinogen/Fibrin fragments EXCEPT:

Fragment Z

“C” in VCS Hematology Coulter Technology:

CONDUCTIVITY