MCQs Mock Test for Lab Technicians and Technologists: Chapter 30

In Taenia saginata, the larval stage develops in

The ketone bodies include acetoacetic acid, acetone, and

In the formation of urine, the function of the glomerulus is

Which one of the following is characteristic of any antigen?

The organism that can cause rheumatic fever and/or glomerular nephritis is

The infective stage of the hookworm is the

The principle involved in some automated blood cell counters is based on the

WHich one of the following is a function of gamma globulin?

On most automated cell counted, background counts are made using

Identify correct statement regarding Robert Koch

A variety of media may be safely stored for months is care is taken to

When performing automated cell counts, most automated cell counted instruments

Each of the following parasites is transmitted by eating inadequately cooked fish or seafood EXCEPT:

Alkaline phosphatase is GREATLY elevated in

Four weeks after his arrival from Africa, a 24-year-old graduate student presents with blood in his urine. Microscopic examination of his urine reveals the presence of eggs with terminal spines. In the interview he admits that he has been working on his family’s rice field occasionally since his early childhood. The most likely etiologic agent of his complaint is

Dilute normal urine is usually

The etiologic agent of chancroid is

The ketone test area on a dip stick is impregnated with

Who is credited with processing the most readily acceptable theory of ABO inheritance?

Enterobius vermilcularis is a

The end-product of purine metabolism is

The degree that a procedure deviates from a known value or from a calculated mean value is known as

Freezing point depression measurements are part of which one of the following urine test procedures?

A donor who recently tested positive for HBsAg should be deferred

Water-soluble pigments are produced by

Most of the plasma thyroxine (T4) is

Each of the following statements concerning neisseriae is correct EXCEPT:

Larval stage of Taenia saginata is called

A substance that produces a prolonged prothrombin time when given orally is

Antihuman serum globulin (Coombs) is NOT used in performing

Metabolic acidosis can be detected by testing urine for the presence of

Each of the following statements concerning chlamydial genital tract infections is correct EXCEPT:

Supravital staining of red cells with a deficiency of G-6-PD will demonstrate the presence of

Sodium is responsible for the maintenance of

During the maturation of a blood cell, the nuclear chromatin pattern becomes

Blood group A individuals have

When using white blood cell pipets for performing a white cell count, blood is diluted

A 4-year-old boy presents to his pediatrician with intense perianal itching. His mother explains that the child has also been extremely irritable during the day and has not been sleeping well at night. Eggs with a flattened side were identified by the laboratory technician from a piece of scotch tape brought in by the parent. Infection with which of the following organisms is most likely?

All of the following influence glomerular filtration EXCEPT

The mother of a 4-year-old child notes that her child is sleeping poorly and scratching his anal area. You suspect the child may have pinworms. Which one of the following is the BEST method to make that diagnosis?

The accepted and usual time and temperature used for the inactivation of serum is

Which of the following tests is used to measure capillary fragility?

To determine if a patient is A1 or A2, the blood is typed with

Each of the following statements concerning gonorrhea is correct EXCEPT:

A 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus is found to have a positive serologic test for syphilis (VDRL test). She denies having had sexual contact with a partner who had symptoms of a venereal disease. The next best step would be to:

Several pathogens are transmitted either during gestation or at birth. Which one of the following is LEAST likely to be transmitted at these times?

A floatation method for concentration of ova and cysts used

Cerebral spinal fluid patients with post-cerebral hemmorrhage appears

Each of the following is associated with the Lancefield group B streptococci (S. agalactiae) EXCEPT:

Which of the following tests is specific for urinary glucose?