MCQs Mock Test for Lab Technicians and Technologists: Chapter 27

What red cell inclusions may be seen in the peripheral blood smear of a patient postsplenectomy?

Which of the following hemoglobins has a glucose-6-phosphate on the amino-terminal valine of the beta chain:

In respiratory acidosis, a compensatory mechanism is the increase in :

All of the following are associated with hemolytic anemia except:

Metabolic acidosis is described as a (n):

The glycosylated hemoglobin levels in a hemolysate reflect the:

Factors that contribute to a PCO2 electrode requiring 60-120 seconds to reach equilibrium include the:

The expected blood gas results for a patient in chronic renal failure would match the pattern of:

An increase in serum acetone is indicative of a defect in the metabolism of:

The morphological classification on anemias is based on which of the following:

The referance range for the pH of arterial blood measured at 37 degree celsius is:

Following overnight fasting, hypoglycemia in adults is defined as glucose of:

The glycated hemoglobin value represents the integrated values of glucose concentration during the preceding:

Sickle cell disorders are:

Monitoring long-term glucose control in patients with adult onset diabetes mellitus can best be accomplished by measuring:

Reticulocytosis usually indicates:

An emphysema patient suffering from fluid accumulation in the alveolar spaces is the likely to be in what metabolic state?

Serum levels that define hypoglycemia in pre-term or low birth weight infants are:

A healthy person with a blood glucose of 80 mg/dl (4.4 mmol/L) would have a simultaneously determined cerebrospinal fluid glucose value of:

Which of the following conditions may produce spherocytes in a peripheral smear?

Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is characterized by:

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is best characterized by which of the following?

The degree to which the kidney concentrates the glomerular filtrate can be determined by:

The anion gap is useful for quality control of laboratory results for:

“Bite cells” are usually seen in patients with:

Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HP) is a red cell membrance defect characterized by:

A person with hemolytic anemia will:

In using ion-exchange chromotographic methods, falsely increased levels of hgb A1c might be demonstrated in the presence of:

The preparation of a patient for standard for glucose tolerance testing should include:

Which antibiotics are most often implicated in the development of aplastic anemia?

Osmolal gap is aa difference between:

The conversion of glucose or other hexoses into lactate or pyruvate is called:

Select the test which evaluates renal tubular function:

Cerebrospinal fluid for glucose assay should be:

The buffering capacity of blood is maintained by a reversible exchange process between bicarbonate and:

A patient’s peripheral smear reveals numerous NRBC’s marked variation of red cell morphology, and pronounced polychromasia. In addition to a decreased Hgb and decreased Hct values, what other CBC parameters may be anticipated?

The most important buffer pair in plasma is the

What is the best method to diagnose lactase deficiency?

Most of the carbon dioxide present in blood in the form of:

Quantitation of Na+ and K+ by ion-selective electrode is the standard method because:

A common cause of respiratory alkalosis is:

Severe diarrhea causes

Serum “anion gap” is increased in patients with:

Which of the following is a common finding in aplastic anemia?

Which of the following 2 hr postprandial glucose values demonstrates unequivocal hyperglycemia diagnostic for biabetes mellitus

If a fasting glucose was 90 mg/dl, which of the following 2hr postprandial glucose results would most closely represent normal glucose metabalism

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDAs) are characterized by:

Acidosis and alkalosis are best defined as fluctuations in blood pH and CO2 content due to changes in:

Which of the following values obtained during a glucose tolerance test are diagnosticof diabetes mellitus?

At blood ph  7.40, what is the ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid?