ASCP MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) Sample Questions:
1. Howell-Jolly bodies are composed of DNA, usually left from the nucleus, that appears as a round, dark-staining inclusion in the cytoplasm of red blood cells. Howell-Jolly bodies can be found in various conditions including splenectomy and anemia.
Remnants of erythrocyte nuclei, nuclear fragments, or aggregates of chromosomes are called:
A) Pappenheimer bodies
B) Basophilic stippling
C) Howell-Jolly bodies
D) Heinz bodies
2. Some elderly individuals can have poor dietary habits which can lead to decreased nutrient absorption, including zinc.
A zinc deficiency in the elderly is often caused by:
A) Increased intake and excretion
B) Increased excretion and decreased absorption
C) Decreased intake and absorption
D) Decreased intake and excretion
3. An international, nonprofit organization that establishes standards of best current practice for clinical laboratories is
A) Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
B) the Joint Commission
C) Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4. The role of provider-performed microscopy (PPM) is the
A) Means by which quality control between laboratories is maintained.
B) both moderately and highly complex
C) Specific microscopic tests (wet mounts) performed by a physician for his or her own patients.
D) Process of performing laboratory testing at the bedside of the patient and a means of decentralizing some of the laboratory testing.
5. The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) increases as the severity of alpha thalassemia increases because of changing MCV as the bone marrow produces smaller cells. In addition, if Hemoglobin H bodies are present, they result in the formation of schiztocytes (RBC fragments) that can have an effect on the MCV and RDW.
The Red cell Distribution Width (RDW) in alpha thalassemia is
A) usually increased
B) dependent upon severity
C) usually decreased
D) within normal limits
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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