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Chemistry Certification
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A 21-year-old man with nausea - vomiting - and jaundice has the following laboratory findings: Total serum bilirubin level: 8.5 mg/dL (normal - 0-1.0) Conjugated serum bilirubin level: 6.1 mg/dL (normal - 0-0.5) Urine urobilinogen: Increased Fecal u
immunofixation
primidone
lithium
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia - hepatocellular obstruction
2. This elevates carboxyhemoglobin?
Temperature is a function of the number of particles in solution
F
200
exposure to CO
3. The greatest activities of serum AST and ALT are seen in...
can be separated into distinct phenotypes
acute hepatitis
fraction absorbed into systemic circulation
band width
4. The formula for calculating the amount of moles of a chemical?
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia - hepatocellular obstruction
para-hydroxylphenyl...
high carbohydrate diet for 3 days
g/MW
5. A pH of 7.0 represents a H+ concentration of...
acute hepatitis
normal - liver breakdown
100 nmol
g/MW
6. In familial hypercholesterolemia - the hallmark finding is an elevation of...
LDL
glucose oxidase
B12 deficiency
maintain colloidal osmotic pressure
7. A patient in her 33rd week of pregnancy is hospitalized with toxemia. Her doctor would like to deliver the baby early because the toxemia is becoming more severe. The baby's best chance of delivery without respiratory distress due to lung immaturity
remove excess unbound iron
impaired response to ACTH stimulation
L/S ratio > 3.5
LDH
8. Fluctuation of the needle on a coulometric type titrator is most probably due to...
correct for variations in light intensity
dirty electrodes
measures one ion more than others
tissue and serum levels need to reach equilibrium
9. In developing the reference for a new EIA for CEA - the range for the normal population was broader than that published by the vendor. Controls are acceptable with a narrow coefficient of variation. This may be explained by...
mg/ml
inclusion of smokers and nonsmokers in the study population
normal - liver breakdown
wavelength
10. The identification of Bence Jones protein is best accomplished by...
increased vasoconstriction
dirty electrodes
F
immunofixation
11. This is a glycolytic enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of fructose-1 - 6-diphosphate to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
HCT
multiplied by 4
run a new set of controls
aldolase
12. A carbonate salt used to control manic-depressive disorders is...
parathyroid
lithium
enzyme induction
acute hepatitis
13. Rickets is associated with deficiency of...
D
wavelength
g/MW
thyroxine
14. A potentiometric electrode that measures an analyte that passes through a selectively premeable membrane and rapidly enters into an equilibrium with an electrolyte solution is...
incorrect aqueous to nonaqueous mixture
decreased lecithin
pCO2
immunofixation
15. In automated methods utilizing a bichromatic analyzer - dual wavelengths are employed to...
F
endosmosis
M subunit is inactivated
minimize the effects of interference
16. If the correlation coefficient (r) of two variables is zero...
there is an absence of correlation
bilirubindiglucuronide
improving state of metabolic control (as indicated by fructosamine)
standard
17. In competitive inhibition of an enzyme reaction the...
porphobilinigen SCREEN
TLC
inhibitor binds to enzyme at same site as substrate
4.5
18. In the sweat test - the sweating stimulant is introduced to the skin by application of...
ammonia
monitoring the course of a known cancer
sample exposed to light
electric current
19. The following bilirubin results are obtained on a patient: Day 1: 4.3 mg/dL Day 4: 2.2 mg/dL Day 2: 4.6 mg/dL Day 5: 4.4 mg/dL Day 3: 4.5 mg/dL Day 6: 4.5 mg/dL - Given that the controls were within range each day - what is a probable explanation for
dirty applicators
serum cortisol > 15
specimen exposure to light
ionization of carboxyl groups (yielding a net negative charge)
20. The ability of a procedure to measure only the component(s) it claims to measure is called...
potassium dichromate in SA
specificity
faster than gamma
65
21. This enzymes catalyzes the conversion of starch to glucose and maltose
patient noncompliance
amylase
CO2
ionization of carboxyl groups (yielding a net negative charge)
22. Blood specimens for digoxin assays should be obtained between 8 hours or more after drug administration because...
tissue and serum levels need to reach equilibrium
freezing point
alpha 2 beta
transferrin
23. Bromcresol purple at a pH of 5.2 is used in a colorimetric method to measure...
hemolysis
albumin
benzoylecogine
LDL
24. A breakdown product of hemoglobin is...
hyperthyroidism
lithium
the fetus is at risk for respiratory distress
bilirubin
25. These enzymes of heme biosynthesis are inhibited by lead
pilocarpine
Hb S
catalyze redox reactions
porphobilinogen synthetase
26. The most sensitive enzymatic indicator for liver damage from ethanol intake is...
GGT
growth - third trimester of pregnancy
parathyroid hormone
fresh morning urine for delta-aminolevulinic acid
27. In the Jaffe reaction - creatine reacts with...
alkaline picrate
draw blood for glucose and discontinue test
Hb S
parathyroid hormone
28. A blood gas sample was sent to the lab on ice - and a bubble was present in the syringe. The blood had been exposed to room air for at least 30 minutes. The following change in blood gases occurred...
creatine kinase
increased O2 decreased HCO3
lactic acidosis
<45
29. About 90% of phenytoin is excreted in the urine as...
lithium
amylase
para-hydroxylphenyl...
fetal and placenta function
30. Upon completion of a run of cholesterol tests - the technician recognizes that the controls are not within the two standard deviations confidence range. What is the appropriate course of action?
correct for variations in light intensity
1.1
run a new set of controls
specificity
31. The most specific enzyme test for acute pancreatitis is...
lipase
g/MW
D
pH pCO2 pO2
32. The unit of measure for a standard solution is...
mg/ml
2-log(T)
corticosterone
check serum for hemolysis
33. This serum constituent is unstable if a blood specimen is left standing at room temperature for 8 hours before processing
Hb S
minimize the effects of interference
MI
glucose
34. Stray light can be detected in a spectrophotometer by utilizing a...
sharp cutoff filter
porphyrin and porphobilinogen screen
TSH
dihydroxyacetone side chain
35. Coulometry is used to measure...
chloride
run a new set of controls
faster than gamma
bicarbonate carbonic acid
36. The method of choice for diagnosis of a protracted attack of porphyria is...
urobilin
HPLC analysis of porpobilinogen on 24hr urine
sample exposed to light
GGT
37. In electrophoretic analysis - buffers...
brain
acute hepatitis
act as carriers for ions
chloride
38. The first step to be taken when attempting to repair a piece of electronic equipment is...
purulent
turn off
endogenous triglycerides
growth - third trimester of pregnancy
39. A potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L is obtained. Before reporting the results - the first step the technologist should take is to...
cysteine
ionization of carboxyl groups (yielding a net negative charge)
@ 100
check serum for hemolysis
40. Analysis of erythrocytes for uroporphyrinogen I synthetase detects...
methadone
benzoylecogine
intestinal malabsorption
acute intermittent porphyria
41. The T3 resin uptake test is a measure of...
acid phosphatase
lead
binding capacity of thyroxine-binding globulin
BUN increased
42. Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) in blood is usually determined by means of these electrodes?
check serum for hemolysis
beta
wavelength
glass
43. This method employs a highly specific antibody to thyroxine
atomic absorption
T4 by RIA
specimen exposure to light
D
44. The principle of the occult blood test depends on the...
270
whole blood can be used
peroxidase-like activity of hemoglobin
pituitary
45. Characteristic of the Bence Jones protein that is used to distinguish it from other urinary proteins is its solubility...
respiratory ACIDOSIS
Solute moves half the distance of the solvent front
@ 100
porphobilinogen synthetase
46. Testing for the diagnosis of lead poisoning should include...
ionic charge
(testing of urine for) delta-am.. acid
hyperventilation
CK-MB
47. An emphysema patient suffering from fluid accumulation in the alveolar spaves is likely to be in what metabolic state?
WITHOUT a disease with a negative test
ratio of distance moved by solvent to distance moved by compound
respiratory ACIDOSIS
exposure to CO
48. A new method is being evaluated. A recovery experiment is performed with the following results: 0.9 mL serum sample + 0.1 mL H20 = 89 mEq/L 0.9 mL serum sample + 0.1 mL analyte std. @ 800 mEq/L = 161 mEq/L The percent recovery of the added analyt
monitoring the course of a known cancer
prevent phosphate interference
90%
show a decrease in glycosylated hgb
49. Technical problems encountered during the collection of an amniotic fluid specimen caused doubt as to whether the specimen was amniotic in origin. This procedure would establish that the fluid is amniotic in origin
elevated lactic acid - elevated pyruvate
acid phosphatase
creatinine
CK-MB
50. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are both elevated in this disease
trig
parathyroid hormone
A1c
viral hepatitis