MCQs Mock Test for Lab Technicians and Technologists: Chapter 6

Before performing an R & M on a specimen, the urine would be;

Which test result would increase in a urine specimen sitting at room temperature for 3 hours:

Susceptibility testing:

A 2 hr. p.c. glucose:

Which statement is true regarding the use of reagent dipsticks:

Identify the false statement regarding blood culture collection:

Which test does not monitor a patient’s coagulation mechanism:

The autoclave is set at _____ for small loads:

Approximately how many centimeters are in one foot:

Pus cells or fat in urine would cause this color:

Two standard deviations from the mean includes:

A “TC” pipette is:

Which statement is false when a Gram stain is performed:

Which Gram stain reagent acts as a mordant to bind the stain to the bacteria:

MSDS sheets do not contain:

The test that counts the number of immature RBC’s is the:

An immature neutrophil is called:

Insidious hazards:

Which is most commonly used for protection when processing swabs, body fluid or blood:

A routine GTT:

A patient’s health card # consists of ___ digits:

The purpose of heat fixing a bacterial smear is to:

Which test would not be performed on plasma or serum:

When performing a venipuncture, bright red blood spurts into the tube. This means:

How should commercially prepared culture plates be stored:

Glycosylated hemoglobin:

The end products of protein digestion are:

Which factor may cause a blood smear to be too thin:

Which enzyme(s) would be increased in a patient with acute myocardial infarction:

A 1/8 dilution of urine is:

Xylene is used in:

You are collecting a blood glucose level. The patient asks if you think he has diabetes. You would tell him:

How many grams of NaCl are needed to make 300ml of a 2% solution:

Acid phosphates is an enzyme which increases in:

Identify the correct sequence of steps on the gram stain procedure:

The universally accepted disinfectant for the medical workplace is:

The destruction of erythrocytes to release hemoglobin is called:

Identify the false statement when a specimen is cultured:

A patient has hepatitis, which test(s) will be increased:

Serum is acidified after separation for which test:

WHMIS stands for:

The test measuring the oxygen-carrying capacity of RBC’s is the:

The function unit of the kidney is the:

A 1/6 dilution of serum in water was made. The glucose result was 4.0 mmol/L. What is the reported result:

Identify the incorrect step when using a serological pipette:

A backup test(s) to confirm a positive protein in urine would be:

Water free of charged particles is:

100ml of 20% hydrochloric acid will make how many mls of 4% hydrochloric acid:

When using acid and water:

The site of a specimen must be written on a swab container: