Decmeber 27, 2018

These are what I remembered from my exam, I just copied from one of the members that posted these
recall questions, mr. Alfredo Sigala. I had lots of micro questions (biochemical tests) and blood bank
discrepancies (no panel), questions with mcv,mch,mchc and rdw. computations with V1C1=V2C2,
specificity and questions regarding alkalosis/acidosis, addisons disease.

1. Latex agglutination for Staphylococcus aureus:

Answer: Protein A and Clumping factor

2. What is the formula for sensitivity?

Answer: TP/(TP+FN)*10

3. A CSF specimen was sent to the laboratory at 2am, gram stain was done and subsequent culture is

to be done by the next shift. What temperature should be the specimen kept?

Answer: Incubated at 35 degrees Celsius

4. What is the effect of dextran, why it is difficult to interpret in blood banking?

Answer: It causes rouleaux

5. Which plasmodium would least likely show the presence of trophozoites and schizonts in the

peripheral blood?

Answer: P. falciparum

6. Which factors are affected by Coumadin therapy?

Answer: II, VII, IX, X

Reason: The factors are said to be vitamin K dependent factors.

7. What enzyme is increase in mumps?

Answer: Amylase

8. The purpose of potassium permanganate in auramine-rhodamine stain is: Quenching agent.

9. What test is used to monitor unfractionated heparin therapy?

Answer: APTT
10. In addition to carcinoma of the prostate elevated prostate- specific antigen (PSA) can occur due

to:

Answer: Benign prostatic hyperplasia

11. Description of zygomycetes:

Answer: aseptate hyphae with sproangiospores

12. Sterilization of autoclave:

Answer: 121 degrees Celsius at 15 lbs/psi for 15 mins.

13. Which antigen(s) is enhanced by enzymes?

Answer: Kidd, Rh, Lewis, ABO, P

14. What analyte is monitored in preeclampsia?

Answer: Magnesium

15. A question regarding pure red cell aplasia

16. Answer: Multiple Myeloma

17. Alkali denaturation test detects what type of hemoglobin?

 Answer: Hemoglobin F
18. Which blood group system is associated with resistance of P. vivax malaria?

Answer: Duffy

19. Answer: ascaris lumbricoides

20. What is used for cleaning surfaces in a laboratory?

Answer: 10% sodium hypochlorite

21.
Answer: Penicillium

22. Irreversible step in platelet aggregation?

Answer: release of ADP

23. Answer: Uremia (Kidney disease)

24. Three (3) test tubes are negative to AHG (antihuman globulin), when check cells is added, the
result is still negative, what is the error:
Answer: Serum was omitted from the reaction
25. Postprandial turbidity of the serum is due to the presence of?

Answer: lipoproteins

26. Which test differentiates E. coli 0157:H7?

Answer: sorbitol
27.
Answer: Tyrosine