PHINMA-University of Pangasinan

College of Health Sciences

Department of Medical Laboratory Science

Introduction to Medical Technology with STS: MLS001

Name:____________________________________________ Score:_______

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the questions or incomplete statements that follow is
comprised of four or more suggested responses. Select the best answer in each
case.

1. A clinical laboratory science related to the prevention, diagnosis and

treatment of disease.
a) Physician
b) Medical technology
c) Quacks/Chief of Hospital
d) Nursing
2. All of the following are major clinical sciences within our profession,
EXCEPT:
a) Microbiology
b) Bloodbanking
c) Hematology
d) Clinical chemistry
e) All of the above
f) None of the above
3. Which describes most the medical technologist?
a) Medical technologist is someone who performs chemical,
hematological, but not immunologic and diagnostic.
b) Medical technologist is someone who doesn’t perform chemical,
hematological, but immunologic and diagnostic analyses
c) Medical technologist is someone who performs chemical,
hematological, immunologic and microscopic, but not
bacteriological analyses
d) Medical technologist is someone who performs chemical,
hematological, immunologic and microscopic & bacteriological
analyses
4. All of the following are job duties of our profession, EXCEPT:
a) Analyzes human fluid sample using techniques in clinical
laboratory
b) Interprets the result to the patient
c) Assist other healthcare practitioners
d) Recognizes anomalies and knows how to troubleshoot the
instruments.
e) None of the above
f) All of the above
5. This is the director of clinical laboratory which has contributions to
diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of diseases.
a) Chief Medical Technologist
b) Section Head
c) Medical Technician
d) Pathologist
e) All of the Above
f) None of the above
6. This means practice of medicine which has divided into Anatomic and
Clinical.
a) Autopsy
b) Biopsy
c) Pathology
d) Pathologist
e) Nurse
f) Medical Technologist
7. It has something to do with diagnosis or confirmation of diseases
through autopsy or biopsy.
a) Clinical pathology
b) Clinical Chemistry
c) Anatomy and Physiology
d) Anatomic Pathology
e) None of the above
f) All of the above
8. It specializes the chemical, microbiological study and also with
hematologic examinations.
a) Dental Clinic
b) Boutique clinic
c) Clinical Pathology
d) None of the above
e) All of the above
9. This is with a degree from university recognized by the CHED and passed
the licensure examination.
a) Nurse
b) Medical Technician
c) Medical Laboratory Scientist
d) Medical Technologist
e) Either C or D
f) All of the above
10. Internship in the laboratory is accredited by ___________________.
a) Bureau of Health Facilities and Services
b) Department of Education
c) Commission on Higher Education
d) Professional Regulation Commission
e) None of the above
f) All of the above
g) Except A and C
11. Medical Technologist can work as medical detective.
a) False
b) True
c) Tralse
12. All of the following are personal traits of Medical technologist,
EXCEPT:
a) Good social relationship
b) Has aptitude for the biological sciences
c) “X” Factor
d) Communication skills
e) None of the above
13. All of the Following are personal traits of Medical technologist,
EXCEPT:
a) Physical stamina
b) Good eye sight
c) Manual dexterity
d) Patience
e) Good intellect
f) None of the above
14. What are the special characteristics of Medical Technologist?
a) Emotionally matured, Devoted, Honest, Accurate, Skilled, “X”
Factor, good eye sight, good intellect
b) Emotionally matured, Devoted, Honest, Accurate, Skilled, “X”
Factor
c) Emotionally matured, Devoted, Honest, Accurate, Skilled, “X”
Factor, good eye sight, good intellect, service oriented
d) Emotionally matured, Devoted, Honest, Accurate, Skilled, “X”
Factor, good eye sight
e) None of the above
15. All of the following are performed by Medical Technologist,
EXCEPT:
a) Coagulation Profile
b) Culture
c) Phlebotomy
d) Serological procedure
e) All of the above
f) None of the above
16. What was the main laboratory based test back into the early
beginning?
a) Fecalysis
b) Urinalysis
c) Semen Analysis
d) Lipid testing
e) Culturing
17. What are the four humors of the body?
a) Blood
b) Phlegm
 c) Black and Yellow bile
d) Black and Red bile
e) A,B,C
f) A,B,D
18. Who described the four humors of the body?
a) Vivian Herrick
b) Prof. Ruth M. William
c) Hippocrates
d) Anne Fagelson
e) None of the above
19. Who believes that Medical technologist began in 1550 B.C. when
intestinal parasites were mentioned?
a) Prof. Ruth M. William
b) Hippocrates
c) Vivian Herrick
d) Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek
e) None of the above
20. What intestinal parasites were mentioned by discover of number 19?
a) Plasmodium and Strongyloides
b) Trichinella and Klebsiella
c) Taenia and Ascaris
d) Balantidium and Ecantamoeba
21. Who observed that the urine of individuals attracted by the ants
has a sweetish taste?
a) Prof. M. Ruth Williams
b) Anne Fagelson
c) Hippocrates
d) Hindu and Quack doctors
e) None of the above
22. He was described as the greatest of early microscopist.
a) Herman Fehling
b) Rudolf Virchow
c) Marcello Malphigi
d) Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek
e) None of the above
23. What kind of dyes where it became possible to stain bacteria and
study them in microscope?
a) Gram Stain
b) Papanicolau Stain
c) Aniline
d) Analyn dye
e) None of the above
24. In what year did the discoverer of number 25 discover that causes
of some diseases can be evidenced through laboratory findings?
a) Mid 19th century
b) 1900
c) 1800
 d) 1880
e) None of the above
25. He discovered that causes of some diseases can be evidenced
through laboratory findings.
a) Baron Karl Von Humbeldt
b) Marcello Malphigi
c) William Welch
d) William occam
e) Douglas McArthur
26. He started the first laboratory instruction.
a) William Welch
b) Douglas
c) Burden Sunderson
d) Marcello Malphigi
e) None of the above
27. Who became the first professor of pathology and established
bacteriology and autopsy lab?
a) Douglas
b) Baron Karl Von Humbeldt
c) William H. Welch
d) Burden Sunderson
28. In what university did number 27 become the first professor of
pathology?
a) University of Michigan
b) Harvard University
c) Silliman University
d) John Hopkins University
29. All of the following are the first clinical laboratories, EXCEPT:
a) John Hopkins Hospital(1899)
b) University of Pennsylvania
c) In New York
d) In Baltimore
e) John Hopkins Hospital(1896)
30. The act in which the development of lab science as the basis of
diagnosis of diseases was formally accepted.
a) Insurance Act of 1922
b) Insurance Act of 1911
c) Insurance Act of 1912
d) State Legislature of Pennsylvania in 1915
31. The year when US required two-year college education and 12 months
actual training for lab practice.
a) 1958
b) 1990
c) 1911
d) 1940
32. The Medical Technology was introduced by ___________________.
 a) 26th Medical Laboratory of the 8th US Army at the end of World War
II
b) 26th Medical Laboratory of the 9th US Army at the end of World War
II
c) 28th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army at the end of World War
II
d) 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army at the end of World War
II
e) Crisanto Almario
33. The first laboratory in the Philippines was at_______________.
a) Quiricada St., Sta. Ana, Manila
b) Quirisada St., Sta. Ana, Manila
c) Quiricada St., Sta. Maria, Manila
d) Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
e) None of the above
34. The year when Public Health Laboratory was established under the
City Health Department of Manila.
a) 1944
b) 1954
c) 1945
d) 1955
35. In 1947, the training of medical technicians started under Dr. De
Roda and ___________________.
a) Dr. Crisanto Almario
b) Dr. Prudencia Sta. Cruz
c) Dr. Prudencita Sta. Ana
d) Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana
36. The year when the first syllabus for the training of medical
technicians was developed.
a) 1966
b) 1969
c) 1945
d) 1954
37. In what year did the Philippine Union College offer 4-year course
in Medical technology?
a) 1945
b) 1954
c) 1956
d) 1965
38. All of the following opened BS MedTech between 1960-1961, EXCEPT:
a) UST
b) CEU
c) FEU
d) None of the above
39. All of the following are the reasons for medtech shortage, EXCEPT:
a) Vast disparity in Salary
b) Lack of public view
 c) Aging workforce
d) Lack of interest
e) None of the above
40. All of the following are future directions of medical technology,
EXCEPT:
a) Flow Cell Cytometry
b) Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
c) Point of Care Technology
d) None of the above
41. It uses laser technology to count cells as they pass through an
aperture.
a) Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
b) Molecular Biology
c) Flow Cytometry
d) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
e) None of the above
42. It is used to detect and localize the presence or absence of
specific DNA sequences on chromosomes.
a) Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
b) Molecular Biology
c) Flow Cytometry
d) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
e) None of the above
43. All of the following are applications to FISH, EXCEPT:
a) Prader-Willi Syndrome
b) Angelman Syndrome
c) Cri-du chat
d) Down Syndrome
e) Velocardiofacial syndrome
f) None of the above
44. It is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of
biological activity. It overlaps with other areas of biology and
chemistry.
a) Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
b) Molecular Biology
c) Flow Cytometry
d) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
e) None of the above
45. It is used especially for the detection of HIV.
a) Polymerase Chain Reaction
b) Gel Electrophoresis
c) Blotting technique
d) None of the above
e) All of the Above
II. IDENTIFICATION
INSTRUCTION: Identify what, when or who is being asked.
State Legislature of Pennsylvania in 1915 1. A law requiring all
hospitals and medical institutions to have an adequate laboratory and employ
a full-time lab technician.
Rudolf Virchow 2. He established the archives of pathology in
Berlin.
Anton van Leewenhoek 3. He first classified bacteria, red blood cells and
protozoa.
Dr. Mariano Icasiano 4. He helped number 8 to preserve and also
organized a new one.
Burden Sunderson 5. He initiated the use of laboratory animals as
part of his laboratory examinations.
Marcello Malphigi 6. He is the founder of pathology.
Herman Fehling 7. He performed first the quantitative test for
urine sugars.
Dr. Alfredo Pio De Roda 8. He preserved the old laboratory left
by the US Army.
Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana 9. She developed the first syllabus for
the training of medical technicians.
Alexandra Giliani 10. She was with Anna Fagelson who preferred to date
back MT from the 14th century and died from acquired infection.
Manila Sanitarium and Hospital 11. The affiliated hospital of Philippine
Union College.
An Introduction to the Profession of Medical Technology 12. The book
where Prof. M. Ruth William stated that urinalysis was fad during medieval
period.
Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods 13. The early book made by Dr.
James Todd with Dr. Arthur Sanford.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis 14. The early book made only by Dr. James
Todd.
University of Michigan 15. The first chemical laboratory that was
related to medicine.
1885 16. The year when he obtained significant results in medicine by
applying lab methods to his medical practice.
1844 17. The year when he started the first laboratory instruction.
1958 18. The year when standard curriculum was formalized for Bachelor of
Science Degree in Medical Technology.
Ebers Papyrus 19. These were noted by V. Herrick in which they have
three stages of hookworm infection.
Baron Karl von Humbeldt 20. Through his leadership, medicine was
revolutionized by physical examinations with microbiology to explain cause of
diseases.
Jesse Umali 21. The first graduate of BS MedTech.
Gel electrophoresis 22. A molecular biology that is about separation of
molecules through an electric field.
POCT 23. A medical testing at or near the site of patient care.
PCR 24. A versatile technique for copying DNA.
Laboratory Information System 25. Because of this, many tests can be
“walked-away” by MT. There is faster turnaround time, and data of results are
stored in a computer for future reference.

III. ENUMERATION
1-4. Major clinical sciences within medical technology
  Medical microbiology,
 Clinical chemistry,
 Hematology, and
 Immunology & Immunohematology

5-13. Personal Traits of Medical Technologist

 physical stamina
 good eye sight
 normal color vision
 manual dexterity
 good intellect
 aptitude for the biological sciences
 caring attitude
 communication skills
 good social relationship

14-19. Special Characteristics of Medical Technologist

 Service Oriented: “Self Satisfaction”
 Patience is a must
 Honesty, accuracy and skills
 Dedication and devoted
 Emotional maturity
 “X” factor

20-25. Common tests performed by medical technologists

 complete blood count (CBC),
 electrolyte panel
 liver function tests (LFT),
 renal function tests (RFT),
 thyroid function test (TFT),
 urinalysis,
 coagulation profile,
 lipid profile,
 blood type,
 semen analysis (for fertility and post-vasectomy studies),
 serological studies and
 routine cultures
 phlebotomy on patients

26-30. Future direction of medical technology.

 Flow cell cytometry

 Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
 Molecular biology
 Point of Care (POC) technology
 Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)

31-35. Examples of POCT (Point-of-Care-Testing)

 Blood glucose
 Blood gas and electrolytes
 urine strip testing
 pregnancy testing
 rapid cardiac markers
 hemoglobinometers