1st SEM

QUIZ 1
PRELIMS
LONG QUIZ d. Lithium and Folate Levels
17. A syringe is helpful when procuring a specimen from the hand and
1. In neonates, skin puncture of the heel is the perfect site for blood ankle
collection. a. False
a. True b. True
b. False 18. Solvent exclusion is exclusion of water and small molecules in the
2. It reflects the variation of RBC size. aqueous phase when more volume within a specimen by protein and
a. MCHC lipid that excludes water.
b. MCV a. True
c. RDW b. False
d. Absolute RBC count 19. Bone Marrow Aspiration confirms the diagnosis of megaloblastic
3. It is a pre-analytical error during collection. anemia, leukemia and other conditions in blood pathology
a. Hemolysis a. True
b. Processing errors b. False
c. Incorrect Test Order 20. The following asses the Anemia except:
d. Mislabeling of the specimen a. Hematocrit
4. Hematocrit is the percentage of RBC mass to original blood volume. b. Reticulocyte Count
a. True c. MVC
b. False d. MCH
5. Which of the following tests can be requested during STAT except: 21. It contains buffered sodium citrate and is generally used for
a. Bilirubin Analysis Westergren sedimentation rate.
b. Lipid Profile a. Black Top Tubes
c. Troponin I b. Yellow Top Tubes
d. Urinalysis c. Lavender Top Tubes
6. The following variables are medico-legal concern except: d. Red Top Tubes
a. Order of Draw 22. K2 EDTA has a glass tube and EDTA is in liquid form
b. Chain of custody a. False
c. Proper labeling the specimen b. True
d. Consent issues 23. Physiologic factors in which HbF is normally elevated and bilirubin
concentration is increased.
Arrange the following Color-Coded Tubes according to Order of Draw a. After exercise
7. Green Top Tube 4th b. Age
8. Blue Top Tube 2nd c. Diet
9. Yellow Top Tube 1st d. Gender
10. Red Top Tube 3rd 24. Capillary Hemoglobin and Hematocrit are higher than venous blood.
11. Violet Top Tube 5th a. False
b. True
12. Blood specimens for nucleic acid testing in molecular analysis are 25. The following are common interferences in the test analysis except:
collected using Heparin as anticoagulant. a. Smoking
a. False b. Lipemic Specimen
b. True c. Icteric specimen
13. 13. Application of tourniquet should be: d. Age
a. < 1 min
b. > 2 mins 26. These are the steps that must take place before the sample is tested in
c. < 2 mins the laboratory.
d. > 1 min a. Pre- Analysis
14. RDW decreases in Complete Blood Count. b. Post-Analysis
a. False c. Variables
b. True d. Physiologic Factors before analysis
15. Timed specimen is ordered for monitoring the patient's condition and 27. True in Accu-Vein Medical Device:
level of medication. a. Emits infrared lights and held over 7 inches over the
a. False potential phlebotomy site.
b. True b. It projects an image map of the veins.
16. Lithium Heparin can be used for most chemistry test except: c. It is used in obese, elderly and burn victims patients
a. Glucose d. All of the above.
b. Lipid Profile 28. The total wbc count is falsely influenced by:
c. BUN and Creatinine a. Reticulocyte Count

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b. Nucleated RBC
c. Polycythemia
d. Macrocytosis
29. This is a measured time from the requisition of the test up to the
release of the test result.
a. Overtime
b. Time around
c. Turnaround Time
d. Undertime
30. It pertains to the shape of the RBC.
a. Poikilocytosis
b. Indices
c. Anisocytosis
d. Hyperchromia

SHORT QUIZ
1. A process of wbc differentiates and proliferates: Leukopoiesis
2. Malignant proliferation of white blood cellular elements reveal
the presence of: Myeloblasts
3. This is the oxygen carrying compound present in rbc: Hemoglobin
4. A part of cbc examination that aids in knowing the cause of
anemia: Hematocrit
5. The increase in number of total white blood cells reported to you,
what will be your next lab request to confirm that it is not falsely
elevated: Platelet Count
6. It is the alignment of rbc or stock of coin arrangement: Rouleaux
Formation
7. This refers to the presence of different morphologic shapes of rbc:
Poikilocytosis
8. It pertains to the hemoglobin content (color) of RBC. MCHC
9. Primary granules of neutrophils appear in what stage of
maturation: Promyelocyte Stage
10. Once monocyte is in tissues they are now called as: Macrophage

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