Medical Laboratory Technician Exam FREE ASCP Medical Laboratory Technician Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which staining technique is used to identify acid-fast bacilli such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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Ziehl-Neelsen stain

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Gram stain

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Wright-Giemsa stain

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India ink preparation

Question 2

A blood bank technologist identifies an antibody that reacts at 37 degrees C and in the antiglobulin phase. The antibody shows dosage and is destroyed by enzyme treatment of reagent cells. Which antibody is most likely?

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Anti-Fya

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Anti-K

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Anti-Jka

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Anti-Le(a)

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of performing a differential white blood cell count on a peripheral blood smear?

Accepted Answer

To classify and quantify the types of white blood cells present

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To determine the total white blood cell count

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To assess platelet morphology exclusively

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To evaluate red blood cell indices

Question 4

An elevated serum creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) level combined with a significantly elevated troponin I is most indicative of which condition?

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Acute myocardial infarction

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Skeletal muscle injury

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Hepatic failure

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Pulmonary embolism

Question 5

Which specimen collection tube contains the anticoagulant EDTA and is used for complete blood count testing?

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Lavender (purple) top

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Red top

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Light blue top

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Green top

Question 6

During ABO blood typing, a patient's forward type shows agglutination with anti-B reagent only, and the reverse type shows agglutination with A1 cells only. What is the patient's blood type?

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Type B

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Type A

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Type AB

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Type O