Bsmt Review Materials

Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 9: Clinical Microscopy 1.

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Urinometer steps: 1. Fill urine; 2. Place urinometer in twisting motion; 3. Read at lower meniscus Principle of protein strip? Protein errors of indicators.

a. b. c. d.

Stain that best differentiates small cells and monocytic cells? PAPS Gram stain Giemsa NMB

4. a. b. c. d.

Gives greatest problem in refractometer? bubbles Cells Crystals High protein

5. a. b. c. d.

Same patient voided urine thrice. Which has highest specific gravity? All have same SG 30 ml 100ml 80ml

12. Temperature for Total WBC CSF count: Refrigeration temp. 13. Phosphate: Aluminum molybdate for determination 14. Fructose in seminalysis if delayed for 2 hours: store at Freezing temp till available for analysis 15. CaOx Monohydrate shape: Elongated hourglass shape 16. True about sputum a. Normal body fluid b. Usually green color c. All of the items d. From tracheo-bronchial 17. First stage in spermatogenesis: Spermatogonia 18. For newborn screening specimen collection: Blood spot test 19. Bilirubin conjugated with albumin to be processed in the liver? a. Unconjugated b. Conjugated c. Direct d. None

6. a. b. c.

High renin corresponds to? Low sodium and low plasma volume High potassium and low plasma volume Low aldosterone

7. a. b.

Low EPO due to: Renal disease Cardiomegaly

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Diluent for WBC CSF Count: Acetic Acid

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Dilute urine effect on RBC: Swell; appears like a halo

23. Sharps sympol: Syringe enclosed in a circle to make it look like an “X”

10. Curshman spirals a. Elongated crystals with Charcot Leyden b. Spiral microorganisms staining gram negative

24. Oligoclonal band: Neurosyphilis not Multiple MYELOMA (common mistake)

11. How much can the glomerulus filter? Less than… a. <50kDa b. <60kDa c. <70kDa d. 7000

20. Bilirubin measurement in amniotic fluid: Spectrophotometry 21. True of Biosafety cabinet II: Laminar flow 22. Biohazard symbol: Three circles arrange in a triangle connected by a circle in the middle

25. Occult blood in stool: Pseudoperoxidase activity of haemoglobin 26. Blondheim: To differentiate myoglobin and haemoglobin 27. Principle of protein reagent strip: Albumin accepts hydrogen ions which changes the pH

Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 9: Clinical Microscopy 28. Ketone reagent strip color: Purple 29. Ketone reagent strip: a. Acetoacetic acid and nitroprusside b. Acetone and phenosuphthalein c. All items d. Betahydroxybutyric acid and --30. What tell patient in collection for seminalysis: (MOORSE TYPE) a. Abstain for 2-3 weeks = (2-7 days) b. No alcohol driking c. Place in penicillin bottle d. No smoking 31. a. b. c.

Stool WBC differential count: Polymorphonuclear cells and Monocyte Phagocytic and non-phagocytic Segmenters, Monocytes, Eosinophils

32. Most abundant WBC in urine: Neutrophil 33. Indicator for Acute tubular necrosis: a. Brown cast b. >1000WBC c. Renal cell- renal tubular epithelial cells d. Hemoglobinuria 34. Most significant cell: Renal cell (RTE) 35. Blood in peritoneal fluid a. TB peritonitis b. Malignancy 36. Least significant to most significant cast: hyaline > wbc > granular >rbc >Waxy > broad hyaline - rbc – granular- wbc-Waxy 37. Cast in athlete: Cylinduria 38. Granular cast derived from: Cells (Apollon) 39. Associated with Melanuria: Albinism 40. Which is not a PPE: sharp’s container