ASCP-CHEMISTRY TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024 LATEST UPDATE A GRADE
Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation
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A. Renin
B. Angiotensinogen
C. Angiotenisinogen I
D. Angiotensinogen II - correct answers ✅D. Angiotensinogen II
Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for:
A. screening for the presence of cancer
B. monitoring the course of known cancer
C. confirming the absence of disease
D. identifying patients at risk for cancer - correct answers ✅B. Monitoring the course of known cancer
Detection of which of the following substances is most useful to monitor the course of a patient with testicular cancer?
A. alpha-fetoprotein
B. carcinoembryonic antigen
C. prolactin
D. testosterone - correct answers ✅A. alpha-fetoprotein
Increased concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in adults are most characteristically associated with:
A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. alcoholic cirrhosis
C. chronic active hepatitis
D. multiple myeloma - correct answers ✅A. hepatocellular carcinoma
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is most likely to be produced in a maignancy involving the:
A. Brain
B. Testes
C. Bone
D. Colon - correct answers ✅D. Colon
Which of the following is useful in the detection an management of carcinoma of the prostate?
A. total prostate-specific antigen
B. prostatic acid phosphatase
C. human chorionic gonadotropin
D. alpha-fetoprotein - correct answers ✅A. total prostate-specific antigen
Which of the following statements most correctly describes the utility of clinical laboratory assays for tumor markers?
A. tumor markers are useful to screen asymptomatic patients for tumors
B. tumor markers are highly specific
C. tumor markers indicate the likelihood of an individual developing a tumor
D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment - correct answers
✅D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment
Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) is a tumor marker associated with:
A. breast carcinoma
B. colon cancer
C. lung cancer
D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma - correct answers ✅D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma
In addition to carcinoma of the prostate, elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) can occur due to:
A. aspirin therapy
B. exogenous steroid use
C. benign prostatic hyperplasia
D. statin therapy (cholesterol lowering drugs) - correct answers ✅C. benign prostatic hyperplasia [Show Less]