Final Assessment for MT ASCP/AMT Exam 2024/2025 Questions and Answers (A+ Graded 100% Verified).
In absorption spectrophotometry:
A) Absorbance is
... [Show More] directly proportional to transmittance
B) Percent transmittance is directly proportional to concentration
C) Percent transmittance is directly proportional to the light path length
D) Absorbance is directly proportional to concentration - Correct Answer-Absorbance is
directly proportional to concentration
Which formula correctly described the relationship between absorbance and %T?
A) A=2-log%T
B) A=2+log%T
C) A= -log%T - 2
D) A=1+log%T - Correct Answer-A=2-log%T
3.
Which element is reduced at the cathode of a Clark polarographic electrode?
A) Silver
B) Oxygen
C) Chloride
D) Potassium - Correct Answer-Oxygen
4.
Which of the following best represents the reference (normal) range for arterial pH?
A) 7.35-7.45
B) 7.42-7.52
C) 7.28-7.68
D) 6.85-7.56 - Correct Answer-7.35-7.45
5.
What is the normal ration of bicarbonate to dissolved carbon dioxide in arterial blood?
A) 1:10
B) 10:1
C) 20:1
D) 30:1 - Correct Answer-20:1
6.
A patient's blood gas results are as follows: pH = 7.26; dco2=2.0mmol/L; HCO3-
=29mmol/L. These results would be classified as:
A) Metabolic acidosis
B) Metabolic alkalosis
C) Respiratory acidosis
Final Assessment for MT ASCP/AMT Exam 2024/2025
Questions and Answers (A+ Graded 100% Verified)
D) Respiratory alkalosis - Correct Answer-respiratory acidosis
7.
Which of the following is the primary mechanism of compensation for metabolic
acidosis?
A) Hyperventilation
B) Aldosterone release
C) Release of epinephrine
D) Bicarbonate excretion - Correct Answer-Hyperventilation
8.
Which of the following conditions will cause an increased anion gap?
A) Diarrhea
B) Hypoaldosteronism
C) Hyperkalemia
D) Renal failure - Correct Answer-Renal failure
9.
Which of the following conditions is associated with hypophosphatemia?
A) Rickets
B) Multiple myeloma
C) Renal failure
D) Hypervitaminosis D - Correct Answer-Rickets
10.
Which of the following conditions is associated with hypokalemia?
A) Addison's disease
B) Hemolytic anemia
C) Digoxin intoxication
D) Alkalosis - Correct Answer-Alkalosis
11.
Which of the following condition is associated with hypernatremia?
A) Diabetes insipidus
B) Hypoaldosteronism
C) Burns
D) Diarrhea - Correct Answer-Diabetes insipidus
12.
Which of the following values is the threshold critical value for low plasma potassium?
A) 1.5mmol/L
B) 2.0mmol/L
C) 2.5mmol/L
D) 3.5mmol/L - Correct Answer-2.5 mmol/L
13.
Which electrolyte level best correlates with plasma osmolality?
A) Sodium
B) Chloride
C) Bicarbonate
D) Calcium
: - Correct Answer-Sodium
14.
Which of the following is characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
A) Requires an oral glucose tolerance test for diagnosis
B) Is the most common form of diabetes mellitus
C) Usually occurs after age 40
D) Requires insulin replacement to prevent ketosis - Correct Answer-Requires insulin
replacement to prevent ketosis
15.
Which of the following is the reference method for measuring serum glucose?
A) Somogyi-Nelson
B) Hexokinase
C) Glucose oxidase
D) Glucose dehydrogenase - Correct Answer-Hexokinase
16.
Creatinine is formed from the:
A) Oxidation of creatine
B) Oxidation of protein
C) Deamination of dibasic amino acids
D) Metabolism of purines - Correct Answer-oxidation of creatine
17.
Urea is produced from:
A) The catabolism of proteins and amino acids
B) Oxidation of purines
C) Oxidation of pyrimidines
D) The breakdown of complex carbohydrates - Correct Answer-The catabolism of
proteins and amino acids
18.
Blood ammonia levels are usually measured in order to evaluate
A) Renal failure
B) Acid-base status
C) Hepatic coma
D) Gastrointestinal malabsorption - Correct Answer-Hepatic coma
19.
Select the lipoprotein fraction that carries most of the endogenous triglycerides
A) VDRL
B) LDL
C) HDL
D) Chylomicrons - Correct Answer-VDRL
20.
Which apoprotein is inversely related to risk for coronary heart disease?
A) Apoprotein A-I
B) Apoprotein B
C) Apoprotein C-II
D) Apoprotein E-IV - Correct Answer-Apoprotein A-I
21.
Which condition produces the highest elevation of serum lactate dehydrogenase?
A) Pernicious anemia
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Acute hepatitis
D) Muscular dystrophy - Correct Answer-Pernicious anemia
22.
A patient has a plasma myoglobin level of 10µg/L at admission. Three hours later the
myoglobin is 14µ/L and the Troponin I is 0.04µg/L (reference range 0-0.04µg/L). These
results are consistent with which condition?
A) Skeletal muscle injury
B) Acute MI
C) Unstable angina
D) No evidence of myocardial or skeletal muscle injury - Correct Answer-No evidence of
myocardial or skeletal muscle
23.
Select the most sensitive marker for alcoholic liver disease
A) GLD
B) ALT
C) AST
D) GGT - Correct Answer-GGT. [Show Less]