First year review
Which of the following urine contaminants has a dimpled center and will polarize?
Starch; Oil droplets; Air bubbles; Pollen grains
Starch
The enzyme, which exists chiefly in skeletal muscle, heart, and brain, is grossly elevated in active muscular dystrophy, and rises early in myocardial infarction is:
Lipase; Transaminase; Lactate dehydrogenase; Creatine kinase
Creatine kinase
Which of the following structures of an immunoglobulin molecule is involved in the activation of complement via the classical pathway?
Fc region; Fab region; Hinge region; J chain
Fc region
The proper blood-to-broth ratio for blood cultures to reduce the antibacterial effect of serum in adults is:
1:2; 1:3; 1:10; 1:30
1:10
What U.S. city is known as the "Witchcraft Capital"?
Salem, Massachusetts
Which of the following is the “membrane attack complex” of complement activation?
C1; C3; C4, C2, C3; C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9
C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9
Creatinine clearance is used to estimate the:
Tubular secretion of creatinine; Glomerular secretion of creatinine; Renal glomerular and tubular mass; Glomerular filtration rate
A technologist observes 2+ reactions with 3/10 cells at IS and RT. There were no reactions at 37 degrees or AHG. What is the most likely antibody?
anti-Jka, anti-Lea, anti-C, anti-Fya
anti-Lea
Children who have infections with beta-hemolytic streptococci can develop:
Acute pyelonephritis; Acute glomerulonephritis; Chronic glomerulonephritis; Nephrosis
Acute glomerulonephritis
What are the names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
All stages of neutrophils are most likely to be seen in the peripheral blood of a patient with:
Chronic myelocytic leukemia; Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia; Erythroleukemia; Acute myelocytic leukemia
Chronic myelocytic leukemia
The three components of the troponin complex are:
Troponin I, Troponin T, and Troponin C
The phenomenon of an Rh-positive person whose serum contains anti-D is best explained by:
Gene deletion; Missing antigen epitopes; Trans position effect; Gene inhibition
Missing antigen epitopes (partial D)
A gram stain performed on a sinus aspirate revealed gram negative diplococci and PMNs. Oxidase is positive, and carbohydrate degradation tests are inert. The organism is most likely:
Neisseria lactamica; Moraxella catarrhalis; Neisseria meningitidis; Neisseria sicca
Moraxella catarrhalis
What is another name for a lycanthrope?
Werewolf
An HIV-positive patient began to show signs of meningitis. A spinal fluid was collected and cultured for bacteria and fungus. A budding, encapsulated yeast was recovered. Which organism is most consistent with this information?
Candida glabrata; Cryptococcus neoformans; Paracocciodiodes braziliensis; Sporothrix shenckii
Cryptococcus neoformans
The function of serum albumin in the peripheral blood is to:
Maintain colloidal osmotic pressure; Increase antibody production; Increase fibrinogen formation; Maintain blood viscosity
Maintain colloid osmotic pressure
In what patient population may we observe the following results: Anti-A 4+, anti-B 0, anti-D 4+, A1 cells 0, B cells 1+
Labor and delivery patient; 30-year-old GI bleed patient; 2-year-old pre-surgical patient; 16-year-old ACL repair surgery patient
2 year old pre-surgical patient
The most frequent cause of prosthetic heart valve infections occurring within 2-3 months after surgery is:
Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Who directed the movie version of Stephen King's "The Shining"?
Stanley Kubrick
This parasite has the following characteristics: stains red with acid fast stain, zoonotic transfer to humans, spread by fecal-oral route. It is most likely:
Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Naegleria; Necator
Cryptosporidium
In the hexokinase method for glucose determination, the actual end product measured is the:
Amount of hydrogen peroxide produced; NADH produced from the reduction of NAD; Amount of glucose combined with bromocresol purple; Condensation of glucose with an aromatic amine
NADH produced from the reduction of NAD
In an emergency situation, Rh-negative cells are transfused into an Rh-positive patient of the genotype CDe/CDe. The first antibody most likely to develop is:
Anti-c, Anti-d, Anti-e, Anti-E
Anti-c
The ONPG test allows organisms to be classified as lactose fermenters by testing for which of the following?
Permease; beta-galactosidase; beta-lactamase; phosphatase
beta-galactosidase
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
The Exorcist