Unit 1
What PPE must be worn when handling a tube of blood?
Lab coat & gloves
Prostatic acid phosphate measurement has been replaced by the measurement of what tumor marker?
PSA
If patient has a luteal phase defect, which hormone would most likely be deficient?
Progesterone
What target issue is incapable of producing steroidal hormones?
Adrenal medulla
What increased laboratory result is inconsistent with the pancreatitis?
Cortisol
What is a analytic technique that separates molecules according to their mass to charge ratio?
Mass spectrometry
What support material is routinely used in serum protein electrophoresis?
Starch gel
What is the specific feedback effector for FSH?
Inhibin
The biologically most active, naturally occurring androgen is:
DHEA
What is the proper collection time period for a fecal fat specimen?
72 hours
In the event of a fire, which action should be taken should the technician take first?
Rescue laboratory personnel
Lipase can help diagnose:
Acute pancreatitis
TRH stimulates the secretion of what hormone?
TSH
What amino acid is needed for the biosynthesis of norepinephrine and epinephrine?
Phenylalanine
What enzyme best aids in identifying hepatobiliary disease?
Alkaline phosphate (ALP)
What is the principle of the earliest automated analyzer?
Continuous flow
What is the preferred anticoagulant for the measurement of plasma calcium?
Heparin
What is a characteristics of peptide hormones?
Water soluble
A deficiency in vasopressin can lead to what disorder?
Diabetes insipidus
What bilirubin factor is water soluble and reacts with a diazo reagent?
Conjugated bilirubin
Violation of the 1 3S Westgard rule is an indication of what type of error?
Random
What is the reference method for glucose determination?
Hexokinase
What is the most biological active thyroid hormone?
FT3
What hormone exhibits diurnal variation?
Cortisol
What cardiac marker has the highest sensitivity to and specifically for detecting a heart attack?
Troponin T