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CLINICAL CHEMISTRY Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 1
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 1
a. Centrifuges
b. Refrigerators
c. Both
d. Neither
a. Mean
b. Median
c. F-test
d. T-test
a. Calibrator
b. Reagent
c. Standard
d. Control
2. This is the most widely used quality control chart in the
clinical laboratory.
a. Gaussian Curve
b. Cumulative Sum Graph
c. Youden/Twin Plot
d. Levey-Jennings Chart
a. Trend
b. Shift
c. Outliers
d. None of the above
a. Horizontal axis
b. Vertical axis
c. Y-axis
d. Ordinate
a. 135 nmol/L
b. 135 mol/L
c. 145 nmol/L
d. 145 mol/L
a. 45 g/L
b. 90 g/L
c. 0.45 g/L
d. 0.45 g/L
11. What is the conversion for bilirubin from conventional (mg/dL) to
SI (mol/L) unit?
a. 17.1
b. 0.357
c. 88.4
d. 0.0113
a. EDTA
b. Heparin
c. Citrate
d. Oxalate
a. 2, 7
b. 3, 8
c. 8, 3
d. 7, 2
14. Whole blood fasting glucose level is ___ than in serum or plasma.
a. 10-15% lower
b. 5-10% lower
c. 10-15% higher
d. 5-10% higher
15. The glycated hemoglobin value represents the blood glucose value
during the preceding:
a. VLDL
b. LDL
c. IDL
d. HDL
a. Major lipoproteins
b. Minor lipoproteins
c. Abnormal lipoproteins
d. Fatty acids
18. What age group has a moderate risk cut off value of >240 mg/dl
and high risk cut off value of >260 mg/dl for total cholesterol?
a. < 2%
b. < 3%
c. < 4%
d. < 5%
a. Liebermann-Burchardt
b. Abell-Kendall
c. Schoenheimer Sperry
d. Bloors
a. Chemical methods
b. Enzymatic methods
a. Total cholesterol
b. VLDL
c. HDL
d. Triglyceride
23. Which method for the assay of uric acid is simple and
nonspecific?
a. Colorimetric: kinetic
b. Colorimetric: end point
c. Enzymatic: UV
d. Enzymatic: H2O2
24. This approach to the assay for urea nitrogen has a greater
specificity and more expensive.
a. Colorimetric: diacetyl
b. Caraway
c. Kinetic
d. Enzymatic: NH3 formation
a. Transferring
b. Haptoglobin
c. AMG
d. Ceruloplasmin
a. Multiple myeloma
b. Nephrotic syndrome
c. Hepatic cirrhosis
d. Pulmonary emphysema
a. Conjugated bilirubin
b. Unconjugated bilirubin
c. Delta bilirubin
d. B and C
a. Oxidoreductases
b. Hydrolases
c. Lyases
d. Transferases
31. For each degree of fever in the patient, pO2 will fall ___ &
pCO2 will rise ___%.
a. 7,3
b. 3,7
c. 2,5
d. 5,2
a. Estriol
b. Estrone
c. Estradiol
d. Testradiol
a. Increased
b. Decreased
a. Increased
b. Decreased
a. CA 19-9
b. Calcitonin
c. HER-2/neu
d. NMP
a. Cyclosporine
b. Methotrexate
c. Phenobarbital
d. Acetaminophen
39. The signs and symptoms of this blood alcohol level in %w/v are
mental confusion, dizziness and strongly impaired motor skills
(staggering, slurred speech).
a. 0.09-0.25
b. 0.18-0.30
c. 0.27-0.40
d. 0.35-0.50
a. Automatic pipette
b. Air displacement pipette
c. Glass pipette
d. Positive displacement pipette
a. 18.5
b. 25
c. 29.9
d. 30
42. Which of the following is true about Fahey and McKelvey method?
a. Kinetic method
b. Measured after 18 hours
c. Diameter = log of concentration
d. All of the above
a. Increased AST
b. Increased ALT
c. Direct bilirubin ratio to total bilirubin is greater than 1:2
d. Increased CK
44. Which correctly describes when there is decreased in the potency
of the biliary epithelium?
a. Increased AST
b. Increased ALT
c. Direct bilirubin ratio to total bilirubin is greater than 1:2
d. Increased CK
45. Which test are routinely used to asses the kidney function (Dean
Rodriguez’s Lectures)
46. Which enzyme has a moderate specificity for heart, liver and
skeletal muscle?
a. AST
b. LDH
c. ALT
d. CK
a. HDL
b. Triglycerides
c. Cholesterol
d. Phospholipids