CLINICAL MICROSCOPY Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 2

Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 2: CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
1. Nomarski and Hoffman are example of what microscopy?

a. Phase contrast microscopy
b. Darkfield microscopy
c. Brightfield microscopy
d. Fluorescent microscopy
2. Degree of Hazard: 3
a. Slight Hazard
b. Moderate Hazard
c. Extreme Hazard
d. Serious Hazard
3. The best aid for chemical spills is flushing the area with large
amounts of water for at least ___ minutes then seek medical
attention.
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
4. Arsenal fire:
a. Type A fire
b. Type C fire
c. Type E fire
d. Type F fire
5. Urine samples should be examined within one hour of voiding because:

a. RBC, leukocytes and casts agglutinate on standing for several hours
at room temperature
b. Urobilinogen and bilirubin increased after prolonged exposure to
light
c. Bacterial contamination will cause alkalinization of urine
d. Ketones will increased due to bacterial and cellular metaboliam
6. The urine volume of a patient with oliguria is usually:

a. 1,200-1,500 mL
b. > 2,500 mL
c. < 400 mL
d. < 700 mL
7. The clarity of a urine sample should be determined:

a. Using glass tubes only, never plastic
b. Following thorough mixing of the specimen
c. After addition of salicylic acid
d. After the specimen cools to room temperature
8. Urine clarity grading: “Few particulates, print easily seen through
urine”
a. Clear
b. Hazy
c. Cloudy
d. Turbid
9. Which method for the determination of urine specific gravity is

based on refractive index?
a. Total solids meter
b. Hydrometer
c. Reagent strip
d. Harmonic oscillation densitometry
10.Urine reagent strips should be stored in a/an:

a. Incubator
b. Cool dry place
c. Refrigerator
d. Freezer
11.Reading time: 30 seconds

a. Bilirubin
b. Ketones
c. Specific gravity
d. pH
12.The protein section of urine reagent strip is most sensitive to:

a. Albumin
b. Bence Jones protein
c. Mucoprotein
d. Globulin
13.Bence Jones Protein is characterized by its unique ability to

coagulate at ___ and dissolve at ___.
a. 30-50oC : 80-100oC
b. 40-50oC : 80-90oC
c. 50-60oC : 90-100oC
d. 40-50oC : 80-100oC
14.SSA turbidity: “Turbidity with granulation, no flocculation”

a. 1+
b. 2+
c. 3+
d. 4+
15.The parameter in the reagent strip which utilizes Ehrlich units is:
a. Bilirubin
b. Urobilinogen
c. Glucose
d. Leukocytes
16.Convert 0.4 mg/dL urobilinogen to Ehrlich units.

a. 0.4
b. 4
c. 40
d. 400
17.Ascorbic acid causes false negative reactions in what urine reagent

strip?
a. Blood
b. Bilirubin
c. Leukocytes
d. All of the choices
18.Soluble in ether, except:

a. Red blood cells
b. Lipids
c. Chyle
d. Lymphatic fluid
19.Soluble in dilute acetic acid, except:

a. Red blood cells
b. Amorphous phosphates
c. Calcium carbonates
d. White blood cells
20.Ascending sequence of casts:

a. Waxy-hyaline-coarsely granular-finely granular-cellular
b. Coarsely granular-finely granular-hyaline-waxy-cellular
c. Hyaline-cellular-coarsely granular-finely granular-waxy
d. Cellular-hyaline-finely granular-coarsely granular-waxy
21.Normal urinary crystal which is colorless, resembling flat plates

or thin prisms often in rosette form:
a. Amorphous phosphates
b. Struvite
c. Apatite
d. Calcium carbonate
22.If alcohol is added to urine with tyrosine crystals, this other

type of abnormal crystal may be precipitated:
a. Bilirubin
b. Sulfonamide
c. Leucine
d. Cystine
23.Manner of reporting for RTE cells:

a. Average number per LPF
b. Average number per HPF
c. Average number per OIO
d. 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+
24.Transitional epithelial cells seen in urine specimens may be

reported using rare/few/moderate/many by using the:
a. Scanner field
b. Low power field
c. High power field
d. Oil immersion field
25.In a urine specimen, ten calcium oxalate crystals were seen per
high power field (HPF). How do you report the findings?
a. Rare
b. Few
c. Moderate
d. Many
26.In a urine specimen, nine bacteria were seen per high power field
(HPF). How do you report the finding?
a. Rare
b. Few
c. Moderate
d. Many
27.Most frequent parasite encountered in the urine:

a. Schistosoma haematobium
b. Enterobius vermicularis
c. Trichomonas vaginalis
d. Giardia lamblia
28.A renal calculi described as very hard, dark in color with rough
surface:
a. Calcium oxalate
b. Uric acid
c. Cystine
d. Phosphate
29.Renal disease whose etiology is the deposition of anti-glomerular

basement membrane antibody to glomerular and alveolar basement
membranes:
a. Berger’s disease
b. Wagener’s granulomatosis
c. Goodpasture syndrome
d. Membranous glomerulonephritis
30.The sperm acrosomal cap should encompass approximately ___ of the

head and covers approximately ___ of the nucleus.
a. One half, two-thirds
b. One third, one half
c. Two-thirds, one fourth
d. One fourth, one third
31.Sperm motility grading: “Slower speed, some lateral movement”

a. 4.0
b. 3.0
c. 2.0
d. 1.0
32.Reagent/s used for the assessment of sperm viability:

a. Papanicolau
b. Wright’s
c. Giemsa
d. Eosin-Nigrosin
33.Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) is used to determine sperm

cell:
a. Vertical movement
b. Lateral movement
c. Circular movement
d. Velocity and trajectory
34.Florence test, which choline, uses which reagent?

a. Potassium iodide
b. Picric acid
c. Trichloroacetic acid
d. Silver nitroprusside
35.Pellicle clot formation after 12-24 hours refrigeration of

cerebrospinal fluid:
a. Bacterial meningitis
b. Viral meningitis
c. Tubercular meningitis
d. Fungal meningitis
36.Oligoclonal banding in cerebrospinal fluid but not in serum,

except:
a. Multiple myeloma
b. Encephalitis
c. Neurosyphilis
d. Guillain-Barre disease
37.Normal synovial fluid glucose should not be more than ___ mg/dL
lower than the blood value.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
38.Cell which could be seen in synovial fluid resembles polished rice
macroscopically:
a. Ragocytes
b. Cartilage cells
c. Rice bodies
d. Reiter cell
39.The normal color of gastric fluid is

a. Colorless
b. Green
c. White
d. Gray
40.What reagent is used for the APT test?

a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Sodium hydroxide
c. Sulfuric acid

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Medical Technology Board Exam Reviewer 2: CLINICAL MICROSCOPY

1. Nomarski and Hoffman are example of what microscopy?

5. Urine samples should be examined within one hour of voiding because:

6. The urine volume of a patient with oliguria is usually:

7. The clarity of a urine sample should be determined:

9. Which method for the determination of urine specific gravity is

10.Urine reagent strips should be stored in a/an:

11.Reading time: 30 seconds

12.The protein section of urine reagent strip is most sensitive to:

13.Bence Jones Protein is characterized by its unique ability to

14.SSA turbidity: “Turbidity with granulation, no flocculation”

16.Convert 0.4 mg/dL urobilinogen to Ehrlich units.

17.Ascorbic acid causes false negative reactions in what urine reagent

18.Soluble in ether, except:

19.Soluble in dilute acetic acid, except:

20.Ascending sequence of casts:

21.Normal urinary crystal which is colorless, resembling flat plates

22.If alcohol is added to urine with tyrosine crystals, this other

23.Manner of reporting for RTE cells:

24.Transitional epithelial cells seen in urine specimens may be

27.Most frequent parasite encountered in the urine:

29.Renal disease whose etiology is the deposition of anti-glomerular

30.The sperm acrosomal cap should encompass approximately ___ of the

31.Sperm motility grading: “Slower speed, some lateral movement”

32.Reagent/s used for the assessment of sperm viability:

33.Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) is used to determine sperm

34.Florence test, which choline, uses which reagent?

35.Pellicle clot formation after 12-24 hours refrigeration of

36.Oligoclonal banding in cerebrospinal fluid but not in serum,

39.The normal color of gastric fluid is

40.What reagent is used for the APT test?

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