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MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - MLT(ASCP) Questions and Answers

Question 65

When making a platelet concentrate, the proper procedure is to start with a low centrifugation of the whole blood bag. After the plasma is removed, it is centrifuged again at a higher speed to separate the platelet portion from the plasma portion.

Blood bank

The following steps must be followed in preparation of a platelet concentrate:

Options:

A.

Whole blood centrifuged at low speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at low speed

B.

Whole blood centrifuged at high speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at high speed

C.

Whole blood centrifuged at low speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at high speed

D.

Whole blood centrifuged at high speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at low speed

Question 66

Blood Bank; Immunology

Which of the following best describes the primary function of antibodies:

Options:

A.

Protect B-lymphocytes

B.

Bind with antigen

C.

Fix complement

D.

Stimulate the immune response

Question 67

G6PD deficiency causes an increased suseptibility to the oxidation of hemoglobin, which in turn, causes the precipitation of hemoglobin inside of the red blood cell.

Which one of the following conditions is associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency?

Options:

A.

Microcytic red cells

B.

Precipitation of hemoglobin

C.

Faulty heme synthesis

D.

Hemoglobins with low oxygen affinities

Question 68

Howell-Jolly bodies are composed of DNA and appear as small round ball-like inclusions inside the red cells. Usually only one Howell-Jolly body will be present in each red cell.

Single erythrocyte inclusions which are large, round, smooth and purplish-blue staining are most likely:

Options:

A.

Howell-Jolly bodies

B.

Heinz bodies

C.

Basophilic stippling

D.

Cabot rings

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