In which of the following situation would bacterial contamination of platelets most likely be suspected?
Antinuclear antibody testing (ANA) revealed a homogeneous (d…
Antinuclear antibody testing (ANA) revealed a homogeneous (diffuse) staining pattern. If the individual is suspected to have SLE, which of the following antibodies would be detected when subsequent indirect immunoassay testing is performed?
To deterimine the accuracy of the hair-perforation test for…
To deterimine the accuracy of the hair-perforation test for Trichophyton species, the clinical laboratory scientist used a known positive culture in parallel with the patient specimen. The culture dish of the control should contain baby hair plus which of the following?
In a urine sample with a positive nitrite, 2+ bacteria, and…
In a urine sample with a positive nitrite, 2+ bacteria, and 5-10 hyaline casts, what would happen to the casts if the microscopic analysis were to be repeated 5 hours later?
Two units of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) were thawed today at…
Two units of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) were thawed today at 1600. What is the modified expiration date/time (shelf-life) of these components?
Examine the Immunofixation Electrophoresis (IFE) results dep…
Examine the Immunofixation Electrophoresis (IFE) results depicted in the picture below and determine which of the following immunoproliferative disease it depicts.
The protein chemical strip test for urinalysis is most sensi…
The protein chemical strip test for urinalysis is most sensitive to:
The presence of an absolute lymphocytosis with reactive lymp…
The presence of an absolute lymphocytosis with reactive lymphocytosis in the peripheral blood would suggest which follow-up procedure?
A bone marrow aspiration performed on a 65-year-old female i…
A bone marrow aspiration performed on a 65-year-old female is 70% cellular with a 1.5:1 myeloid to erythroid ratio and 4% blasts. There are megaloblastoid changes in the erythrocytic precursors. Granulocyte precursors show hypogranularity and increased karyorrhexis. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and folic acid levels are within reference range. Which of the following findings correlates with the suspected diagnosis?
After performing and AB screen and detection, you suspect th…
After performing and AB screen and detection, you suspect that the patient has and Anti-C. You counted 6 cells that had the C antigen that yielded an agglutination with the patient serum and 11 cells that did not have the C antigen that did not yield an agglutination. You tested 19 cells altogether. What is the p-value for the patient and is the identification valid based on the p-value?