Which of the following are the characteristics of a beam-type mass spectrophotometer?

Corynebacterium species often appear as ________ in a gram stain.

You are reconstituting lyophilized QC that requires 1 mL of deionized water, using a 1 mL volumetric pipette.  When dispensing the liquid from this pipette, what is the proper protocol?

Which of the following best describes the hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex to increase Na+ levels in chronic conditions?

A marked decrease in the CD4 lymphocytes and decrease in the CD4/CD8 ratio:

Of the hand tools shown below, which handtools could you use to remove the fitting pictured to the right: (Select all that apply)  

An unexpected Anti-C is detected in a patient’s antibody screen at the AHG phase. Which of the following correctly describes this antibody’s characteristics?

Which of the following is DECREASED in serum during the active stages of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)?

Enzyme treatment will increase the reaction strength of which of the following antibodies?

A child is bitten on the arm by her sibling and the resulting wound grows a slender gram-negative bacilli that has the characteristics shown in this table:    test   result     growth on BAP   colonies that “pit” the agar     odor of colonies   like bleach     catalase   negative     oxidase   positive     TSI   no growth  The identification of this organism is: