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:

Which coagulation testing results would most likely be obtained from a patient on heparin therapy?

You are performing a WBC estimate on 40x and come across a cell that looks like a possible nRBC you want to take a closer look at it on 100x.  You place the cell in the center of the field of view on 40x, and then rotate to the 100x (adding immersion oil).  Upon fine focus on 100x, the cell is still in the center of the field of view.  This concept is known as: