The above immunofixation electrophoresis indicates that this patient has a gammopathy composed of

Which of the following platelet aggregation results is routinely seen when testing platelets from a patient with Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia?

An ICD-9 code is related to:

An acid-fast bacillus from a sputum specimen grows on Lowenstein-Jensen medium in 12 days as pale buff colonies. A light test is performed after which there appears to be no color change. The isolate is niacin positive, nitrate positive and tellurite negative. What is the likely identification of the isolate?

Given the following objective, determine the best audiovisual aid to augment learning: “At the end of the lecture, the student will be able to correctly identify a hyaline cast in a urine sediment.”

Which of the following anticoagulants can be used to provide an acceptable sample for most blood bank procedures?

Which is NOT an interference for the urine reagent strip test for leukocyte esterase?

A clinical laboratory scientist performed a DAT profile and obtained the following results: Antisera                              Result           Check Cells Polyspecific AHG                    2+             Test not performed Monospecific anti-IgG             0                    0 Monospecific Anti-C3              0                    0   What should the Clinical Laboratory Scientist do next?

The following results were observed when a DAT was performed using blood collected in an EDTA tube. The patient has not been transfused in the past 3 months. Which of the following actions should be taken next by the clinical laboratory scientist? Polyspecific AHG = 3+     Monospecific IgG = 3+      Anti-C3 = 3+  

If a patient is suspected of having whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis, which of the following is considered the BEST type of specimen to isolate the organism?