Question

1) Which of the following is an example of how the integrity of certain types of clinical specimens can be maintained? Select any that apply. Select more than one: a. None of these. b. Keeping a sample within a specific temperature range. c. Keeping air out of a sample. d. Keeping foil over a sample.

2) What does mycology testing detect? Select one: a. Mold b. Bacteria c. None of the above d. Parasites e. Viruses

3) At what stage of testing are test results interpreted? Select one: a. Pre-analytical b. Post-analytical c. Analytical d. None of the above

4) What is apheresis used for at Boston Children’s Hospital? Select one: a. Gene therapy b. Apheresis is not performed there. c. Diagnostic testing d. Kidney transplants

5) A patient had a biopsy removed that requires analysis. Where should it be sent? Select one: a. Clinical Pathology b. Anatomic Pathology c. None of these

6) At what stage of testing are samples collected? Select one: a. Analytical b. Pre-analytical c. None of the above d. Post-analytical

7) Which piece of equipment would be most appropriate for analyzing whether a patient has leukemia? Select one: a. Electrolyte analyzer b. Flow cytometer c. Mass spectrometer d. None of these e. Blood gas analyzer

8) At what stage of sample testing are errors most likely to occur? Select one: a. None of the above b. Post-analytical c. Analytical d. Pre-analytical

9) Where does most of the blood used in procedures at Boston Children’s Hospital come from? Select one: a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) b. Blood donors at the hospital c. None of these d. Commercial suppliers e. State laboratories

Answer 1

Q1

Answer. The correct options are b and d

To maintajn the integrity of the sample, it is necessary to store the sample in specific temperature base on the sample type and to prevent from exposure to light, the sample can be cover by a foil over the sample.

Q2

Answer. The correct option is a. Mold

The mycology testing are used to identify the mold or fungus.

The other oprions are wrong because mycology testing does not able to identify bacteria, virus, parasite.

Q3.

Answer. The correct option is b. Post analytic stage

During the post analytic stage the interpretation of the data or result are done.

The other options are wrong because during preanalytic stage, identification of patient, sample collection, storage and transportation of the sample are present.

In analytic stage, the analysis of the sample are present.

Q4.

Answer. The correct option is d. Kidney transplant.

Aphresis is use for the kidney transplant. This will helps to remove the donor directed alloantibodies from the donor blood before the surgery.

The other options are wrong because it is not related to gene therapy, diagnostic purposes.

Q5.

Answer. The correct answer is option b. Anatomical pathology

The sample collected for the biopsy should be sent in anatomical pathology. Under the anatomical pathology there is present of histological pathology, under this the examination of the tissue for biopsy are done.

Q6.

Answer. The correct option is a. Analytic stage

During the analytical stage the testing of the sample are done.