HASH BROWNS

Question 1

Double embedding: Infiltrated with______ then embedded with______

Answer 1

Celloidin, Paraffin

Question 2

Flotation water bath:

Answer 2

45 to 50 C

Question 3

To remove formalin pigments:

Answer 3

Picric acid

Question 4

Function of alum in hematoxylin:

Answer 4

Mordant

Question 5

Primary importance of Frozen Sections:

Answer 5

RAPID DIAGNOSIS

Question 6

To remove mercurial deposits:

Answer 6

Iodine

Question 7

Explosive when dry:

Answer 7

Picric acid

Question 8

Enzyme histochemistry:

Answer 8

Frozen section

Question 9

Second best choice for routine cytologic examination after Papanicolau:

Answer 9

Phase contrast microscopy

Question 10

NOT SUITABLE for kidney structures:

Answer 10

Bouin’s

Question 11

Cell death due to ischemia (loss of blood supply) is known as infarction, and is manifested by characteristic histologic appearance:

Answer 11

COAGULATION NECROSIS

Question 12

Pseudomembranous colitis and diarrhea:

Answer 12

Clostridium difficile

Question 13

Corynebacterium amycolatum: Most frequently recovered Corynebacterium species from human clinical material. It is part of the___________.

Answer 13

normal skin microbiota

Question 14

Primary fungal pathogen in HIV patients:

Answer 14

Candida albicans

Question 15

Double-walled, wrinkled cyst form:

Answer 15

Acanthamoeba castellanii

Question 16

Intracellular form of blood and tissue flagellates:

Answer 16

leishmanial form

Question 17

Normal stool pH:

Answer 17

pH 7 to 8

Question 18

Stool pH associated with CHO disorders:

Answer 18

pH 5.5 or less

Question 19

Microhematocrit:

Answer 19

10,000 g for 5 minutes

Question 20

Standing plasma test: _______ (chylomicrons); _______ (VLDL)

Answer 20

creamy layer, turbid

Question 21

Microanatomical fixatives should ___________ because it inhibits hematoxylin.

Answer 21

never contain osmic acid/osmium tetroxide

Question 22

Nuclear fixatives should _______ due to its affinity for nuclear chromatin.

Answer 22

contain glacial acetic acid

Question 23

Cambridge/Rocking microtome: invented by _______

Answer 23

Paldwell Treffall

Question 24

Bond between Best carmine and glycogen:

Answer 24

Coulombic attraction/electrostatic bonds, hydrogen bonds

Question 25

Routine H and E: Regressive staining, it involves a ______

Answer 25

differentiation step

Question 26

Stains for the glomerular basement membrane:

Answer 26

PAS, Azocarmine stain

Question 27

Postmortem clotting:

Answer 27

immediately after death, rubbery consistency

Question 28

Antemortem thrombi:

Answer 28

friable, characterized by fibrin precipitation

Question 29

Leadership:

Answer 29

DIRECTING

Question 30

COMPONENTS OF FIBRIN GLUE:

Answer 30

cryoprecipitate (fibrinogen) and topical thrombin

Question 31

Donor deferral, measles (rubeola) vaccination:

Answer 31

2 weeks

Question 32

Donor deferral, German measles (Rubella) vaccination:

Answer 32

4 weeks

Question 33

When stained with Sternheimer-Malbin stain, _______ as opposed to the VIOLET COLOR usually seen with NEUTROPHILS.

Answer 33

GLITTER CELLS stain LIGHT BLUE

Question 34

Second most prevalent protein in CSF:

Answer 34

Prealbumin (transthyretin)

Question 35

_______ which is usually defined as a newborn’s first bowel movement, is formed in the intestine from fetal intestinal secretions and swallowed amniotic fluid. It is a _____ mucus-like material. It may be present in the amniotic fluid as a result of fetal distress.

Answer 35

MECONIUM, dark green

Question 36

Blood should NEVER be drawn from a vein in an arm with a ____ (temporary dialysis access device) or ______ (a permanent surgical fusion of a vein and an artery).

Answer 36

cannula, fistula

Question 37

Adverse reaction of Aminoglycosides:

Answer 37

Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity

Question 38

________: neuromotor irritability accompanied by muscular twitching and eventual convulsions; generally due to _______

Answer 38

TETANY, low calcium levels (hypocalcemia)

Question 39

Reagent for the APT test:

Answer 39

1% NaOH

Question 40

APT test:

Answer 40

fetal blood, pink solution

Question 41

APT test:

Answer 41

maternal blood, yellow-brown supernatant

Question 42

Florence test:

Answer 42

test for choline Iodine, KI/ dark brown rhombic crystals

Question 43

Barbiero's test:

Answer 43

test for spermine Picric acid, TCA/ yellow leafshaped crystals, needles

Question 44

Blondheim's test:

Answer 44

test to differentiate hemoglobin from myoglobin, ammonium sulfate will precipitate hemoglobin

Question 45

Nanometer is also ______

Answer 45

millimicron

Question 46

Embedding medium for EM is ______

Answer 46

Plastic

Question 47

Best vital stain is

Answer 47

neutral red

Question 48

Vital stain for mitochondria is

Answer 48

Janus Green

Question 49

Ferning:

Answer 49

Early pregnancy

Question 50

Pap's consists of 3 stains:

Answer 50

Harris hematoxylin, OG 6 and EA

Question 51

Total renal BLOOD flow is

Answer 51

1200 mL/min

Question 52

Total renal PLASMA flow is

Answer 52

600 to 700 mL/min

Question 53

Most potent estrogen is

Answer 53

Estradiol

Question 54

Most important androgen in terms of potency and amount secreted is (Marshall)

Answer 54

testosterone

Question 55

Conn syndrome:

Answer 55

primary aldosteronism

Question 56

Hirsutism: male-pattern hair growth in women; most common cause is

Answer 56

PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome, Marshall)

Question 57

Primary male hypogonadism

Answer 57

Decreased testosterone Increased LH and FSH

Question 58

Secondary male hypogonadism

Answer 58

Decreased testosterone Decreased LH and FSH