Histopathology & MedTech Laws Pre-Board (2 Corinthians 12:9)

The first and most critical step in histotechnology:

Formaldehyde is commercially supplied as:

10% formalin is the same as:

It is recommended for fixing chromosomes, lymph glands and urgent biopsies:

An excellent fixative for electron microscopy:

What are the processes done by the automatic tissue processor?

Enclosed tissue processor:

Tissue is soft when block is trimmed:

Xylene turns milky as soon as tissue is placed in it:

Tissue is opaque, section cutting is difficult due to the presence of alcohol.

Air holes found during trimming:

Paraffin sections are usually cut in the microtome for routine histologic procedures with a thickness of:

Temperature of the flotation water bath:

These knives are used to cut block for ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (EM):

Microtome knives for PARAFFIN SECTIONING are usually made of:

Sections fail to form ribbons:

1. Horizontal surface of the block is not parallel to the knife
2. Knife is tilted too much, knife is dull
3. Paraffin wax is too hard, sections are too thick
4. Surfaces and edges of the block are not parallel

When liver is cut in the cryostat, the sections obtained are alternately thick and thin, with a distinct "venetian blind" effect. The most probable cause is that the:

Adhesives for paraffin sections:

1. Egg albumin
2. Plasma
3. Gelatin
4. Canada balsam

When using the regressive staining method, the nucleus is deliberately overstained with:

In H and E staining, pale nuclei are obtained. This indicates problem with:

Natural dyes:

1. Hematoxylin
2. Cochineal dyes
3. Orcein
4. Saffron

Simplest method of differential staining of collagen using a mixture of picric acid and acid fuchsin:

RETICULIN FIBERS IN GOMORI'S silver impregnation stain:

The PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID HEMATOXYLIN (PTAH) is useful for demonstrating:

Most sensitive of the lipid stains:

Stain for NEURONS, AXONS AND NEUROFIBRILS:

Stain for demonstration of myelin:

Stain for COPPER:

Acridine orange demonstrates:

Most reliable and specific histochemical staining technique for DNA:

Stain for demonstration of Leprosy bacilli and Nocardia:

Stain for demonstration of Helicobacter pylori:

Warthin-Starry stain (WS) is a silver nitrate-based staining method (a silver stain) used in demonstration of:

Retention of paraffin blocks:

Stain of choice for paraffin sections:

Stain of choice for exfoliative cytology:

Most commonly used fixative for cytology:

Father of modern cytopathology:

AMINOETHYLCARBAZOLE (AEC), which is ____ in color, is a common chromogen for peroxidases.

DIAMINOBENZIDINE (DAB), which is ____ in color, is a common chromogen for peroxidases.

Antigens that are expressed by normal cells as well as tumor cells.

Antigens that are unique to the tumor of an individual patient or shared by a limited number of patients with the same type of tumor.

Which of the following is a marker used in immunohistochemical staining to identify tumors of epithelial origin?

Apoptosis is morphologically identified by:

Thyroid follicles are lined by this type of epithelium:

Elastic cartilage EXCEPT:

Smooth muscle tissue:

Cellular adaptation to stress:

1. Hypertrophy
2. Hyperplasia
3. Atrophy
4. Dysplasia
5. Metaplasia

Cellular adaptation to stress:

Molecular death:

Person authorized to perform autopsy and dissection of remains:

1. Health officers
2. Medical officers of law enforcement agencies
3. Members of the medical staff of accredited hospitals

A person died of unknown disease, the physician would like to know the final diagnosis. Who is authorized to give consent for autopsy?

For all fetal deaths aged 20 weeks and above as calculated from the start of the last menstrual period to the date of delivery, which form must be prepared and the causes of death completely filled out by the certifier?

FORENSIC AND ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY report should be kept in the laboratory for a period of:

The chairman and members of the BOARD OF MT shall hold office for ___ year(s) after appointments or until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified.

No further board examination will be given to an applicant who has not qualified after ___ examinations unless he completed 12 months refresher course/postgraduate training.

Certificate of registration as a medical technologist shall be issued to successful applicants who attained the age of at least:

Renewal of CLINICAL LABORATORY license:

Subject to RANDOM drug test:

Learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses, institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but may be applied for and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Council:

Failure to give reasonable care by the healthcare provider:

An act done to avoid harming the patients:

Which management function does staffing of the laboratory fulfill?

In what phase of the management process does the manager gather together the necessary resources and people and develop an organizational structure to put the formal plan into action?

Which management function is LEADERSHIP considered the fulfillment of:

Which management function is responsible for MONITORING THE STANDARDS and feedback mechanisms set in place when objectives were established during the planning stage?

An order form that is sent to the laboratory along with a specimen:

Publisher of Good Laboratory Practice:

All laboratory procedures and policies must be reviewed and documented at least:

Interface:

User passwords should be:

Which of the following is the advantage for adding POCT?

Pre-analytical (pre-examination) variables in laboratory testing include:

A pre-analytical error can be introduced by:

Pre-analytical errors are major contributors to total laboratory errors. Which of the following is not a common preanalytical error?

Which of the following is not a potential source of post-analytical (post-examination) errors?

The most important diagnosis and therapeutic management decision tool used to interpret test results is:

A delta check is a method that:

What is the first step that should be taken in response to an out-of-control condition?

The first procedure to be followed if the blood gas instrument is out-of-control for all parameters is:

A mean value of 100 and a standard deviation of 1.8 mg/dl are obtained from a set of glucose measurements on a control solution. The 95% confidence interval in mg/dl would be:

Upon completion of a run of cholesterol tests, the technician recognizes that the controls are not within the 2 standard deviations confidence range. What is the appropriate course of action?

A laboratory procedure manual should be available to personnel at the workbench and must include the following elements:

The precision of an instrument is validated by:

Test precision is verified by:

The process by which an agency or organization uses predetermined standards to evaluate and recognize a program of study in an institution is called:

A general term for the formal recognition of professional or technical competence is:

Providing the performance feedback of employees should be done:

All of the following are PPE, EXCEPT:

What is the single most effective method to prevent nosocomial spread of infection?

Which order of events should be followed at the conclusion of a laboratory worker's shift in order to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens?

Which of the following is the best choice for decontaminating bench tops?

Infection rate is highest for laboratory professionals exposed to blood and body fluids containing:

After an accidental needle stick with a contaminated needle, the first action should be to:

Gloves worn in the laboratory for specimen processing must be removed and hands washed when:

To prevent injury, a safe lab work practice is to:

A technologist spilled concentrated hydrochloric acid on his/her clothing and skin, affecting a large portion of the body. After removing involved clothing, the next first aid treatment step would be to:

All sealed centrifuge buckets should be loaded and unloaded in a/an:

Promotion of health and safety of which of the following should be the primary objective in Quality and Safety Control programs adopted by the histopathology laboratories:

1. Patients
2. Laboratory personnel
3. Environment

Epidemiologic triad consists of: