Question 116
Bicarbonate and Chloride form an exchanger to help regulate and buffer the body's pH.
The buffering capacity of blood is maintained by a reversible exchange process between bicarbonate and:
Question 117
Cholesterol levels do not fluctuate as triglycerides, fatty acids, lipoproteins, and chylomicrons do after an individual eats a meal. This is the reason that patients are told to fast; the laboratory needs a fasting sample to determine a lipid profile or panel which includes the latter four components.
Which of the following lipid tests is LEAST affected by the fasting status of the patient?
Question 118
Oxalate, EDTA, and citrate are anticoagulants that inhibit clot formation.
Which of the following blood additives is most useful for serum collection:
Question 119
Nucleated RBCs may be seen in the peripheral blood in cases of beta thalassemia major. Nucleated RBCs are usually not found in peripheral blood in cases of beta thalassemia minor and beta thalassemia intermedia, and would not be a finding in beta thalassemia minima.
Nucleated RBCs are most likely to be seen in the peripheral blood of which of these beta thalassemias?
Question 120
To obtain a serum sample for a stat test on a patient receiving anticoagulant therapy, the recommended tube is:
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