RECALLS

 Troponin T normal, LD abnormal: MI

 Picture of Monoclonal Gammopathy in electrophoresis
 Beta HCG marker of malignancy
 Anion Gap
 TCBS – V. cholera (sucrose fermenter)
 Positive control has weak result, Neg control has negative result, patient result is positive, what
to do? – My answer: Perform titer on positive control to identify values
 Result of haptoglobin in hemolytic anemia: Decreased
 Effect of blood sample exposure to air: dec CO2 inc pH
 P. vulgaris- indole pos; P. mirabilis- indole neg
 Cystic Fibrosis associated with: Bulkholderia, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas
 Picture of normocyte in Di Guglielmo’s Syndrome
 Cell seen in myelofibrosis: Teardrop cell (Dacryocyte)
 Hemoglobin electrophoresis
 Many blast cells present in bone marrow: AML?
 Anti-thrombin III: Heparin co-factor; deficiencies assoc. with thrombosis
 I got 2 blood panels
 Rhogam
 Anti-I: Cold agglutinin disease
 Question about Kidd antibody
 Know cold and warm antibodies
 FFP after thawing: 6 hours expiry at 4 degree C.
 Cryoprecipitate after pooling: 4 hours expiry
 Autoantibodies
 Ouchterlony technique
 Presence of anti-HBc only, what will be the problem? My answer: repeat HBsAg
 Addition of Bromthymol blue, which substance will become positive? My answer: Reducing
sugars
 Use of caffeine benzoate/methanol in bilirubin: Accelerator
 Increased anion gap due to: Metabolic acidosis
 ABO discrepancy
 RIST: total IgE; RAST: specific IgE
 Study about fluorescence
 Birefringent crystal in synovial fluid causes what: Pseudogout (Calcium pyrophosphate)
 What to add to check mucin clot in synovial fluid: Glacial acetic acid
 May CSF infection, sensitive naman daw sa antibiotic (I forgot what antibiotic), pero bakit hindi
daw gumagaling? My answer: low MIC
 Best method to diagnose Rickettsia infection
 Mucor: No rhizoids
 Fungus that resembles chandelier- T. schoenleinii
 Bacteria present after jaw surgery: Veilonella
 Description of Nocardia- musty odor
 Principle of fluorometry
 Meaning of coefficient of variation
 Sperms attached to each other, either head to head, head to tail, etc. What discrepancy?
 Collection of blood gas sample
 Difference between Citrobacter and Salmonella
 Hemoglobinuria will only be seen if: Haptoglobin is depleted
 Contact lens parasite: Acanthamoeba
 Consistent SG in urine of 1.010: Diabetes Insipidus
 SG of 1.050 presence of: Abnormal solutes
 Proteins nearest to cathode: Gamma and Beta
 Clinical findings of patient with Lactic Acidosis
 How to resolve if RBCs are stained blue in Wright’s Stain?
 Parasite that causes autoinfection in an immunocompromised patient: S. strercoralis
 RBC morphology of Hookworm infection
 CSF with increased Neutro: Bacterial
 Tap water bacillus: M. gordonae
 Biochemical reaction of Aeromonas hydrophilia
 Decreased Iron and decreased TIBC but normal iron stores? My Answer: Anemia of chronic
disease
 Alpha Thalassemia may consist of what: Bart’s HgB
 Cofactor of more than 300 enzymes: Magnesium and Zinc (if both present, answer Mg)
 Zinc protoporphyrin is never tested in children on lead poisoning, why? My answer: low
sensitivity
 Meaning of creatinine clearance
 Parameters for accurate monitoring of Phenytoin