Chapter 3

Question 1

Toxicology means:
	 A. Study of drugs	
	 B. Scientific study of poisons	
	 C. Scientific study of chemists	
	 D. Protocol for drug trafficking

Answer 1

B. Scientific study of poisons

Question 2

Cessation of signs and symptoms is referred to as:
	 A. Remission	
	 B. Intermittent	
	 C. Benign	
	 D. Nosocomial

Answer 2

A. Remission

Question 3

Which of the following medical terms is used to describe blood shortly after a meal, causing it to have a cloudy appearance?
	 A. Bulemic	
	 B. Lipemic	
	 C. Lymphatic	
	 D. Anemic

Answer 3

B. Lipemic

Question 4

“Hematuria” means:
	 A. Blood cell disorder	
	 B. Liver disease	
	 C. Blood in the urine	
	 D. Muscle weakness

Answer 4

C. Blood in the urine

Question 5

When blood alcohol testing is performed, the site of collection must be cleaned by:
	 A. 10% bleach	
	 B. Alcohol	
	 C. Iodine	
	 D. Chlorhexidine

Answer 5

D. Chlorhexidine

Question 6

A metabolic disorder caused by excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal glands is called:
	 A. Diabetes mellitus	
	 B. Hemochromatosis	
	 C. Addison's disease	
	 D. Cushing's syndrome

Answer 6

D. Cushing’s syndrome

Question 7

Which of the following are abbreviations for laboratory tests?
	 A. CCU, PEDs, CPR	
	 B. CAD, COPD, SLE	
	 C. ASO, HDL, ABGs	
	 D. TPR, STI, PRN

Answer 7

C. ASO, HDL, ABGs

Question 8

Which of the following terms means “true skin”?
Choose one answer.
	 A. Epidermis	
	 B. Distal	
	 C. Dermis	
	 D. Proximal

Answer 8

C. Dermis

Question 9

The chain of custody documentation may be required when blood is collected for:
	 A. Drug screening	
	 B. Trace elements	
	 C. Blood glucose	
	 D. Blood culture

Answer 9

A. Drug screening

Question 10

A temporary reduction of blood supply to an organ or tissue due to obstruction of a blood vessel is called:
	 A. Isolation	
	 B. Hypoxia	
	 C. Ischemia	
	 D. Anemia

Answer 10

C. Ischemia

Question 11

The position of lying on the back with the face upward is called:
	 A. Prone	
	 B. Supine	
	 C. Superior	
	 D. Inferior

Answer 11

B. Supine

Question 12

Which of the following specimens is most commonly tampered with during testing?
	 A. Urine	
	 B. Sputum	
	 C. Spinal fluid	
	 D. Amniotic fluid

Answer 12

A. Urine

Question 13

The abbreviation for hemoglobin is:
	 A. Hg	
	 B. Hb	
	 C. Hem	
	 D. Hin

Answer 13

B. Hb

Question 14

Which of the following abbreviations means “immediately”?
	 A. Stat	
	 B. Diff	
	 C. Trig	
	 D. Mono

Answer 14

A. Stat

Question 15

The term “tachycardia” means:
	 A. Loss of heart rhythm	
	 B. Abnormal increase in heartbeat	
	 C. Abnormal increase in breathing	
	 D. Cardiac arrest

Answer 15

B. Abnormal increase in heartbeat

Question 16

An abnormal increase in production of erythrocytes is referred to as:
	 A. Polycythemia	
	 B. Anemia	
	 C. Leukemia	
	 D. Lymphoma

Answer 16

A. Polycythemia

Question 17

Which of the following tests requires an arterial specimen?
	 A. Blood typing	
	 B. Liver profile	
	 C. Lipid profile	
	 D. Blood gases

Answer 17

D. Blood gases

Question 18

An increased amount of nitrogenous waste products in the blood is called:
	 A. Cyanosis	
	 B. Anemia	
	 C. Hyperthermia	
	 D. Uremia

Answer 18

D. Uremia

Question 19

Elevated levels of blood glucose are found with all of the following disorders, except:
	 A. Hypothyroidism	
	 B. Diabetes mellitus	
	 C. Pancreatitis	
	 D. Severe liver disease

Answer 19

A. Hypothyroidism

Question 20

All of the following are complications of diabetes mellitus, except:
	 A. Blindness	
	 B. Limb amputations	
	 C. Polycystic kidney disease	
	 D. Kidney failure

Answer 20

C. Polycystic kidney disease