ASCP-CHEMISTRY TEST Questions and
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Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by:
A. Renin
B. Angiotensinogen
C. Angiotenisinogen I
D. Angiotensinogen II - ACCURATE RESPONSE.
Angiotensinogen II Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most
important for:
A. screening for the presence of cancer
B. monitoring the course of known cancer ACCURATE RESPONSE
C. confirming the absence of disease
D. identifying patients at risk for cancer -
Detection of which of the following substances is most useful to monitor thecourse of a patient
with testicular cancer?
A. alpha-fetoprotein ACCURATE RESPONSE
B. carcinoembryonic antigen
C. prolactin
D. testosterone -
Increased concentrations of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in adults are mostcharacteristically associated
,with:
A. hepatocellular carcinoma ACCURATE RESPONSE
B. alcoholic cirrhosis
C. chronic active hepatitis
D. multiple myeloma
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is most likely to be produced in a maignancyinvolving the:
A. Brain
B. Testes
C. Bone
,D. Colon - ACCURATE RESPONSE
Which of the following is useful in the detection an management ofcarcinoma of the prostate?
A. total prostate-specific antigen ACCURATE RESPONSE
B. prostatic acid phosphatase
C. human chorionic gonadotropin
D. alpha-fetoprotein
Which of the following statements most correctly describes the utility ofclinical laboratory assays
for tumor markers?
A. tumor markers are useful to screen asymptomatic patients for tumors
B. tumor markers are highly specific
C. tumor markers indicate the likelihood of an individual developing a tumor
D. tumors are useful in tracking the efficacy of treatment - ACCURATE RESPONSE
, Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) is a tumor marker associated with:
A. breast carcinoma
B. colon cancer
C. lung cancer
D. ovarian and endometrial carcinoma - ACCURATE RESPONSE
In addition to carcinoma of the prostate, elevated prostate-specific antigen(PSA) can occur due to:
A. aspirin therapy
B. exogenous steroid use
C. benign prostatic hyperplasia ACCURATE RESPONSE
D. statin therapy (cholesterol lowering drugs
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