What does the following chemical symbol represent?
Oxidising
Harmful
Corrosive
Flammable
To ensure best practice, how would urine which has been pipetted from a sample tube be disposed of?
Discard entire pipette containing urine into yellow bag
Pipette onto absorbent pad within orange clinical waste bag
Discard directly down laboratory sink then place pipette in orange bag
Pipette into separate conical tube and dispose of into offensive waste bag
Which of the following describes the process used to adjust a measurement prior to using laboratory equipment?
Quality control
Sequencing
Calibration
Sighting
Which of the following should be reduced to a few mm below the surface before commencing microscopy?
The sub-stage condenser
The mechanical stage
The iris diaphragm
The Rheostat
Which of the following crystals would be found in alkaline urine?
Urates
Oxalate
Cystine
Phosphates
The morphology of a bacillus bacterium is best described as?
Rod shaped
Spiral shaped
Seen in clusters
Seen in chains
Which of the following will aid in clearing keratin when collecting a skin scrape?
Liquid paraffin
Immersion oil
Sodium fluoride
Potassium hydroxide
Which of the following does not represent a safe temperature for SNAP® tests to be stored at?
0 - minus 20° C
2- 8° C
15 - 20°C
18 - 21°C
The urine specific gravity measurement on the refractometer shown above is
1.033
1.346
1.333
1.049
Pathological specimens sent via first class post should comply with which of the following packaging regulations?
UN3373
P650
UN1907
P710
What would be the appearance of plasma or serum which is showing signs of lipaemia?
Milky
Yellow
Green
Pink
When performing a PCV test the microhaematocrit should be spun for
2 mins at 10,000 rpm
5 mins at 10,000 rpm
8 mins at 400 rpm
10 mins at 200 rpm
Risk assessments for the handling of chemical reagents used within the laboratory are required under which of the following?
COSHH
Scientific Procedures Act
Health & Safety at work Act
Environmental Protection Act
Which of the following statements is not true regarding CEM (contagious equine metritis)?
CEM will impact on fertility
CEM can cause abortion although rarely
Only mares and not stallions can transfer the disease
CEM swabbing should be done both pre and post mating
A Romanowsky stain
Can be used to achieve the same results as the Diff Quik method
Will determine the difference between gram negative and positive bacteria
Requires the sample to be incubated with the stain
Will aid with identification of urinary cast
Which of the following may cause an inaccurate red blood cell count in a haematology analyser?
Crenation
Anisocytosis
Agglutination
Polychromasia
Pre and post prandial testing would be associated with which of the following tests?
Low dose dexamethasone suppression test
Bile acid stimulation test
ACTH stimulation test
Pancreatic SNAP test
Which of the following levels would be analysed through use of an ELISA Premate Ovucheck test?
Glucose
Cortisol
Oestrogen
Progesterone
The term Anisocytosis describes which of the following?
Small dark blue areas within erythrocytes
A noticeable variation in size of erythrocytes
Noticeable central pallor of erythrocytes
Erythrocytes inclusions likely to be seen post splenectomy
What is the vernier scale reading as shown?
Generically, the soluble liquid part of any substance which will be seen after centrifuging is known as
Serum
Plasma
Sediment
Supernatant
Which term describes the normal yellow colour pigment of urine?
Chromuria
Urochrome
Chromatism
Tingent
Which of the following would be the recommended agar for culturing Ringworm?
Chocolate
Sabarauds
McConkeys
Deoxycholate
Which of the following would not be used to preserve urine?
Thymol
Toluene
Alcohol
Boric Acid
When posting a pathological specimen, the largest volume/ mass which can be sent via the post is
There is no limit providing the sample meets UN650 postal regulations
50ml
60ml
100ml
Which of the following is a suitable position for a patient requiring cerebrospinal fluid sampling where a problem is suspected involving the brain?
Lateral recumbency with head flexed
Dorsal recumbency with head flexed
Sternal recumbency with legs pulled dorsally
Lateral recumbency with legs pulled ventrally
Which of the following parasites would be effectively sampled by tape strip?
Sarcoptes
Demodex
Cheyletiella
Echinococcus
Which of the following breeds would it be normal to see an elevated red blood cell count in?
Akita
Dalmatian
Greyhound
Miniature Schnauzer
Which of the following would not cause a change in the turbidity of urine?
Increased Biliverdin
Incorrect storage
Contamination
Mucous
Which of the following would be a possible cause of increased specific gravity?
Polyuria
Dehydration
Diabetes insipidus
Chronic renal failure
At what point should gloves be removed when collecting an aural swab for bacterial culture?
After labelling the swab with identification details
Before replacing the swab back into the cover tube
Following placement of the swab back into the casing
After the sample has been placed within the biohazard bag
A Jamshidi needle would be used for obtaining which of the following samples?
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone marrow biopsy
Lymph node aspirate
Lymph node biopsy
Malassezia is an example of a
Yeast
Protozoa
Cestode
Nematode
Waste consisting of soiled gloves following use during disinfection of the centrifuge should be disposed of in which of the following receptacles?
Yellow bin with a blue lid
Yellow bag with black stripe
Yellow bag with purple stripe
Orange bin with an orange lid
Which of the following samples should not be extracted with the use of pressure via a syringe?
Synovial fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid
Abdominal paracentesis
Elevated levels of which of the following biochemical values may indicate parathyroid disease or neoplasia, particularly if metastasised to bone
Alanine Aminotransferase
Cholesterol
Thyroxine
Calcium
If a microscope has a parfocal ability it means
Only a minor focusing adjustment will be required when switching lenses
If the object is central to the field of vision in one lens it will be the same when you change lenses
Light is channelled in a conical way to the object under view
There are two eyepieces available to look down which must be adjusted to the field of vision
Which of the following is not a recognised technique of sample collection when Ringworm is suspected?
Woods lamp
Tape strip
Hair pluck
Mackenzie technique
Which of the following symptoms would not represent a reason to progress to performing a bronchoalveolar lavage on a dog?
Difficulty with eating
Exercise intolerance
Nasal discharge
Cough
For which of the following conditions might it be most relevant to consider the patient’s pre-sampling fluid intake?
Cushings disease
Addisons disease
Diabetes mellitus
A sodium citrate tube used as the preservative for clotting analysis would be which of the following colours?
Red
Which circulating blood cells are the first line of defence in infection and therefore a rise will be elevated particularly in acute infection?
Lymphocytes
Eosinophils
Macrophages
Neutrophils
What is the correct temperature range for the storage of urine test strips?
4-8˚ C
2-15˚ C
15-30˚ C
18-20˚ C
Which of the following would be an inappropriate site for bone marrow sampling?
Dorsal crest, wing of ileum
Proximal femur
Distal humerus
Distal femur
Which of the following would not be a suitable vein to access when collecting a blood sample from a rabbit?
Saphenous
Cephalic
Brachial
Jugular
DEFRA requires all bovine abortions and premature calvings to be investigated due to which potential zoonotic cause?
Brucellosis
Aspergillosis
Tuberculosis
Bovine Viral Disease
Which of the following pieces of equipment would be associated with performing an equine worm egg count
McMasters slide
Hawksley Reader
Haemocytometer
Monovette syringe
A blood sample collected in a red top vacutainer will be of preference when which of the following samples is required
A sample where Fibrinogen is still present
A sample where Prothrombin is still present
Which of the following might indicate signs of liver disease on examination of a faecal sample?
Dark red colouring
White colouring
Yellow colouring
Pink colouring
Which of the following biopsy techniques would result in an entire tumour being removed?
Excision biopsy
Incision biopsy
Wedge biopsy
Punch biopsy
Which of the following urinary crystals would most likely be seen in an equine sample?
Calcium Oxalate
Ammonium Urate
Calcium carbonate
A PCV reading of 70% in a dog may indicate
Non-regenerative anaemia
Regenerative anaemia
Oligocythaemia
At what point would you depress a SNAP test?
As soon as the sample has been placed in the well
When colour first appears in the activation window
When the first blue dot appears in the results window
When all dots have changed blue in the results window
What colour are EDTA blood tubes?
Orange
Brown
White
What colour are Lithium Heparin blood tubes?
How would observation of cheyletiella best be carried out?
Oil immersion under microscope
x10 under microscope
Naked eye
x40 under microscope