The cyst state may be recovered from formed fecal specimens submitted for parasitic examination if the specimen:

A patient had a transfusion reaction to packed red blood cells. The laboratory scientist began the laboratory investigation of the transfusion reaction by assembling pre- and post- transfusion specimens and all papererwork and computer printouts. A clerical check was performed and the patient’s info matched on everything. What should be done after the clerical check?

What antibodies could an R1R1 make if exposed to R2R2 blood?

In an adult, if the total bilirubin value is 3.1mg/dL and conjugated bilirubin is 1.1mg/dL, what is the unconjugated bilirubin value?

A physician orders 2 units of leukocyte reduced red blood cells. The patient is a 55-year-old male with anemia. He types as AB negative. There is only 1 AB unit on the shelf. What would be the next choice?

A fetal screen yielded negative results on a mother is who O negative and a baby who is O positive. What course of action should be done next?

Xyolose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) agar is a highly selective medium used for the recovery of which bacteria?

HDFN does not usually occur in the first pregnancy if the mother is D negative and the baby is D positive. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?

A thin, anaerobic gram negative bacillus with tapered ends isolated from an empyema was found to be indovle positive, lipase negative, and inhibited by 20% bile. Colonies were described as “speckled” or resembling “ground glass” and fluoresced weakly when exposed to ultraviolet light. The most probable isolate would be:

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus often develop anti-dsDNA antibodies which can be detected by performing this test and identifying a rim pattern.