ASCP PRACTICE EXAM SERIES 01

The conversion of glucose into lactate or pyruvate and then CO2 and H2O is called:

A. glycogenesis

B. glycogenolysis

C. gluconeogenesis.

D. glycolysis.

Which of the following inhibits glycolysis and glucose uptake by muscle cells and causes a rise in blood glucose levels?

A. Parathyroid hormone

B. glucagon

C. insulin

D. gastrin

Which test may be performed to assess the average blood glucose level that an individual maintained during the previous 2- to 3-month period?

A. Plasma glucose

B. two-hour postload glucose

C. Oral glucose tolerance

D. Glycosylated hemoglobin

What cutoff value for HbA1c is recommended by the American Diabetes Association for adequate control of blood glucose?

What enzyme is responsible for von Gierke disease (type 1 glycogen storage disease)?

A. B-glucosidase

B. Glycogen synthetase

C. glucose-6-phosphatase

D. Glycogen phosphorylase

If a patient’s serum glucose is 85 mg/dL, what would you expect the cerebrospinal fluid glucose to read?

A. 90 mg/dL

B. 80 mg/dL

C. 70 mg/dL

D. 60 mg/dL

Formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources describes which of the following?

A. glycogenesis

B. glycogenolysis

C. gluconeogenesis

D. glycolysis

Decreased blood glucose, increased insulin, and low C-peptide are seen in:

In the glucose oxidase/peroxide methodology, which product reacts with the chromagen?

A. nitroprusside

B. hydroxide

C. Hydrogen peroxide

D. tartrate

A patient with an insulinoma may exhibit dizziness and fainting attributable to:

A. acidosis.

B. ketosis.

C. hypoglycemia.

D. hyperglycemia.

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