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Question 1

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What does the following chemical symbol represent?
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  • Oxidising
  • Harmful
  • Corrosive
  • Flammable

Question 2

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To ensure best practice, how would urine which has been pipetted from a sample tube be disposed of?
Answer
  • 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

Question 3

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Which of the following describes the process used to adjust a measurement prior to using laboratory equipment?
Answer
  • Quality control
  • Sequencing
  • Calibration
  • Sighting

Question 4

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Which of the following should be reduced to a few mm below the surface before commencing microscopy?
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  • The sub-stage condenser
  • The mechanical stage
  • The iris diaphragm
  • The Rheostat

Question 5

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Which of the following crystals would be found in alkaline urine?
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  • Urates
  • Oxalate
  • Cystine
  • Phosphates

Question 6

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The morphology of a bacillus bacterium is best described as?
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  • Rod shaped
  • Spiral shaped
  • Seen in clusters
  • Seen in chains

Question 7

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Which of the following will aid in clearing keratin when collecting a skin scrape?
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  • Liquid paraffin
  • Immersion oil
  • Sodium fluoride
  • Potassium hydroxide

Question 8

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Which of the following does not represent a safe temperature for SNAP® tests to be stored at?
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  • 0 - minus 20° C
  • 2- 8° C
  • 15 - 20°C
  • 18 - 21°C

Question 9

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The urine specific gravity measurement on the refractometer shown above is
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Refreactometer (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 1.033
  • 1.346
  • 1.333
  • 1.049

Question 10

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Pathological specimens sent via first class post should comply with which of the following packaging regulations?
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  • UN3373
  • P650
  • UN1907
  • P710

Question 11

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What would be the appearance of plasma or serum which is showing signs of lipaemia?
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  • Milky
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Pink

Question 12

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When performing a PCV test the microhaematocrit should be spun for
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  • 2 mins at 10,000 rpm
  • 5 mins at 10,000 rpm
  • 8 mins at 400 rpm
  • 10 mins at 200 rpm

Question 13

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Risk assessments for the handling of chemical reagents used within the laboratory are required under which of the following?
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  • COSHH
  • Scientific Procedures Act
  • Health & Safety at work Act
  • Environmental Protection Act

Question 14

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Which of the following statements is not true regarding CEM (contagious equine metritis)?
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  • 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

Question 15

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A Romanowsky stain
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  • 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

Question 16

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Which of the following may cause an inaccurate red blood cell count in a haematology analyser?
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  • Crenation
  • Anisocytosis
  • Agglutination
  • Polychromasia

Question 17

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Pre and post prandial testing would be associated with which of the following tests?
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  • Low dose dexamethasone suppression test
  • Bile acid stimulation test
  • ACTH stimulation test
  • Pancreatic SNAP test

Question 18

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Which of the following levels would be analysed through use of an ELISA Premate Ovucheck test?
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  • Glucose
  • Cortisol
  • Oestrogen
  • Progesterone

Question 19

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The term Anisocytosis describes which of the following?
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  • 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

Question 20

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What is the vernier scale reading as shown? [blank_start]756.5[blank_end]
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Vernier+Scale (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 756.5

Question 21

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Generically, the soluble liquid part of any substance which will be seen after centrifuging is known as
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  • Serum
  • Plasma
  • Sediment
  • Supernatant

Question 22

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Which term describes the normal yellow colour pigment of urine?
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  • Chromuria
  • Urochrome
  • Chromatism
  • Tingent

Question 23

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Which of the following would be the recommended agar for culturing Ringworm?
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  • Chocolate
  • Sabarauds
  • McConkeys
  • Deoxycholate

Question 24

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Which of the following would not be used to preserve urine?
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  • Thymol
  • Toluene
  • Alcohol
  • Boric Acid

Question 25

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When posting a pathological specimen, the largest volume/ mass which can be sent via the post is
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  • There is no limit providing the sample meets UN650 postal regulations
  • 50ml
  • 60ml
  • 100ml

Question 26

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Which of the following is a suitable position for a patient requiring cerebrospinal fluid sampling where a problem is suspected involving the brain?
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  • Lateral recumbency with head flexed
  • Dorsal recumbency with head flexed
  • Sternal recumbency with legs pulled dorsally
  • Lateral recumbency with legs pulled ventrally

Question 27

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Which of the following parasites would be effectively sampled by tape strip?
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  • Sarcoptes
  • Demodex
  • Cheyletiella
  • Echinococcus

Question 28

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Which of the following breeds would it be normal to see an elevated red blood cell count in?
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  • Akita
  • Dalmatian
  • Greyhound
  • Miniature Schnauzer

Question 29

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Which of the following would not cause a change in the turbidity of urine?
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  • Increased Biliverdin
  • Incorrect storage
  • Contamination
  • Mucous

Question 30

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Which of the following would be a possible cause of increased specific gravity?
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  • Polyuria
  • Dehydration
  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Chronic renal failure

Question 31

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At what point should gloves be removed when collecting an aural swab for bacterial culture?
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  • 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

Question 32

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A Jamshidi needle would be used for obtaining which of the following samples?
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  • Bone marrow aspirate
  • Bone marrow biopsy
  • Lymph node aspirate
  • Lymph node biopsy

Question 33

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Malassezia is an example of a
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  • Yeast
  • Protozoa
  • Cestode
  • Nematode

Question 34

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Waste consisting of soiled gloves following use during disinfection of the centrifuge should be disposed of in which of the following receptacles?
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  • Yellow bin with a blue lid
  • Yellow bag with black stripe
  • Yellow bag with purple stripe
  • Orange bin with an orange lid

Question 35

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Which of the following samples should not be extracted with the use of pressure via a syringe?
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  • Synovial fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Bone marrow aspirate
  • Abdominal paracentesis

Question 36

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Elevated levels of which of the following biochemical values may indicate parathyroid disease or neoplasia, particularly if metastasised to bone
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  • Alanine Aminotransferase
  • Cholesterol
  • Thyroxine
  • Calcium

Question 37

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If a microscope has a parfocal ability it means
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  • 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

Question 38

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Which of the following is not a recognised technique of sample collection when Ringworm is suspected?
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  • Woods lamp
  • Tape strip
  • Hair pluck
  • Mackenzie technique

Question 39

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Which of the following symptoms would not represent a reason to progress to performing a bronchoalveolar lavage on a dog?
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  • Difficulty with eating
  • Exercise intolerance
  • Nasal discharge
  • Cough

Question 40

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For which of the following conditions might it be most relevant to consider the patient’s pre-sampling fluid intake?
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  • Cushings disease
  • Addisons disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diabetes insipidus

Question 41

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A sodium citrate tube used as the preservative for clotting analysis would be which of the following colours?
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  • Red
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Green

Question 42

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Which circulating blood cells are the first line of defence in infection and therefore a rise will be elevated particularly in acute infection?
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  • Lymphocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Macrophages
  • Neutrophils

Question 43

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What is the correct temperature range for the storage of urine test strips?
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  • 4-8˚ C
  • 2-15˚ C
  • 15-30˚ C
  • 18-20˚ C

Question 44

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Which of the following would be an inappropriate site for bone marrow sampling?
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  • Dorsal crest, wing of ileum
  • Proximal femur
  • Distal humerus
  • Distal femur

Question 45

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Which of the following would not be a suitable vein to access when collecting a blood sample from a rabbit?
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  • Saphenous
  • Cephalic
  • Brachial
  • Jugular

Question 46

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DEFRA requires all bovine abortions and premature calvings to be investigated due to which potential zoonotic cause?
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  • Brucellosis
  • Aspergillosis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Bovine Viral Disease

Question 47

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Which of the following pieces of equipment would be associated with performing an equine worm egg count
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  • McMasters slide
  • Hawksley Reader
  • Haemocytometer
  • Monovette syringe

Question 48

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A blood sample collected in a red top vacutainer will be of preference when which of the following samples is required
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  • Plasma
  • A sample where Fibrinogen is still present
  • Serum
  • A sample where Prothrombin is still present

Question 49

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Which of the following might indicate signs of liver disease on examination of a faecal sample?
Answer
  • Dark red colouring
  • White colouring
  • Yellow colouring
  • Pink colouring

Question 50

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Which of the following biopsy techniques would result in an entire tumour being removed?
Answer
  • Excision biopsy
  • Incision biopsy
  • Wedge biopsy
  • Punch biopsy

Question 51

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Which of the following urinary crystals would most likely be seen in an equine sample?
Answer
  • Cystine
  • Calcium Oxalate
  • Ammonium Urate
  • Calcium carbonate

Question 52

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A PCV reading of 70% in a dog may indicate
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  • Non-regenerative anaemia
  • Regenerative anaemia
  • Oligocythaemia
  • Dehydration

Question 53

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At what point would you depress a SNAP test?
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  • 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

Question 54

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What colour are EDTA blood tubes?
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  • Pink
  • Orange
  • Brown
  • White

Question 55

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What colour are Lithium Heparin blood tubes?
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  • Pink
  • Orange
  • Brown
  • White

Question 56

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How would observation of cheyletiella best be carried out?
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  • Oil immersion under microscope
  • x10 under microscope
  • Naked eye
  • x40 under microscope
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