EDUCATION UPDATE EXAM
Toxicology
3. Selenium
A. protects from cancer.
B. causes chronic exposure renal dysfunction.
C. is monitored in dialysis patients.
D. is toxic in consumed fish.
E. is associated with Wilson's disease.
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This exam covers material presented in the three
"Toxicology" articles that appeared in this and the February
and March 1995 issues of Laboratory Medicine. To earn three
CMLE credit hours for the 1995 year, complete this exam form
and mail it, along with your check or money order payable
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Multiple-Choice Questions
Select the one correct answer to each question:
1. The half-life of lead in the blood is approximately
A. 1 day.
B. 1 week.
C. 1 month.
D. 1 year.
E. 10 years.
2. The Americans With Disabilities Act takes the
following positions with respect to drug and alcohol
testing:
A. Employers cannot test applicants for alcohol until a job
offer has been extended.
B. Alcohol and drug tests are defined as medical
examinations.
C. The ADA allows alcohol tests, thereby permitting an
employer to deny employment to an applicant, and to discipline an existing employee up to and including termination on
the basis of a positive alcohol test.
D. None of the above
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4. Select the true statement.
A. Atomic absorption methods simultaneously determine several trace elements.
B. Specimen matrix interference is eliminated by careful
method selection.
C. Trace element levels outside the reference range for
healthy subjects signify toxicity.
D. Trace element contamination may occur during specimen
collection, transport, storage, or analysis.
E. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is the most
widely used method for trace element analysis.
5. Whole blood is the preferred specimen for alcohol
testing for highway safety purposes, because:
A. Whole blood is easier to work with, because it does not
require erythrocytes to be separated from the plasma.
B. Highway safety laws regarding drinking and driving are
based on whole blood.
C. If serum or plasma is used, the whole blood alcohol concentration will be underestimated.
D. None of the above.
6. The most definitive specimen for the diagnosis of
lead poisoning, and the specimen type against
w h i c h the severity of lead poisoning is judged, is
A. 24-hour urine collection.
B. serum.
C. heparinized plasma.
D. venous whole blood.
E. fingerstick (capillary blood).
7. Which of the following statements is true regarding the new Department of Transportation alcohol
testing program?
A. The program began for all employers regulated by the
Department of Transportation on January 1,1995.
B. Testing is to be by breath, except in cases in which breath
testing devices are not available, in which cases blood is an
authorized specimen.
C. Action levels for a positive result are .04% and .08%.
D. None of the above
8. Which group are all essential trace elements?
A. Se.AI, Mn, Mo
B. I, As, Cd, Se
C. Cu, I, Fe, Co
D. Pb,As,AI,Cd
E. V, Hg, Cu, Zn
9. Cadmium
A. protects from cancer.
B. causes chronic exposure renal dysfunction.
C. is monitored in dialysis patients.
D. is toxic in consumed fish.
E. is associated with Wilson's disease.
10. The definitive method for lead analysis is
A. radioimmune assay.
B. high-performance liquid chromatography.
C. anodic stripping voltammetry.
D. graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.
E. isotope dilution mass spectrometry.