Author Question: A formed stool specimen is received in the clinical laboratory for ova and parasite examination at 3 ... (Read 127 times)

justinmsk · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A formed stool specimen is received in the clinical laboratory for ova and parasite examination at 3 p.m. The specimen sat at room temperature in the ordering physician's office since 9:00 a.m. this morning. You will

A) call the office for an additional specimen.
B) place the specimen in preservative and process the next day.
C) reject the specimen.
D) perform the examination STAT due to the time lag.

Question 2

Apt-Downey test (APT) for fetal hemoglobin is used to determine:

A) the source of occult blood in stool.
B) whether blood found in the stool of neonates originated from maternal blood that was swallowed or is secondary to disease in the newborn.
C) the genetic composition of heme derivative in stool specimens.
D) the fecal fat composition of stool specimens.