4) If a fasting glucose was 90 mg/dL, which of the following 2 hr. postprandial glucose result would most closely represent normal glucose metabolism? a. 55 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) b. 100 mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) c. 180 mg/dL (9.9 mmol/L) d. 260 mg/dL (14.3 mmol/L) {Ans: b (Normal 2 hour postprandial value.)}159) Quality control of the spot indole test requires the use of ATCC cultures of: a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Proteus mirabilis b. Salmonella typhi / Shigella sonnei c. Escherichia coli / Proteus vulgaris d. Escherichia coli / Enterobacter cloacae {Ans: d (Quality control of indole requires both a positive and a negative control. E coli and E cloacae respectively produce a positive and negative reaction with indole.)}325) Most automated blood gas analyzers directly measure: a. pH, HCO3 and %O2 saturation b. pH, PCO2 and PO2 c. HCO3, PCO2, and PO2 d. pH, PO2 and % O2 saturation {Ans: b (pH, PCO2, and PO2 are directly measured by modern blood gas analyzers; other parameters are calculated.)}134) Urobilinogen is formed in the: a. kidney b. spleen c. liver d. intestine {Ans: d (Biochemical pathway of bilirubin.)}C (scatter the light and emit fluorescence) {Ans: 224.) In flow cytometry