GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY REGULAR EXAMINATIONS
MAY 2023
DMLT- S - I –MAY-2023
Time : 3 hrs. Max. marks : 100
PAPER- I
BIOCHEMISTRY
(Answer Section A & B separately and draw diagrams wherever necessary)
SECTION A
I. How urea is formed in the body? Write the principles of various methods of urea
estimation. Write a detailed estimation procedure of serum urea (5+5+10=20)
II. Briefly describe urine aminogram (10)
III. Write short notes on (4x5=20)
a. RIA
b. Urine preservatives
c. Expression of concentrations
d. Distilled water
SECTION B
IV. What is true glucose value? Mention different methods of collection of blood samples used
for glucose estimation. Describe various methods of plasma sugar estimation. Write one
methods in detail. (1+1+8+10=20)
V. Write short notes on (5x5=25)
a. Serum uric acid
b. Electrophoresis
c. Jaundice
d. Lipid profile
e. Serum electrolytes
VI. Write the normal values of the following (5x1=5)
a. Serum Cholesterol
b. Plasma bicarbonate
c. Serum SGOT
d. Serum calcium
e. Serum potassium
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GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY REGULAR EXAMINATIONS
MAY 2023
DMLT- S - II –MAY-2023
Time : 3 hrs. Max. marks : 100
PAPER-II
MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
(Answer Section A & B separately and draw diagrams wherever necessary)
SECTION A
I. Enumerate bacteria causing Enteric fever in man. Describe in detail the laboratory
diagnosis of Enteric fever (2+16=18)
II. Describe briefly (2x6=12)
a. Antibiotic sensitivity tests
b. Laboratory diagnosis of Bacillary dysentery
III. Write short notes on (5x4=20)
a. Elek’s gel precipitation test
b. Hot air oven
c. Lowenstein – Jensen medium
d. Staphylococcus aureus.
e. Negative staining
SECTION B
IV. Enumerate the intestinal nematodes. Describe in detail the life cycle and laboratory
diagnosis of Hook worm. (2+13=15)
V. Write short notes on (7x5=35)
a. VDRL test
b. Laboratory diagnosis of Hepatitis B infection
c. Slide culture for fungi
d. IgG
e. Life cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
f. Dengue fever
g. Candida albicans
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GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY REGULAR EXAMINATIONS
MAY 2023
DMLT- S - III –MAY-
2023
Time : 3 hrs. Max. marks : 100
PAPER-III
PATHOLOGY
(Answer Section A & B separately and draw diagrams wherever necessary)
SECTION A
I. Mention different methods for Hemoglobin estimation. Describe Cyanmethemoglobin
(3+7=10)
II. Write briefly on. (4x5=20)
a. Romanosky stains
b. ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)
c. Semen analysis
d. Urine preservatives
III. Write short notes on (5x4=20)
a. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)
b. Megakaryocyte
c. Myeloproxidase stain
d. Recticulocyte count
e. Principles of automated cell counters
SECTION B
IV. Explain different steps of tissue processing. (10)
V. Write briefly on (4x5=20)
a. Coomb’s Test
b. Fresh Frozen plasma
c. Papanicoloau stain
d. Frozen sections
VI. Write short notes on (5x4=20)
a. Periodic Acid Schiff’s stain
b. Paraffin Wax additives
c. Barr body
d. Mordants
e. Cross Match
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