Preboards Hematology
Preboards Hematology
Preboards Hematology
Neutrophilia Black B(SBB) and peroxidase. Given these values, which of the following
disorders is most likely?
Pelgeroid hyposegmentation
Acute myelocytic leukemia
Toxic granulation
CML
Vacuolization
Acute undifferetiated leukemia
Which of the following factors is not present in BaSO4 adsorbed plasma? 1 point
VIII
In a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, one should 1 point
II expect to see:
V Target cells
Pelgeroid cells
What influence does the Philadelphia (Ph1)chromosome have on the 1 point What would be the most likely designation by the WHO for the FAB AML 1 point
The disease usually transforms into AML when Ph1 is present AML with t(8;21)
Sodium fluoride may be added to the naphthyl AD acetate (NASDA) 1 point Causes of monocytosis: 1. SBE 2. Tuberculosis 3. Syphilis 4. IM 1 point
Decreased platelet survival time III. Increased platelet sequestration by the Normal aggregation to ADP, epinephrine and collagen, abnormal ristocetin
spleen IV. Multiple blood transfusions
Normal aggregation to ristocetin, abnormal to ADP, epinephrine and collagen
II, III, IV
None of the aggregating agents
I, III, and IV
A characteristic starry-sky pattern is commonly seen in what precursor B- 1 point In leukemia, which term describes a peripheral blood finding of 1 point
cell neoplasm? leukocytosis with a shift to the left, accompanied by nucleated red cells?
Neutrophil phagocytosis and particle ingestion are associated with an 1 point Decreased platelet production, except: I. Fanconi's syndrome II. TAR 1 point
increase in oxygen utilization called respiratory burst. What are the two syndrome III. Chronic alcohol consumption IV. Myelofibrosis
most important products of this biochemical reaction?
I, II and III
Cytochrome b and collagenase
II, III, and IV
Lactoferrin and NADPH oxidase
I, III and IV
Hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion
All of the above
Alkaline phosphatase and ascorbic acid
None of the above
All of the following statements are true about Vascular hemolysis except: 1 point
Which of the following can shift the hemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve 1 point
Macrophage mediated hemolysis occurs most often in the spleen and the liver where to the right?
macrophages possess receptors for those markers
Increases in 2,3-DPG
Protoporphyrin IX is the base substance from which unconjugated bilirubin is derived
Acidosis
in Extravascular hemolysis, Macrophage ingests a portion of the membrane, leaving
RBC to reseal with decreased membrane and therefore a RBC with decreased surface Hypoxia
area.
All of these options
When free in plasma, hemoglobin exists mostly alpha/Beta dimers that rapidly
complex to a liver produced plasma protein called Hemopexin.
The following results are obtained from a patient who developed severe 1 point How does a separator gel work as an additive? 1 point
bleeding:
It undergoes a temporary change in viscosity during centrifugation
It has a thixotropic property that enables it to pull down the liquid portion of the blood.
Cryoprecipitate with menorrhagia after delivery of her second son. The patient has no
previous bleeding history.
Platelets
All of the following are not true about liver disease, except: I. Multiple 1 point
Which of the following may be seen in the peripheral blood smear of a 1 point
Microcytes
Macrocytes
Schistocytes
Howell-Jolly bodies
Theo the intern, was able to collect a sample from an uncooperative 1 point All of the following are associated with intravascular hemolysis except: 1 point
patient. Before reaching the lab, he noticed that the blue top tube has tiny
clots. Because he did not want to go back to the same patient again, he Methemoglobinemia
carefully extracted the tiny clot out of the tube and gave it to his staff med
Hemoglobinuria
tech for testing. Which of the following test is most likely not affected?
Hemoglobinemia
Bleeding time
Decreased haptoglobin
Clotting time
Which of the following Antigen Designation is commonly found in T-cells? 1 point RBC count
1. CD42. CD83. CD10 4. CD11
Hemoglobin
Other:
Christmas disease, except: I. Autosomal recessive II. Plasma or whole blood 1 point Cells that exhibit a positive stain with acid phosphatase and are not 1 point
should be fresh when transfused III. Female carriers experience no inhibited with tartaric acid are characteristically seen in:
bleeding tendencies IV. Sex linked recessive trait
Infectious lymphocytosis
I, II and III
Infectious mononucleosis
II, III, and IV
Hairy cell leukemia
I, II, and IV
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
I, II, III and IV
Which anemia is characterized by a lack of intrinsic factor that prevents B12 1 point
absorption? Portland has 2 zeta and 2 epsilon chains
Pernicious anemia
II and IV
Which of the following reactions are often positive in ALL but are negative 1 point A patient has a history of mild hemorrhagic episodes. Laboratory results 1 point
prothrombin
Sudan Black B and peroxidase
Factor V
New methylene blue and acid phosphatase
Factor X
Factor VII
Which of the following statements is usually not true? 1 point
Sensitivity to latex should be determined before any phlebotomy procedure Pluriphyletic Theory
The CLSI requires the physician permsission before the blood is drawn from the other Monophyletic Theory
side as a prior mastectomy.
Polyphyletic Theory
Monoblastic
The APTT results are not elevated in a patient receiving heparin. Which of 1 point
the following factors may be associated with the lack of response to
heparin therapy in this patient?
A patient has 80 nucleated red blood cells per 100 leukocytes. In addition 1 point
Protein C deficiency
to increased polychromasia on the peripheral smear, what other finding
maybe present on the CBC?
Protein S deficiency
Increased Hct
Antithrombin deficiency
Increased MCV
Factor VIII deficiency
Increased platelets
The familial condition of Pelger-Huet anomaly is important to recognize 1 point Prekallikrein deficiency: I. Autosomal recessive II. Autosomal dominant III. 1 point
because this disorder must be differentiated from: Bleeding tendencies IV. Normal PT, TT, and bleeding time
In addition to morphology, cytochemistry, and immunophenotyping, the 1 point Bethesda assay is used for which determination? 1 point
A 3-year-old male was admitted to a hospital with scattered petechiae and 1 point
epistaxis. The patient had normal growth and had no other medical
Afibrinogenemia: I. An autosomal recessive trait II. An autosomal dominant 1 point problems except for chicken pox 3 weeks earlier. His family history was
trait III. ESR is 0 IV. Excessive bleeding following surgery or trauma, as well unremarkable.
as gingival bleeding
I, III and IV
DIC
I, II, III, and IV
TTP
ITP
HUS
Which AML cytogenetic abnormality is associated with acute 1 point SDS-Page electrophoresis uses what dye to identify the RBC membrane 1 point
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
The Coulter principle for counting cells is based upon the fact that: 1 point
Insufficient centrifugation will result in: 1 point Compared to a rubricyte, a metarubricyte looks different because of its: 1 point
Erythropoiesis: 1 point Thrombocytopenia related to cardiopulmonary bypass, except: I. DIC II. 1 point
Dilution III. Sequestration IV. Increased fibrinolysis
It takes approximately 3 days for the pronormoblast to develop into orthochromic
normoblast I, II, and III
Reticulocytes are held within the bone marrow for an additional 24 hours before it is
II, III, IV
released into the peripheral blood
I, III, and IV
Both are correct
All of the following are true about chronic myelogenous leukemia, EXCEPT? 1 point
May-Hegglin
Presence of scattered macrophages with abundant wrinkled, green-blue cytoplasm a
so-called sea-blue histiocytes.
Alder-Reilly
AOTA
Chediak-Higashi
NOTA
Leukemic lymphoblasts reacting with anti-CALLA are characteristically 1 point Used to treat inherited fibrinogen deficiencies: I. Purified fibrinogen II. 1 point
seen in: Cryoprecipitate III. Fresh frozen plasma IV. Platelet concentrate
Spectrin is a protein that occupies a major role in: 1 point Hemolytic anemia is not indicated by a(an): 1 point
Red cell transport and removal of CO2 Positive fecal occult blood
A 15-year-old girl is taking primaquine for a parasitic infection and notices 1 point Instrument malfunction flags: 1 point
her urine is a brownish color. A CBC shows mild anemia. The laboratorian
performing the reticulocyte count notices numerous irregular shaped Abnormal clot formation
granules near the periphery of the RBC. These cellular inclusions are most
Probe not aspirating
likely:
Temperature error
Howell-Jolly bodies
Photo-optics error
basophilic stippling
Icterus
Heinz bodies
Pappenheimer bodies
In addition to an increase in red blood cells, which of the following is 1 point Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is most often associated with 1 point
characteristic of polycythemia vera? which of the following types of acute leukemia?
Decreased platelets, decreased granulocytes, decreased erythropoietin level Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
Decreased platelets, decreased granulocytes, increased erythropoietin level Acute myeloid leukemia without maturation
Increased platelets, increased granulocytes, increased erythropoietin level Acute promyelocytic leukemia
Increased platelets, increased granulocytes, decreased erythropoietin level Acute monocytic leukemia
Patients with beta-thalassemia: 1. Normocytic normochromic anemia 3. 1 point I. Superficial bleeding (e.g., petechiae, epistaxis, or gingival bleeding), 1 point
Decreased hemoglobin F 2. Occassional target cells 4. Increased usually associated with a plasma clotting factors deficiencies/disorders II.
hemoglobin A2 Deep tissue bleeding (e.g., hematomas or hemarthrosis), usually
associated with platelet function disorders.
1 and 3
Only statement 1 is true
2 and 4
Only statement 2 is true
1, 2 and 3
Both are true
1, 2, 3 and 4
Both are false
Autoagglutination of red cells at room temperature can cause which of the 1 point
following abnormal test results? Laboratory findings in acute hemolytic anemia: 1. Hemoglobinemia 2. Inc. 1 point
plasma haptoglobin 3. Hemoglobinuria 4. Hematuria
High MCV
1 and 3
Low RBC count
2 and 4
Low hematocrit
1, 2 and 3
All of these options
, 2, 3 and 4
Culling and pitting of erythrocytes in the circulation takes place in the: 1 point A medtech intern saw a mixture of Megalocytes, microcytes and immature 1 point
RBCs on the Blood smear of a patient. Which of the following values will
germinal centers of lymph nodes likely reflect the status of the patient?
cords of red and white pulp and marginal zone of the spleen RDW value of 15.5 %
B and C
With respect to globin chain genes, which of the following statements is 1 point
correct?
A patient on therapeutic warfarin will most likely have a(an): 1 point
The genes for the alpha globin chains are located on chromosome 16 and the genes
for the gamma, delta and beta chains are located on chromosome 11 Normal PT/INR, increased APTT, prolonged bleeding time, low platelet count
The genes for the gamma, delta and beta globin chains are located on chromosome
Increased PT/INR, increased APTT, normal bleeding time, normal platelet count
16 and the genes for the alpha chains are located on chromosome 11
The genes for the alpha globin chains are located on chromosome 10 and the genes Normal PT/INR, normal APTT, normal bleeding time, normal platelet count
for the gamma, delta and beta chains are located on chromosome 15
Increased PT/INR, normal APTT, prolonged bleeding time, low platelet count
The genes for the alpha and delta globin chains are located on chromosome 11 and
the genes for the gamma and beta chains are located on chromosome 16
A prolonged thrombin time and a normal reptilase-R time are characteristic 1 point A correction is necessary for WBC counts when nucleated RBCs are seen 1 point
of: on the peripheral smear because:
Fibrin monomer split product complexes Nucleated RBCs are confused with giant platelets
What is the normal WBC differential lymphocyte percentage (range) in the 1 point The following are compounds formed in the synthesis of heme: 1. 1 point
adult population? coproporphyrinogen 3. uroporphyrinogen 2. porphobilinogen 4.
protoporphyrinogen Which of the following responses lists these
5% - 10% compounds in the order in which they are formed?
10%-20%
4,3,1,2
20%-44%
2,3,1,4
50%-70%
2,4,3,1
2,1,3,4
The abnormally increased hemoglobin electrophoresis value(s) that would 1 point Which of the following is associated with antithrombin deficiency? 1 point
usually exclude the possibility of alpha thalassemia is (are):1. HbA2 2. HbH
3. HbF 4. Hb Barts Bleeding
1 and 3 Thrombocytopenia
2 and 4 Thrombosis
1, 2 and 3 Thrombocytosis
4 only
A 62-year-old female presents withy jaundice and the following laboratory 1 point
data:
The JAK2(V617F) mutation may be positive in all of the following chronic 1 point
myeloproliferative disorders except:
Essential thrombocythemia
Idiopathic myelofibrosis
PV
CML
Wiskott-aldrich syndrome
Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome
A rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by partial 1 point Parahemophilia, except: I. Autosomal recessive disorder II. Congenital 1 point
oculocutaneous albinism, frequent pyogenic bacterial infections, giant deficiency of Factor IX III. Congenital deficiency of Factor V IV.
lysosomal granules in cells of hematologic and non hematologic origin, Heterozygous individuals are usually asymptomatic
platelet dense granule deficiency, and hemorrhage.
I and III
Hermansky-pudlak syndrome
II and IV
Wiskott-aldrich syndrome
I, II and III
Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome
I, II, III, and IV
Gray platelet syndrome
What is the name of the eicosanoid metabolite produced from endothelial 1 point
The Na+ - K+ cation pump is an important mechanism in keeping the red 1 point cells that suppresses platelet activity?
blood cell intact. Its function is to maintain a high level of:
TXA2
Intracellular Na+
Arachidonic acid
Intracellular K+
Cyclooxygenase
Plasma Na+
Prostacyclin
Plasma K+
Green Splenomegaly
Red W/ Gray/Gold
Tan (plastic)
All of the following are synthesized in the Mitochondria, EXcept: 1 point DIC: I. Defibrination syndrome II. Consumption coagulopathy III. Presence 1 point
Increased in number and functionally abnormal Splenectomy III. Inflammation and disease IV. Exercise
IV and I
Normal plasma volume2. Normal total red cell mass 4. Decreased plasma None of the above
volume
1, 2 and 3
Factor XII
Factor VIII
Factor XI
Factor IX
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