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Anemia refers to a deficiency of:
a) blood plasma
b) erythrocytes
c) platelets
d) hemoglobin
e) both b and d |
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Morphologic classification of anemia is based on all of the following except:
a) size
b) color
c) shape
d) cause |
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Hypoxemia causes:
a) arterioles, capillaries, and venules to dilate
b) the heart and depth of breathing to increase
d) both a and b
d) a, b and c |
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Which symptoms are consistent with aplastic anemia, but not with pernicious anemia?
a) hemorrhage into the tissues
b) pallor
c) fatigue
d) hypoxia
e) neuropathy |
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| a - hemorrhage into the tissues |
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A cause of macrocytic-normochromic anemia is:
a) iron deficiency
b) antibodies against parietal cells
c) an enzyme deficiency
d) inheritance of abnormal hemoglobin structure
e) none of the above |
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| b - antibodies against parietal cells |
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An individual with chronic gastritis and tingling in the fingers requires which of the following for treatment?
a) oral vitamin B12
b) vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection
c) ferrous fumarate by intramuscular injection
d) oral folate
e) transfusions |
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| b - vitamin B12 by intramuscular injection |
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Secondary polycythemia may be caused by:
a) dehydration
b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
c) living at high altitudes
d) both b and c
e) a, b and c |
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The symptoms of polycythemia are essentially caused by:
a) fewer erythrocytes than normal
b) decreased blood volume
c) increased blood viscosity
d) increased rate of blood flow |
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| c - increased blood viscosity |
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Leukocytosis is found in all of the following except:
a) inflammatory responses
b) allergic responses
c) bacterial infections
d) bone marrow depression |
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| d - bone marrow depression |
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What is the most notable characteristic of infectious mononucleosis?
a) it has a short incubation period, less than 1 week
b) it usually affects preteens
c) the presence of heterophil antibody is diagnostically helpful
d) lymphocytosis persists for less than 1 week |
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| c - the presence of heterophil antibody is diagnostically helpful |
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Which likely does NOT play a role in leukemia?
a) radiation
b) down syndrome
c) polycythemia
d) chloramphenicol
e) diet |
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CML is characerized by its:
a) acute onset
b) high incidece in children
c) presence of the Philadelphia chromosome
d) survival time, which is days to months |
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| c - presence of the Philadelphia chromosome |
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Clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma include all of the following except:
a) bone pain
b) decreased serum calcium
c) M-protein
d) renal damage
e) pathologic fractures |
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| b - decreased serum calcium |
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A thromocytopenia with a platelet count less than 50,000/mm likely will cause:
a) hemorrhage from minor trauma
b) spontaneous bleeding
c) death
d) polycythemia |
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| a - hemorrhage from minor trauma |
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Thromboembolic disease can be caused by all of the following except:
a) injured vessel walls
b) tissue damage that releases excessive TF
c) obstructed blood flow
d) deficient dietary intake of vitamin K
e) polycythemia |
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| d - deficient dietary intake of vitamin K |
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DIC is associated with:
a) endothelial damage
b) activation of factor X
c) release of TF
d) both a and c
e) a, b and c |
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