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Hematology Final

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What is the most useful corrective action for the microscope when fine details cannot be visualized in immature cells?   use 100x and open diaphragm  
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Behaviors that are violations of standard precautions:   not treating everyone as infected  
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Standard and calibrators differ from control materials because:   -Standards are solutions that have a known amount of analyte and used to calibrate the instrument -controls are used to monitor the performance after calibration (mimics patient samples) -  
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Proper mixing of samples and timely delivery of samples to the lab are both examples of what type of lab variables   preanalytical  
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A delta check is a historical reference on samples run in the lab. Once a sample fails a delta check, the most obvious corrective action is to   Verify patient ID  
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Common examples of post analytic variables include   -Delta check -results released -critical results called - reflex testing initiated - specimen checked for clots  
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Error analysis, standard protocols, and turnaround time are all part of the   QA  
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The avg of a group of data points is defined as the   mean  
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The avg M:E ration for normal adult bone marrow is   3:1 to 4:1  
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The key organs involved in extramedullary hematopoiesis include:   Liver and spleen  
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The best test to assess the bone marrow's response to anemic stress is   reticulocyte count  
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Antibody-coated red cells that have their antibodies stripped in the spleen usually reappear in the circulation as:   spherocyte  
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A peripheral blood indicator of ineffective bone marrow is   lack of polychromasia  
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The hormone responsible for signaling red cell development in the bone marrow is   EPO (erythropoietin)  
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The preferable site for bone marrow aspiration and biopsy is   iliac creast  
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A wright-stained smear of a patient with an elevated reticulocyte count should show   Lg red-bluish cells, polychromatophilic macrocytes  
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One of the key morphological features of the nucleated red cell stage is   baseball round nucleus  
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The red cell protein that is responsible for deform-ability and flexibility of the red cell is   spectrin and ankryin  
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Increased plasma cholesterol may lead to the development of which abnormal red cell morphologies   target cells  
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The hemoglobin molecule consists of   4 heme molecules, 4 golbin chains (2 pairs)  
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The basic pathophysiology of the thalassemic conditions is   alpa genes are deleted beta genes are defective  
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Asynchrony in the bone marrow is defined as   unbalanced heme; N:C age do not correspond  
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Polychromatophillic macrocytes in the perioheral smear are defined as   reticulocytes  
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The red cell inclusion derived from denatured hemoglobin is   heinz bodies  
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The degree of effective erythropoietic activity in any hematological disorder is most readily assessed by the   reticulocyte count  
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Which red cell morphology will be produced when hemolysis is produced by intravascular fragmentation of red cells   shistocyte  
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Reversible sickled cells are described as having a   no pointed projections  
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The last nucleated stage of erythrocytic maturation is   orthochromic normoblast or metarubrocyte or nRBC  
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What percent of hemoglobin is synthesized in the reticulocyte stage?   35%  
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Epsilon and zeta chains are part of which of the hemaglobins   Gower I and II and Portland  
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Fetal hemaglobin consist of which chains   Hgb F (a2y2) alpha and gama  
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The hemaglobin molecule will either hold onto or release oxygen depending on the   venous to pulmonary circulation  
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The abnormal hemoglobin that will result in a cyanotic condition is   hgb m - methemaglobin  
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How many genes are responsible for the production of alpha chains   4  
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Which clinical condition is a definitive sign of intravascular lysis   hemaglobinemia  
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Which organs are the most affected during extravascular lysis   spleen, lier, lymph nodes and bone marrow  
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Storage iron is usually determined by the:   serum ferritin  
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In addition to iron ingestion, over 90% of iron in adults is used for erythropoiesis is obtained through   recycled of iron from heme  
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The first stage of iron deficiency anemia is termed   continuum of iron depletion of bone marrow  
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The alpha thalassemic condition that is incompatible with life is   barts hydrops fetalis  
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Which inclusion is associated with a "pitted" golf ball appearance?   Hgb H  
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Failure to thrive, bossed skull, sever anemia, and splenomegaly are all symptoms of   beta thalassimia major  
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one of the gravest clinical problems for individuals with thalassemia major is   iron overload  
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on electrophoresis the majority hemoglobin for individuals with thalassemia major is   Hgb F  
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An appropriate M:E ratio in the case of megaloblastice anemia would be   1:1 - 1:3  
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What feature is classic in the megalobastic anemias?   macrovalocytes  
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Inffective erythropoiesis is defined as   destruction of RBC precursors in the bone marrow prematurly  
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Spherocytes do not function well in the splenetic environment because   osmotic fragility, equilibrium is off  
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RBC inclusion composed of denatured hemoglobin   heinz bodies  
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Cholelithiasis is frequent complication of patients with hereditary shperocytosis because   increase bilirubin, owing to continued hemolysis, causin gall stones  
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One of the least sever clinical manifestations of G6PD deficency is   Congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia  
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An anemia that manifests as decreased marecellularity,cytopenias in 2 cellular elements and a reticocytopenia is appropriately termed   aplastic anemia  
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the hemoglobin varient that is seen in southeast asian population, shows microcytic picture, and migrates with Hgb c at pH 8.6   hgb E  
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A patient with sickle cell anemia may develop cardiopulmonary disease due to   increased blood viscosity  
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autosplenectomy is characteristic of   sickle cell  
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When the bone marrow temp ceases to produce cells in a sickle cell patient an   aplastic sickle cell crisis has occured  
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Sickle cell disease is best differentiated from sickle cell trait by   Electropheris  
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Which 'poikilocyte' is classically associated with hemoglobinpathies and liver disease   target  
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What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in adults   chronic blood loss  
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Dysplastic changes of platelets frequently seen in MDS include   abnormal granualization and size; magakarocytic fragments and giant platelets  
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What chromosome disorder in MDS has a poor predictive influence   deletion 7  
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One of the key WBC features in MDS is   hypo-hyper granulated cells, pseudo-pelger-huet  
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Reticulocytopenia is a feature of MDS. What is the mechanism behind this   marrow aplasia  
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The blast count in most individuals with MDS is   <20%  
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The most effective means of treating iron overload in the myelodysplastic syndrome is   iron chelation  
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The morphological classification of anemai in the MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome) is   macrocytic, normochromic  
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Features of Myelodysplastic syndromes   macrocytic anemia, cytopenias that affect one or more cell lines, hypercellular bone marrow, organomegaly  
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The most common hematological malignancy in the adult population is   MDS myelodysplastic syndrome  
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Which new treatment for multiple myeloma was once banned from use for pregnant women   thalidomide  
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Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia   hypogammaglobinemia, impaired immune function, mono clonal spike  
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An abnormal proliferation dysfunctional B lymphocyes is commonly associated with   CLL and mono  
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The most characteristic change seen in the peripheral smear of a patient with multiple myeloma   rouleaux  
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A significant feature of hairy cell leukemia not seen in other acute leukemias is   pancytopenia  
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Aperipheral blood picture dominated by cells that appear convoluted with an ovid nucleus and clefting would most likely be seen in   sezary syndrome  
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Hypogammaglobulinemia is a significant feature in half of patients with CLL. This can lead to   aha - autoimmune hemolytic anemia  
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