Hematology Final exam Questions With Complete Solutions
A bone marrow aspiration/examination is not necessary for
patients with megaloblastic anemia.
Question options:TrueFalse Correct Answer True
A common feature of sideroblastic anemia is
Question options:
macrocytic red blood cells
decreased serum ferritin
decreased serum iron
ringed sideroblasts Correct Answer
A hemolytic crisis may be precipitated in 10% of American
Black males suffereing from G6PD deficiency by
primaquine (a malarial drug)
quinine
quinidine Correct Answer primaquine (a malarial drug)
A macrocytosis that is not megaloblastic in origin can be seen in
all of the following except:
Question options:
Chemotherapy
,Reticulocytosis
Hypoglycemic patients
Chronic Liver disease Correct Answer Which of the following
morphological features is classic in the megaloblastic anemias?
Question options:
Hypochromia
Polychromasia
Basophilic stippling
Macroovalocytes
A noticeable anemia of chronic blood loss does not develop until
Question options:
at least 2 pints of blood are lost
storage iron is depleted
symptoms are manifested
the diet lacks iron-containing foods for a week Correct Answer
storage iron is depleted
Acquired hemolytic anemia can be caused by
Question 4 options:
chemicals or drugs
infectious organisms
antibody reactions
All of the above Correct Answer All of the above
After an acute blood loss, an increased number of reticulocytes
begin to reach circulation in
Question options:
1 hour
48 hours
24 hours
, 72 hours Correct Answer
After an aterm-75cute blood loss, reticulocyte production
reaches a maximum level in
Question options:
10 days
20 days
15 days
5 days Correct Answer
All of the following are possible causes of low levels of intrinsic
factor (IF) except which statement?
Question options:term-72
Partial gastrectomy may lead to the lack of IF.
56% of patients with pernicious anemia have antibodies to IF.
Atrophic gastritis may lead to the lack of IF.
Kidney failure may lead to lack of IF. Correct Answer
An acquired disorder of heme synthesis is
Question 41 options:
hemolytic anemia
hemoglobinopathy
congenital erythropoietic porphyria
lead poisoning Correct Answer
Anemia caused by chronic blood loss is characterized by
Question options:
hypochromic, microcytic erythrocytes
microcytic erythrocytes
increased platelets
both A and B Correct Answer both A and B
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