FHEA Test 1 Review – Questions With Correct Solutions
What ethnic groups are at an increased risk of beta thalassemia minor?
Right Ans - African, mediterranean, and middle eastern ancestry.
Which medications are associated with drug-induced thrombocytopenia?
Right Ans - UF heparin, sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics, cimetidine, quinine,
vancomycin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, beta lactams, digoxin, and valproic
acid.
True or false: Warfarin is associated with drug-induced thrombocytopenia?
Right Ans - False.
What causes drug-induced thrombocyopenia? Right Ans - Accelerated
destruction of platelets by drug-dependent, platelet reactive antibodies.
True or false: Folate levels can be falsely elevated in a rapidly evolving folate
deficiency? Right Ans - True.
What conditions are associated with folate deficiency? Right Ans -
Inadequate dietary folate intake (elderly, alcholics)
Decreased ability to absorb folate (malabsorption syndromes)
High demand for folate (during lactation)
True or false: a pescatarian diet is highly linked to folate deficiency? Right
Ans - False.
What should be taken with iron to increase absorption? What can decrease
absoprtion? Right Ans - Vitamin C
Calcium (milk)
After initiation of iron in IDA, what is the timeline of expected clinical
findings? Right Ans - 6 days: Reticulocytosis peaks
With every 3 weeks of treatment: hemoglobin will increase by 2 g/dL and
hematocrit will increase by 6%
3 to 6 months: ferritin levels will normalize (after normal hemoglobin levels
achieved)
, What does anisocytosis mean? Right Ans - increase in variation in size of
RBC size (Increased RDW)
Aniso = unequal
What does poikilocytosis mean? Right Ans - Presence of abnormally
shaped RBCs.
What condition results in a reduced erythropoiesis response and RBC hypo
proliferation usually due to long standing inflammation? Right Ans -
Anemia of chronic disease
What lab are the following lab findings consistent with?
HCT > 24%
Decreased levels of Iron
NL to slightly elevated Ferritin Right Ans - Anemic of chronic disease
What melanoma type is typically found on the soles of feet, nails, and palms?
Right Ans - Acral lentiginous
Where does lentigno maligna usually develop? Right Ans - On the face and
neck
What is Bowen's disease? Right Ans - Agressive form of squamos cell
carcinoma defined as well defined circumscribed, erythematous, scaly patch.
What is the most common form of melanoma? Right Ans - Superficial
spreading melanoma on sun-exposed skin.
True or false: Corticosteroids are routinely used for treatment of rosacea.
Right Ans - False. Topical steroid can worsen condition.
What are commonly used treatments for rosacea? Right Ans -
Metronidazole gel
Clindamycin cream
Sodium Sulfacetamide (sulfur)
Benzoyl peroxide
Trenitinoin
Clindamycine/erythromycin
Azelaic acid
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