Blood, heart failure and anaemia Study

Question 1

Polycythemia is a term used to describe which one of the following alterations in an individual’s physiology?

Answer 1

An increase in the number of red blood cells within the blood - also seen in chronic hypoxia

Question 2

Right ventricular heart failure secondary to lung disease is given which one of the following names?

Answer 2

Cor pulmonale

Question 3

pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 3

formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs

Question 4

Pulmonary hypertension

Answer 4

high blood pressure

Question 5

Hydrothorax

Answer 5

another name for fluid in plural space

Question 6

Which one of the following is a test that can be used to screen patients for the presence of heart failure?

Answer 6

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)

Question 7

Troponin

Answer 7

suspected heart attack

Question 8

creatine kinase

Answer 8

muscle enzyme found in skeletal and cardiac muscle; elevated blood levels associated with heart attack, muscular dystrophy, and other skeletal muscle pathologies

Question 9

Mediterranean in origin anaemia, Her blood results on admission to demonstrate a low haemoglobin level and a low mean corpuscular volume.

Answer 9

Thalassemia

Question 10

Raised mean corpuscular volume

Answer 10

• folate deficiency

- vit b12 deficiency

Question 11

Which one of the following is an important cause of iron deficiency anaemia to be excluded when this condition is detected in males?

Answer 11

Bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract

Question 12

A loss of intrinsic factor

Answer 12

pernicious anaemia

Question 13

Alcohol excess can have which one of the following effects on bone marrow?

Answer 13

Direct suppression of bone marrow