Exam 2 Review

Question 1

If a patient has a high hematocrit, what does that mean?

Answer 1

Excessive number of RBC

Question 2

Deficiency of which of the following can cause a neural tube defect?

Answer 2

Folic acid

Question 3

What is better indicator of iron deficient anemia?

Answer 3

Blood ferritan

Question 4

Decreased level of hemoglobin could be found in which disease?

Answer 4

Renal failure

Question 5

Alfa-fetoprotein is synthesized in _____.

Answer 5

Baby’s liver

Question 6

Blood acetone levels would be useful to aid the differential diagnosis between _____.

Answer 6

Diabetes mellitus vs. diabetes insipidus

Question 7

If a patient had a decreased hematocrit and decreased MCV on CBC you would suspect _____.

Answer 7

Iron-deficient anemia

Question 8

A patient presents with a WBC count of 29,000. The differential is 50% of neutrophils, 45% of lymphocytes, 5% of others. You sould suspect _____.

Answer 8

Herpes zoster

Question 9

Which of the following test(s) is(are) highly accurate for diagnosis HIV for babies _____?

Answer 9

PCR

Question 10

High levels of ALP with normal level of GGTP could indicate _____.

Answer 10

Healing bone fracture

Question 11

Patient with constant chest pain with radiation to left shoulder, left TMJ needs which of the following tests to be performed?

Answer 11

Troponin

Question 12

Presence of HLA-B27 is typical for which of the following disorders?

Answer 12

Reiter’s syndrome

Question 13

Increased urine level of human chorionic hormone in men indicates _____.

Answer 13

Testicular cancer

Question 14

Burr cells could be found in which pathology?

Answer 14

Uremia

Question 15

Plasma fibrinogen is known as _____.

Answer 15

Clotting factor I

Question 16

A patient present with a white blood cell count 5,800. What this most likely means?

Answer 16

Normal count

Question 17

Which of the following blood tests would test the intrinsic clotting pathway?

Answer 17

Partial thromboplastin time

Question 18

Which of the following blood tests will test the extrinsic pathway?

Answer 18

Prothrombin time

Question 19

Myoglobin studies would be useful in _____.

Answer 19

• All of the Above*
• Identification of myocardial infarction
• Inflammation of skeletal muscles
• Duchene’s muscular dystrophy

Question 20

Which values of MCH would you expect in the case of chronic bleeding?

Answer 20

Decreased

Question 21

Plasma thrombin time is prolonged in _____.

Answer 21

Liver cirrhosis

Question 22

Hypouricosuria could result from _____.

Answer 22

Kidney failure

Question 23

MCV (mean corpuscle volume) above 100 would be indicative of _____.

Answer 23

• All of the above*
• Large RBC
• Immature RBC
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Pernicious anemia

Question 24

Bence Jones protein urine test is used for diagnosis of _____.

Answer 24

Multiple myeloma

Question 25

Which of the following is the iron storage protein?

Answer 25

Ferritin

Question 26

Eosinophilia is typically found in _____.

Answer 26

Worm invasion

Question 27

Presence of small-sized, normal-sized, large-sized RBCs in one sample of blood is known as _____.

Answer 27

Anisocytosis