HEMA RATIO Flashcards
1
Q
- There was a request for PT and PTT. What should be
done if the patient’s hematocrit is 60%?
A. Immediately proceed to testing
B. Reduce the volume of citrate anticoagulant
C. Recollect sample and dilute
D. Use a 3.8% sodium citrate instead
A
B. Reduce the volume of citrate anticoagulant
2
Q
- Compute for MCV if the following are given:
Hematocrit = 45%
RBC count = 7 x10^12/ L
Hemoglobin = 13g/dl
A. 65 femtoliters
B. 64 femtoliters
C. 66 femtoliters
D. 70 femtoliters
A
B. 64 femtoliters
3
Q
- True about fibrinolysis, except:
A. Plasmin is the active form that lyse a clot
B. Inadequate fibrinolysis will lead to thrombosis
C. Degradation of a stabilized clot will lead to D-Dimer
formation
D. NONE OF THESE
A
D. NONE OF THESE
4
Q
- Which of the following clotting factor is being described?
*Large and consumed during clot process
*Increases during inflammation
*Not vitamin K dependent
A. Factor II
B. Fibrinogen
C. Factor XII
D. Factor VI
A
B. Fibrinogen
5
Q
- What is the other name of Factor VII?
A. Proaccelerin
B. Proconvertin/stable factor
C. Labile factor
D. Laki-Lorand
A
B. Proconvertin/stable factor
6
Q
- Wintrobe or RBC indices are important tests in classifying what disorder?
A. Anemia
B. Leukemia
C. Platelet dysfunction
D. AOTA
A
A. Anemia
7
Q
- Which of the following does not describe a normal red blood cell?
A. Characterized by a 1/3 central pallor
B. Biconcave disc shape
C. Contains reticulum of RNA
D. Smaller than its precursors
A
C. Contains reticulum of RNA
8
Q
- A non-specific test for inflammatory conditions:
A. OFT
B. ESR
C. Hematocrit
D. Acid serum test
A
B. ESR
9
Q
- What is the anticoagulant used in platelet function test?
A. EDTA
B. Citrate
C. Oxalate
D. Non-anticoagulated blood
A
B. Citrate
10
Q
- A blood cell that is being described as “specks of dust”
under Wright-stained smear:
A. RBC
B. Agranulocyte
C. Platelets
D. Granulocyte
A
C. Platelets
11
Q
- The blood pressure cuff should not be inflated by more
than __mmHg if the patient is obese.
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 100
A
A. 40
12
Q
- Which of the following type of anemia is correlated with
the following lab results:
*MCV 90fl
*Increased Reticulocyte count
A. Iron deficiency anemia
B. Megaloblastic anemia
C. Hemolytic anemia
D. Aplastic anemia
A
C. Hemolytic anemia
13
Q
- True about blood film preparation:
I. 30-45-degree spreader angle
II. Amount of blood used should be 0.05ml or 2-3mm
III. Distance of the drop of blood to the end of slide should
be 1 cm
A. 1,2
B.1,3
C.2,3
D.1,2,3
A
D.1,2,3
14
Q
14.What is the chromatin pattern of most mature blood
cells?
A. Fine
B. Delicate
C. Clumped and condensed
D. AOTA
A
C. Clumped and condensed
15
Q
- Erythropoietic stage that is characterized by a small pyknotic nucleus:
A. Metarubricyte
B. Reticulocyte
C. Rubriblast
D. Prorubricyte
A
A. Metarubricyte
16
Q
- Erythropoietic stage that can be mistaken as lymphocyte:
A. Rubriblast
B. Prorubricyte
C. Rubricyte
D. Metarubricyte
A
C. Rubricyte
17
Q
- Refers to the measurement of the ratio of the volume
occupied by the RBCs to the volume of whole blood in a
sample of capillary or venous blood:
A. ESR
B. Packed cell volume
C. Hemoglobin
D. MCV
A
B. Packed cell volume
18
Q
- A test that uses a reducing agent for detection of Hb S:
A. Sodium metabisulfite test
B. Sodium dithionite test/solubility test
C. OFT
D. Kleihauer Betke
A
B. Sodium dithionite test/solubility test
19
Q
- Chronic blood loss will lead to what type of anemia?
A. Microcytic, hypochromic anemia
B. Macrocytic, normochromic anemia
C. Normocytic, normochromic anemia
D. Macrocytic, spherocytic anemia
A
A. Microcytic, hypochromic anemia
20
Q
- A medical condition characterized by autoantibodies to ADAMTS-13:
A. TTP
B. ITP
C. DIC
D. HUS
A
A. TTP