front 1 A 5-year-old patient’s parents report loss of appetite and fatigue in their child. The parents also state that the child refuses to walk as a result of pain. The child’s most likely diagnosis is | back 1 ALL is primarily a disorder of children with an abrupt onset of bone pain, bruising, fever, and infection. |
front 2 What is the effect on resistance if the radius of a vessel is halved? | back 2 Resistance increases by a factor of 16. |
front 3 Risk factors for atherosclerosis include | back 3 hyperlipidemia |
front 4 What is the correct definition of complete remission (CR) of leukemia? | back 4 CR is less than 5% blasts in marrow and normal CBC values. |
front 5 Seasonal allergic rhinitis is most involved in type II hypersensitivity reactions. | back 5 False |
front 6 Myasthenia gravis is a type II hypersensitivity disorder that involves | back 6 impaired muscle function. |
front 7 In general, the best prognosis for long-term disease-free survival occurs with | back 7 ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia). |
front 8 A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain. Her chest x-ray demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and compression fracture. Blood studies demonstrate elevated calcium levels. The most likely diagnosis is | back 8 myeloma. |
front 9 Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they | back 9 develop recurrent infections. |
front 10 Tissues are able to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling | back 10 vascular resistance. |
front 11 Which disorder is associated with a type III hypersensitivity mechanism of injury? | back 11 Systemic lupus erythematosus |
front 12 Which condition enhances lymphatic flow? | back 12 Increased interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure |
front 13 The goal of long term heparin for the management of a deep vein thrombosis is to | back 13 prevent further clot formation |
front 14 Which disorder is considered a primary immunodeficiency disease? | back 14 HIV/AIDS |
front 15 A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is | back 15 Bence Jones proteins in the urine. |
front 16 Which type of leukemia primarily affects children? | back 16 ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia) |
front 17 A primary effector cell of the type I hypersensitivity response is | back 17 mast cells. |
front 18 Peripheral edema is a result of | back 18 venous thrombosis. |
front 19 The patient is a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL). As part of treatment, the patient must undergo several weeks of chemotherapy. The most serious complication of chemotherapy is | back 19 infection. |
front 20 The liver is responsible for the synthesis of coagulation factors, with the exception of part of VIII. | back 20 True |
front 21 Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? | back 21 Liver |
front 22 Widespread activation of the clotting cascade secondary to massive trauma is called | back 22 disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). |
front 23 The most effective therapy for anemia associated with kidney failure is | back 23 erythropoietin administration. |
front 24 Which causes vasoconstriction? | back 24 Norepinephrine |
front 25 The movement of blood through the vascular system is opposed by the force of | back 25 resistance |
front 26 The megakaryocyte is a precursor to | back 26 platelets |
front 27 A cause of thrombocytopenia includes | back 27 chemotherapy |
front 28 A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time is | back 28 aspirin |
front 29 Red blood cells obtain nearly all their energy from metabolism of | back 29 glucose |
front 30 The arterial oxygen content (CaO2) for a patient with PaO2 100 mm Hg, SaO2 95%, and hemoglobin 15 g/dL is _____ mL oxygen/dL. | back 30 19.4 |
front 31 The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folate is caused by a disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large abnormal bone marrow cells called megaloblasts. | back 31 True |
front 32 Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease. | back 32 True |
front 33 The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the integrity of | back 33 extrinsic pathway |
front 34 The most appropriate treatment for secondary polycythemia is | back 34 measured to improve oxygenation. |
front 35 Blood flow is slow through capillaries because capillaries | back 35 have the largest total cross-sectional area. |
front 36 A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia is | back 36 elevated total iron-binding capacity. |
front 37 Treatment for hemophilia A includes | back 37 factor VIII replacement. |
front 38 The cause of the most common form of anemia is | back 38 iron deficiency. |
front 39 Red blood cells differ from other cell types in the body, because they | back 39 have no cytoplasmic organelles |
front 40 The final step in clot formation is | back 40 clot retraction. |