front 1 Which is not a manifestation of acute arterial obstruction? | back 1 Purpura |
front 2 Which form of leukemia demonstrates the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome? | back 2 CML (chronic myeloid leukemia) |
front 3 Venous obstruction leads to edema because it ________ pressure | back 3 increases capillary hydrostatic |
front 4 A primary effector cell of the type I hypersensitivity response is | back 4 Mast cells |
front 5 Tissues are able to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling | back 5 vascular resistance. |
front 6 Which of the following clinical findings is indicative of compartment syndrome? | back 6 Absent peripheral pulses |
front 7 Risk factors for atherosclerosis include | back 7 Hyperlipidemia |
front 8 The goal of long term heparin for the management of a deep vein thrombosis is to | back 8 prevent further clot formation |
front 9 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 9 ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia) |
front 10 The effects of histamine release include | back 10 increased vascular permeability |
front 11 The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be expressed by which equation? | back 11 Q = P/R |
front 12 Burkitt lymphoma is most closely associated with | back 12 Epstein-Barr virus |
front 13 Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease? | back 13 Myeloma |
front 14 RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with an _____ Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus. | back 14 negative; negative; positive |
front 15 Which condition is associated with an elevated reticulocyte count? | back 15 Hemolytic anemia |
front 16 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 16 True |
front 17 Red blood cells obtain nearly all their energy from metabolism of | back 17 Glucose |
front 18 Vaccination for pneumococcal pneumonia should be performed before 1 year of age in patients with sickle cell anemia. | back 18 False |
front 19 A normal bleeding time in association with normal platelet count, and increased prothrombin time (PT) and INR, is indicative of | back 19 Vitamin K deficiency |
front 20 What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic anemia? | back 20 Pancytopenia |
front 21 An increase in hemoglobin affinity for oxygen occurs with | back 21 Shift to the left |
front 22 A newborn has melena, bleeding from the umbilicus, and hematuria. The newborn most likely experiencing | back 22 vitamin K deficiency bleeding |
front 23 Widespread activation of the clotting cascade secondary to massive trauma is called | back 23 disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) |
front 24 Red blood cells differ from other cell types in the body because they | back 24 have no cytoplasmic organelles |
front 25 have no cytoplasmic organelles | back 25 the intrinsic pathway |
front 26 A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is | back 26 pulmonary embolus |
front 27 pulmonary embolus | back 27 selective IgA |
front 28 A child with a history of recent strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is most likely a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction. | back 28 III |
front 29 Myasthenia gravis is a type II hypersensitivity disorder that involves | back 29 impaired muscle function |
front 30 What is the correct definition of complete remission (CR) of leukemia? | back 30 CR is less than 5% blasts in marrow and normal CBC values |
front 31 Certain autoimmune diseases are associated with the presence of specific proteins on a person's cells. These proteins are called ________ proteins. | back 31 HLA or MHC |
front 32 The hypersensitivity reaction that does not involve antibody production is type | back 32 IV |
front 33 The principle Ig mediator of type I hypersensitivity reactions is | back 33 IgE. |
front 34 Which is NOT considered to be a risk factor for thrombus formation? | back 34 Thrombocytopenia |
front 35 A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? | back 35 Iron deficiency |
front 36 A patient presents to the physician's office with pinpoint hemorrhages on the skin. The patient is most likely between the ages of _____ years. | back 36 4 and 7 |
front 37 Patients who experience anemic episodes when exposed to certain drugs most likely have | back 37 glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. |
front 38 The final step in clot formation is | back 38 Clot retraction |
front 39 The most effective therapy for anemia associated with kidney failure is | back 39 erythropoietin administration |
front 40 The most appropriate treatment for secondary polycythemia is | back 40 measured to improve oxygenation |
front 41 Autologous stem cell transplantation is a procedure in which | back 41 stem cells are harvested from the patient and then returned to the same patient. |