2011 module exam Flashcards
Which of the following protects vitamin B12 from denaturation in the stomach?
a. Transferrin
b. Haptocorrin
c. Transcobalamin 2
d. Hepcidin
b. Haptocorrin (aka Transcobalamin 1)
What binds vitamin B12 in the duodenum?
a. Gastric intrinsic factor
b. Transcobalamin 1
c. Transcobalamin 2
a. Gastric intrinsic factor
The immune destruction of which of the following results in pernicious anemia?
a. Duodenal cells
b. Jejunal cells
c. Parietal cells
d. Ileal cells
c. Parietal cells
Which of the following is an iron storage form found in all cells?
a. ferritin
b. ferroportin
c. transferrin
d. hepcidin
a. ferritin
An iron storage complex stained with Prussian blue
a. serum ferritin
b. hemosiderin
b. hemosiderin
What binds to the transmembrane protein that controls the release of iron from the intestinal epithelium?
a. ferritin
b. ferroportin
c. transferrin
d. hepcidin
d. hepcidin
it may be B sinch hepcidin isn’t intracellular
How can lead cause anemia?
a. By inhibiting aminolevulinic acid synthase
b. By inhibiting aminolevulinic acid dehydrase
c. b. By inhibiting aminolevulinic acid dehydrogenase
b. By inhibiting aminolevulinic acid dehydrase
Which of the following represents the Bohr effect?
a. Positive effectors of O2
b. Binding of H+ to the globin
b. Binding of H+ to the globin
Bohr effect= decrease in the oxygen affinity
What causes the shift of the hemoglobin saturation curve from left to right?
a- Acidification
b- Biconcave shape of RBCs
a- Acidification
What is methemoglobin?
a. The reduced heme is combined with carbon monoxide
b. Heme contains iron in the reduced form (Fe2+)
c. Hemoglobin with Fe³⁺ in the heme
c. Hemoglobin with Fe³⁺ in the heme
A southern Chinese boy was found to have a tumor in his nasopharynx. What is the likely causative agent?
a) HIV
b) Hepatitis C
c) EBV
d) HTLV-1
e) CMV
c) EBV
What would be increased in a patient who developed megaloblastic anemia after a gastrectomy?
a. Methylmalonic acid
b. Methemoglobin
a. Methylmalonic acid
What will be the neutrophil response in the presence of cells opsonized with activated complement fragments?
Release of enzymes that mediate tissue damage
Cytotoxic T-cells recognize viral antigens in association with which of the following molecules?
a. MHC class I
b. MHC class II
a. MHC class I
Which of the following is involved in type II hypersensitivity?
a. Complement
b. Fc receptors
c. Defensins
a. Complement
What is the correct sequence of hematopoiesis in the fetus?
a. Yolk sac, liver, placenta, bone marrow
b. Bone marrow, liver, spleen, yolk sac
c. Yolk sac, spleen and lymphatic organ, bone marrow
c. Yolk sac, spleen and lymphatic organ, bone marrow
The order is: yolk sac, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow. The placenta is not involved in hematopoiesis
A patient has a nervous system degenerative disorder. It was diagnosed as tropical spastic paraperisis. What is the causative agent?
a) HIV
b) Hepatitis C
c) EBV
d) HTLV-1
e) CMV
d) HTLV-1
What is the cause of 25-50% of heterophile negative infectious mononucleosis cases?
a) HIV
b) Hepatitis C
c) EBV
d) HTLV-1
e) CMV
e) CMV
heterophile positive= EBV
A 17-year old boy presents with fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and generalized malaise. Examination reveals a whitish membrane covering his pharynx. A blood smear reveals the presence of atypical mononuclear cells. What is the causative agent?
a) HIV
b) Hepatitis C
c) EBV
d) HTLV-1
e) CMV
c) EBV
(Corynebacterium diphtheriae-> causes white, thick covering in the back of the throat. It can lead to difficulty breathing)
Which hemoglobin would you find in a newborn that would decrease soon after birth? a- HbF b- HbA2 c- Hb Gower 1 d- Hb Bart
a- HbF
A patient has Beta thalassemia major. What would you detect?
a. Absence of Hemoglobin A
b. Presence of Hemoglobin barts
(Both were in the choices, we don’t know which is correct)
A 20-year old male was in a car accident. He has a lacerated liver and multiple fractures. He lost a lot of blood and his Hb was 50g/L. He was given 20 units of packed cells. What complication would most commonly occur in this patient?
a. Hyperkalemia
b. Incompatible transfusion reaction
a. Hyperkalemia
An 18-year old girl is complaining of a microcytic anemia and splenomegaly. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Thalassemia minor
b. Thalassemia major
b. Thalassemia major
Which of the following is an initial test in the workup of a patient with a suspected case of hemolytic anemia?
a. Osmotic fragility test
b. G6PD enzyme levels
c. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
d. Reticulocyte count
d. Reticulocyte count
Which of the following will result in agglutination in a cross-matching reaction?
a. Mixing the donor’s RBCs with the recepient’s serum
b. Mixing the donor’s serum with the recipient’s RBCs
a. Mixing the donor’s RBCs with the recepient’s serum
What would you give a patient who suffers from hepatic encephalopathy with prolonged PT and APTT?
a. Platelets
b. Fresh frozen plasma
c. PRBC
d. cryoprecipitate
b. Fresh frozen plasma
A 45-year old female who has been on chemotherapy for 2 days developed nose bleeds. What would you give her?
a. Platelets
b. Fresh frozen plasma
c. PRBC
d. cryoprecipitate
a. Platelets
A 25-year old male has been in a road-traffic accident. He lost a significant amount of blood. What would you give him?
a. Platelets
b. Fresh frozen plasma
c. PRBC
d. cryoprecipitate
c. PRBC
Which of the following is an intravascular hemolytic anemia?
a. Hereditary elliptocytosis
b. Beta-thalassemia major
c. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
d. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
e. Hereditary spherocytosis
d. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
A 15-year old female suffers from long standing anemia. Her peripheral blood smear shows Howell-jolly bodies. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. thalassemia minor
b. thalassemia major
c. sickle cell anemia
c. sickle cell anemia
note: Howell- jolly bodies result from spleen dysfunction
What hemoglobin might you detect in a newborn expected with alpha-thalassemia trait?
a. Hb bart’s
b. HBA2
a. Hb bart’s
What results from the inactivation of the pentose phosphate pathway?
a. methemoglobin build up
b. oxidative damage
c. GSH build up
b. oxidative damage
Which molecule links glucose metabolism with hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen?
a. methemoglobin
b. GSH
c. 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate
c. 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate
Which drug is characterized by low compliance and bioavailability?
A) deferasirox
B) deferoxamine
C) deferiprone
B) deferoxamine
What is given with deferoxamine to enhance the excretion of iron?
a. Calcium
b. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin C
A transfusion dependent MDS patient is on regular blood transfusions. He presents with symptoms of heart failure. Upon examination, his serum ferritin was found to be 4500 #g/L. What would be administered to treat him?
A) deferasirox
B) deferoxamine
C) deferiprone
B) deferoxamine
a 12-year old boy presents with a 2-day history of dark urine. His PBS shows spherocytes and the direct antiglobulin test is negative. What is the diagnosis?
a. Beta-thalassemia major
b. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
c. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
d. Hereditary elliptocytosis
e. Hereditary spherocytosis
e. Hereditary spherocytosis
A 28-year old female presents with fatigue, dyspnea, and shortness of breath. Her CBC shows increased reticulocytes and low Hb. PBS shows spherocytic morphology. The direct antiglobulin test is positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. thalassemia minor
b. spherocytosis
c. Immune-mediated hemolysis
c. Immune-mediated hemolysis (auto-immune hemolytic anemia)
What is the most important thing for the RBC to withstand the mechanical sheer force of moving thru small blood vessels?
a- G6PD enzyme present in RBC
b- Integral membrane protein attachment to the cytoskeleton
c- hemoglobin distributed evenly across the cell
b- Integral membrane protein attachment to the cytoskeleton
A patient with a long-standing anemia and diabetes mellitus. He had a splenectomy 2 years ago. What is the diagnosis?
a. Thalassemia major
b. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
c. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
d. Hereditary elliptocytosis
a. Thalassemia major