601-700 Flashcards
Which of the following is the most characteristic finding in autoimmune hemolytic anemia:
A. Increased reticulocyte count
B. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
C. Peripheral spherocytosis
D. Positive direct antiglobulin test
D. Positive direct antiglobulin test
Which of the following is most closely associated with iron deficiency anemia?
A. Iron overload in tissue
B. Macrocytes
C. Basophilic stippling
D. Chronic blood loss
D. Chronic blood loss
Hemolysis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is:
A. Temperature-dependent
B. Complement-independent
C. Antibody-mediated
D. Caused by a red cell membrane defect
D. Caused by a red cell membrane defect
Which of the following is characteristic of cellular changes as megakaryoblasts mature into megakaryocytes within the bone marrow?
A. Progressive decrease in overall cell size
B. Increasing basophilia of cytoplasm
C. Nuclear division without cytoplasmic maturation
D. Fusion of the nuclear lobes
C. Nuclear division without cytoplasmic maturation
Which of the following cytokines is most responsible for eosinophil di erentiation and release from the bone marrow?
A. IL-1
B. IL-2
C. IL-4
D. IL-5
D. IL-5
Which description best fits the Donath-Landsteiner antibody?
A. lgM cold agglutinin
B. Biphasic lgM hemolysin
C. lgG biphasic hemolysin
D. lgG warm agglutinin
C. lgG biphasic hemolysin
The majority of the iron in an adult is found as a constituent of:
A. Hemoglobin
B. Hemosiderin
C. Myoglobin
D. Transferrin
A. Hemoglobin
Effect of platelet clumping in automated cell counting:
A. Decrease platelets and WBCs
B. Decrease platelets, increase WBCs
C. Increase platelets and WBCs
D. Increase platelets, decrease WBCs
B. Decrease platelets, increase WBCs
Which of the following red cell antigens are found on glycophorin-A?
A. M,N
B. Le^a, Le^b
C. S, s
D. P, P1, Pk
A. M,N
Which of the following is a characteristic of anti-i?
A. Associated with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
B. Found in the serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis
C. Detected at lower temperatures in the serum of normal
individuals
D. Found only in the serum of group O individuals
B. Found in the serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis
Which of the following antigens is most likely to be involved in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn?
A. Le^a
B. P1
C. M
D. K
D. K
Mixed field agglutination encountered in ABO forward typing with no history of transfusion would most likely be due to:
A. Bombay phenotype (Oh)
B. T activation
C. A3 red cells
D. Positive indirect antiglobulin test
C. A3 red cells
A patient’s serum sample is reactive with all cells except the auto control when tested by polyethylene glycol-antihuman globulin (PEG-AHG). The patient’s phenotype is confirmed as:
● C-E+c+e+
● K-k+, Kp(a-b+)
● Js(a-b+)
● Fy(a-b+)
● Jk(a-b-)
● M+N+S+s+
Phenotypically similar cells are tested and found to be
nonreactive. In what population of donors are we most likely to find a compatible donor for this patient?
A. African
B. Middle Eastern
C. South American
D. Polynesian
D. Polynesian
In an emergency situation, what type of blood should be given to a female patient of child-bearing age if the ABO group and Rh type are unknown?
A. Group 0, Whole Blood
B. Group 0, Rh-negative Red Blood Cells
C. Group 0, Rh-positive Red Blood Cells
D. Group 0, Washed Red Blood Cells
B. Group 0, Rh-negative Red Blood Cells
A patient admitted to the trauma unit requires emergency release of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP). Which of the following blood groups of FFP should be issued?
A. A
B. B
C. AB
D. O
C. AB
Severe intravascular hemolysis is most likely caused by antibodies of which blood group system?
A. ABO
B. Rh
C. KEL
D. FY
A. ABO
Which of the following blood group systems is most commonly associated with delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions?
A. LE
B. JK
C. LU
D. I
B. JK
ISBT BEGINNING WITH 030:
A. ABO
B. Scianna
C. John Milton Hagen
D. Rh-associated glycoprotein (RHAG)
D. Rh-associated glycoprotein (RHAG)
What is the maximum volume of blood that can be collected from a 110-lb donor, including samples for processing?
A. 450 mL
B. 500 mL
C. 525 mL
D. 550 mL
C. 525 mL
When RBCs are stored, there is a “shift to the left.” This
means:
A. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity increases, owing to an increase in 2,3-DPG.
B. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity increases, owing to a decrease in 2,3-DPG.
C. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity decreases, owing to a decrease in 2,3-DPG.
D. Hemoglobin
B. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity increases, owing to a decrease in 2,3-DPG.
What are the possible ABO phenotypes of the offspring from the mating of a group A to a group B individual?
A. O, A, B
B. A, B
C. A, B, AB
D. O, A, B, AB
D. O, A, B, AB
An ABO type on a patient gives the following reactions:
● Anti-A 4+
● Anti-B 4+
● Anti-A1 Neg
● A1 cells 2+
● B cells Neg
The reactions above may be seen in a patient who is:
A. A1 with acquired B
B. A2B with anti-A1
C. AB with increased concentrations of protein in the serum
D. AB with an autoantibody
B. A2B with anti-A1
Which of the following ABO blood groups contains the least amount of H substance?
A. A1B
B. A2
C. B
D. O
A. A1B
How are Rh antigens inherited?
A. Autosomal recessive alleles
B. Sex-linked genes
C. Codominant alleles
D. X-linked
C. Codominant alleles
Biochemically speaking, what type of molecules are Rh
antigens?
A. Glycophorins
B. Simple sugars
C. Proteins
D. Lipids
C. Proteins
Anti-LW will not react with which of the following?
A. Rh-positive RBCs
B. Rh-negative RBCs
C. Rh null RBCs
D. Rh:33 RBCs
C. Rh null RBCs
Which of the following most commonly causes an individual to type RhD positive yet possess anti-D?
A. Genetic weak D
B. Partial D
C. C in trans to RHD
D. D epitopes on RhCE protein
B. Partial D
The antibody to this high-prevalence antigen demonstrates mixed-field agglutination that appears shiny and refractile under the microscope:
A. Vel
B. JMH
C. Jr^a
D. Sd^a
D. Sd^a
Which of the following is the most common antibody seen in the blood bank after ABO and Rh antibodies?
A. Anti-Fy^a
B. Anti-k
C. Anti-Js^a
D. Anti-K
D. Anti-K
Anti-Sd^a has been identified in patient ALF. What
substance would neutralize this antibody and allow detection of other alloantibodies?
A. Saliva
B. Hydatid cyst fluid
C. Urine
D. Human breast milk
C. Urine
Which of the following is a method for determining
approximate volume of fetal-maternal bleed?
A. Kleihauer-Betke test
B. Eluate testing
C. Nucleic acid amplification testing
D. Antibody screening
A. Kleihauer-Betke test
Which genotype(s) will give rise to the Bombay phenotype
A. HH only
B. HH and Hh
C. Hh and hh
D. hh only
D. hh only
A cell that is not actively dividing is said to be in:
A. Interphase
B. Prophase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
A. Interphase
Which of the following enhancement mediums decreases the zeta potential, allowing antibody and antigen to come closer together?
A. LISS
B. Polyethylene glycol
C. Polybrene
D. ZZAP
A. LISS
What should be done if all forward and reverse ABO results as well as the autocontrol are positive?
A. Wash the cells with warm saline, autoadsorb theserum at 4°C
B. Retype the sample using a different lot numberof reagents
C. Use polyclonal typing reagents
D. Report the sample as group AB
A. Wash the cells with warm saline, autoadsorb theserum at 4°C
Which donor unit is selected for a recipient with anti-c?
A. r ́r
B. R0R1
C. R2r ́
D. r ́ry
D. r ́ry
Which genotype usually shows the strongest reaction with anti-D?
A. DCE/DCE
B. Dce/dCe
C. D–/D–
D. -CE/-ce
C. D–/D–
What corrective action should be taken when rouleaux causes positive test results?
A. Perform a saline replacement technique
B. Perform an auto absorption
C. Run a panel
D. Perform an elution
A. Perform a saline replacement technique
A patient types as AB positive. Two units of blood have been ordered by the physician. Currently, the inventory shows:
No AB units
● 10 A-positive units
● 1 A-negative unit
● 5 B-positive units
● 20 O-positive units
Which should be set up for the major crossmatch?
A. A-positive units
B. O-positive units
C. B-positive units
D. Call another blood supplier for type-specific blood
A. A-positive units
A Kleihauer–Betke acid elution test identifies 40 fetal cells in 2,000 maternal red cells. How many full doses of RhIg are indicated?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
D. 4