Anemia

Question 1

Mcv < 80
Low fe ferritin
High tibc

Answer 1

Fe def

Question 2

Mcv < 80
Low fe
Normal or low tibc
Normal or high ferritin

Answer 2

Anemia of chronic dx

Question 3

Normal or hight fe ferritin
Iron overload
Sideroblast

Answer 3

Sidroblastic

Question 4

Normal or hight fe ferritin
Splenomegaly

Answer 4

Thalasemia

Question 5

Mcv normal
High crearinie

Answer 5

Renal insufficiency

Question 6

Normal mcv
Low reticolcytes

Answer 6

Bm suppression

Question 7

Normal mcv
Ldh uncong billiincresed
Dec haptoglobin

Answer 7

Hemolysis

Question 8

Mcv inc
Dysplastic features
Cytopenia

Answer 8

Myelodysplastic

Question 9

Mcv inc
Hmc only

Answer 9

Low folate

Question 10

Mcv inc
Inc hmc ‘methyl malonate

Answer 10

Low b12

Question 11

.Iron should not be
Spplement

Answer 11

Taken with food.
2-Taken with antiacids or PPI (2-4 Hours apart).
3-Taken with Calcium, cereals, tannate,
phosphate, tea, coffee, eggs.

Question 12

Secondary causes of autoimmune hemolytic
anemia include:

Answer 12

Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other blood
malignancies.
• Epstein-Barr virus.
• Cytomegalovirus.
• Mycoplasma pneumonia.
• Hepatitis.
• HIV.

Question 13

What are the common neurological
complications of B12 deficiency?
a)Ataxia
b)Paresthesia
c)Weakness
d)Dementia
e)Optic athrophy

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Fe is absorbed in the
a. Stomach
b. Duodenum
c. Jejunum
d. Ileum

Answer 14

Dudenum