CHAPTER 7_CLASSIFICATION AND LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF ANEMIAS Flashcards
- The causes of anemia include
A. blood loss
B. impaired red cell production
C. accelerated red cell destruction
D. all of the above.
D. all of the above.
- The clinical signs and symptoms of anemia can result
from
A. diminished delivery of oxygen to the tissues
B. lowered hemoglobin concentration
C. increased blood volume
D. both A and B
D. both A and B
- If you are grading changes in erythrocytic size or
shape using a scale of 0 to 4+ and many erythrocytes
deviate from normal per microscopic field, the typical
score would be
A. 1+
B. 2+
C. 3+
D. 4+
C. 3+
- Anemias can be categorized into
A. hemolytic types
B. blood loss types
C. impaired production types
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Questions 1 through 5: Match the following
characteristics with either A or B.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
- __B___ Disorders of the GI system or heavy
menstruation
Questions 1 through 5: Match the following
characteristics with either A or B.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
- __B___ Does not disrupt the blood volume
- Which of the following is a significant laboratory
finding in anemia?
A. Decreased hemoglobin
B. Increased packed cell volume
C. Increased erythrocyte count
D. Normal erythrocyte indices
A. Decreased hemoglobin
Questions 1 through 5: Match the following
characteristics with either A or B.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
- __A___ Increased thrombocytes (platelets)
Questions 1 through 5: Match the following
characteristics with either A or B.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
- __A___ Traumatic conditions
Questions 1 through 5: Match the following
characteristics with either A or B.
A. Acute blood loss
B. Chronic blood loss
- __B___ Results in an iron deficiency and a
hypochromic/microcytic erythrocyte morphology on a
peripheral blood smear
- The erythrocyte morphology associated with anemia
in an otherwise healthy individual caused by acute
blood loss is usually
A. microcytic
B. megaloblastic
C. normochromic
D. hypochromic
C. normochromic
- If a patient with aplastic anemia is referred to as
exhibiting pancytopenia, which cell lines are affected?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
- Aplastic anemia can occur years before a diagnosis of
____ is made.
A. paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
B. myelodysplasia
C. acute myelogenous leukemia
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
- Acquired aplastic anemia may be caused by
A. benzene or benzene derivatives
B. ionizing radiation and vitamin B12
C. purine or pyrimidine analogues
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
- Anemia caused by chronic blood loss is characterized
by
A. hypochromic, microcytic erythrocytes
B. decreased packed cell volume
C. increased platelets
D. both A and B
D. both A and B
- The sudden appearance of aplastic anemia or pure
red cell aplasia is often caused by
A. a hemolytic process
B. an immune process
C. acute leukemias
D. chronic leukemias
B. an immune process
- Fanconi anemia is associated with abnormal genes
located on chromosomes __q___, __q___.
A. 9, 20
B. 5, 22
C. 9, 12
D. 8, 23
A. 9, 20
Questions 5 to 8: Match the following. (Use an answer
only once)
A. A subset of Fanconi anemia
B. A rare congenital form of red cell aplasia
C. Is characterized by selective failure of red blood cell
production
D. The best-described congenital form of aplastic
anemia
- __D___ Fanconi anemia
- The etiology of IDA is
A. nutritional deficiency
B. faulty iron absorption
C. excessive loss of iron
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Questions 5 to 8: Match the following. (Use an answer
only once)
A. A subset of Fanconi anemia
B. A rare congenital form of red cell aplasia
C. Is characterized by selective failure of red blood cell
production
D. The best-described congenital form of aplastic
anemia
- __A___ Familial aplastic anemia
Questions 5 to 8: Match the following. (Use an answer
only once)
A. A subset of Fanconi anemia
B. A rare congenital form of red cell aplasia
C. Is characterized by selective failure of red blood cell
production
D. The best-described congenital form of aplastic
anemia
- __C___ Pure red cell anemia
- Hematopoietic cell targets in aplastic anemia are
affected by
A. activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes
B. activation of the Fas receptor
C. direct cell–cell interactions between lymphocytes and
target cells
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
- Iron deficiency is still common in
A. toddlers
B. adolescent girls
C. women of childbearing age
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Questions 5 to 8: Match the following. (Use an answer
only once)
A. A subset of Fanconi anemia
B. A rare congenital form of red cell aplasia
C. Is characterized by selective failure of red blood cell
production
D. The best-described congenital form of aplastic
anemia
- __B___ Diamond-Blackfan syndrome