Cherries are Red Flashcards
Autoantibodies against parietal cells and intrinsic factor are associated with
Pernicious anemia
A 3-month old infant is exhibiting pallor and fatigue. the pediatrician orders a CBC which displays a low RBC count…
Diamond Blackfan anemia
the WBC noted were seen when performing a peripheral smear examination. these could be observed in which of the following condition.
Megaloblastic Anemia
The mode of inheritance for G6PD deficiency is:
sex-linked
Which of the following is an important marker of the presence of immature T cells in patients with leukemia and lymphomas:
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)
The laboratory professional notes about 20% spherocytes on a peripheral blood smear of a 4-year-old boy. An osmotic fragility test is performed. The control shows initial hemolysis at 0.50% NaCl and complete hemolysis at 0.35% NaCl. The patient sample has initial hemolysis 60% NaCl and complete hemolysis at 0.45% NaCl. What does this indicate?
The patient is exhibiting increased osmotic fragility.
n PNH, cells are susceptible to complement-induced lysis. This is thought to result from the lack of what two regulating factors?
Decay accelerating factor (DAF) and membrane inhibitor of reactive Lysis (MRL)
intravascular hemolysis releases this component into the peripheral blood and urine.
Hemoglobin
in the initial state of porphyrin synthesis, activated glycine combines with:
Succinyl CoA
laboratory findings in thalassemia often include which of the following?
Microcytic hypochromic anemia
neurological symptoms are prevalent in vitamin B12 deficiency because of:
Improper fatty acid metabolism
pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency causes which of the following to occur in the erythrocyte?
Erythrocyte membrane failure with loss of potassium
which of the following is found to be a factor in the thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP)?
Escherichia coli O157:H7
why are blister cells or bite cells NOT seen in PK deficiency?
Because Heinz bodies are not formed in PK deficiency
which of the following disorders has a defective vertical protein interaction between RBC skeleton and the membrane?
hereditary pyropoikilocytosis
a hypercellular marrow with a M:E ratio of 6:1 is most commonly due to:
granulocyte hyperplasia
which of the following sets of disorders is characterized by increased osmotic fragility?
Hereditary spherocytosis and thalassemia
which of the following organisms causes erythrocyte damage by releasing hemolytic toxins?
Clostridium sp.
which of the following mechanism is thought to cause exercise-induced hemoglobinuria?
erythrocyte membrane protein changes
A 5 year old girl has a WBC count of 11 x 10^9/L with 55% lymphocytes. which of the following best describes this phenomenon?
Absolute lymphocytes
Which of the following is a disorder with absent platelet glycoprotein Ib/IX/V and where the patient presents with moderate thrombocytopenia, large platelets, and normal aggregometry with all agents except ristocetin.
Bernard-Soulier syndrome
A 58 year old male visits his physician for extreme fatigue. after conducting a standard investigation, the physician strongly suspects that his patient is suffering from CML. which one of the following lab results would confirm the picture?
Positive molecular analysis for BCR/ABL1 with Ph chromosome
A 60-year-old patient visited his general practitioner because of fatigue and unexplained bruising. Physical examination revealed a frail, thin, pale man with widespread bruising.
A CBC was ordered and revealed abnormal granularity of platelets and leukocytes. Red cells appeared dimorphic. Bone marrow analysis showed 20 ringed sideroblasts with
dysplastic changes in RBC and WBC precursors. No cytogenetic abnormalities were detected. Based on this information, what is a probable diagnosis?
Myelodysplastic syndrome
A bone marrow sample is sent to the lab for cytomechanical staining MPO,SBB, AND NSE have been ordered. staining results come
as follows:
MPO: Positive SBB: Positive, Specific: Positive, NSE: Positive
Based on these findings what lineage(s) is/are most likely affected?
myeloid and monocytic
The CAP smear presented was sent to a hospital laboratory as part of an external quality control. which of the following test would also be useful in assessing this condition?
????
what is the pathogenesis of MAHA?
microthrombi and fibrin formed on damaged endothelial cells trap and break red cells
In the four large corner squares of a hemocytometer, 95,102,105, and 98 white cells were counted from a 1:20 dilution. select the correct interpretation for the white blood count calculated from these values.
normal for infant and elevated for an adult
A technologist is reviewing a blood smear of an AML patient. she notices single azurophilic needle-like inclusions in the cytoplasm of many of the circulating blasts. what is the most probable identification of the inclusions?
Auer rods
which of the following hemoglobins results from crossing over and fusion of delta and beta chain genes?
Hb D
Bone marrow review on a 15 year old girl with acute leukemia revealed many blast with the following characteristics: high N;C ratio, prominent nucleoli, open chromatin pattern and basophilic cytoplasm. Cytochemical staining revealed negative reactivity with MPO and SBB nonspecific esterase was positive. No cytogenetic abnormalities were detected. What is the most likely lineage of the blast cells in question?
Monocytic
CML is characterized by which of the following?
a left shift in WBC granulocyte
which of the following anomalies is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by irregularity sized inclusions in polymorphonuclear neutrophils , and monocytes, abnormal giant platelets and often thrombocytopenia?
May-Hegglin anomaly
Hairy cell leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia appear morphologically similar to the untrained eye. which of the following tests would help differentiate between the two?
TRAP stain
in the identification of the pelger-Huet cells, what nuclear characteristic other than the dumbbell shape aids in differentiating theses cells from bands?
excessive coarse clumping of chromatin
a patient presents with 25% blasts (nonerythroid) 34% monocytic cells, and 31% granulocytic cells in the bone marrow. the peripheral blood smear has 10% monocytes. the alpha-naphthyl esterase and chloroacetate esterase are positive. what is the probable diagnosis of theses finings?
acute myelomonocytic leukemia
a patient presents with a leukocyte count of 120x10^9/L and splenomegaly. The blood smear reveals a shift to the left with promyelocytes, myelocytes, metamyelocytes and bands. the platelets are increased and the LAP is decreased. what condition is associated with theses results?
CML