Class 9

Question 1

Anemia

Answer 1

Reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or decrease in the level of hemoglobin

Question 2

What size are RBCs in iron deficiency anemia?

Answer 2

microcytic

Question 3

What colour are RBCs in iron deficiency anemia?

Answer 3

hypochromic

Question 4

What manifestations occur with ALL anemias?

Answer 4

fatigue, weakness, dyspnea and pallor

Question 5

What are 2 unique manifestations that occur with iron deficiency anemia ?

Answer 5

spoon shaped nails and glossitis

Question 6

Pernicious anemia

Answer 6

Caused by malabsorption due to lack of intrinsic factor which is needed for B12 to be absorbed

Question 7

What would cells look like in pernicious anemia?

Answer 7

normal colour but macrocytic

Question 8

What is a manifestation unique to pernicious anemia?

Answer 8

nerve demyelination which can cause paresthesias, loss of position sense and dementia

Question 9

What is the most common cause of folate deficiency anemia?

Answer 9

pregnancy

Question 10

what will cells look like with folate deficiency anemia?

Answer 10

large and blobby (macrocytic)

Question 11

What is folate deficiency linked to?

Answer 11

neural tube defects (spina bifida)

Question 12

Chronic blood loss anemia is the same as?

Answer 12

iron deficiency anemia

Question 13

Acute blood loss anemia symptoms

Answer 13

usually related to blood loss (tachycardia, hypotension)

Question 14

What is an example of a hemolytic anemia?

Answer 14

sickle cell disease

Question 15

sickle cell anemia is a?

Answer 15

autosomal recessive disorder

Question 16

Sickle cell crises is triggered by

Answer 16

dehydration and hypoxemia

Question 17

What are the two major consequences of sickle cell disease?

Answer 17

chronic hemolytic anemia (premature destruction by the spleen) and blood vessel occlusion

Question 18

Leukocytosis

Answer 18

increased WBCs

Question 19

Leukopenia

Answer 19

decreased WBCs. NEVER normal

Question 20

Leukemia starts in?

Answer 20

the bone marrow

Question 21

Lymphoma starts in the?

Answer 21

lymph node

Question 22

Leukemia blasts can crowd out bone marrow and cause?

Answer 22

pancytopenia

Question 23

pancytopenia

Answer 23

decreased cellular proliferation of all blood cell types

Question 24

Hodgkin lymphoma tends to begin?

Answer 24

locally and spreads along chains

Question 25

Non hodgkin lymphoma is?

Answer 25

widespread

Question 26

In which type of lymphoma would Reed-Sternberg cells be seen?

Answer 26

Hodgkin lymphoma