Haematology intro

Question 1

What day does haemopoiesis start, expand and disappear?

Answer 1

27, 35, 40

Question 2

What is polycythaemia?

Answer 2

Raised RBCs

Question 3

What is the most common WBC in adult blood?

Answer 3

Neutrophils

Question 4

Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are all types of?

Answer 4

Granulocytes

Question 5

Eosinophils are raised in what 3 cases?

Answer 5

Parasitic infection
Allergies
Some drugs e.g. aspirin

Question 6

2 roles of monocytes

Answer 6

APC

Phagocytosisi

Question 7

Monocytes migrate to tissues and are identified as _____or____?

Answer 7

Macrophages or histiocytes

Question 8

Kupffer cells in the liver and langerhans cells in the skin are types of?

Answer 8

Monocyte

Question 9

NK cells innate or adaptive immune system?

Answer 9

Innate

Question 10

Function of NK cells

Answer 10

Recognise non-self

Question 11

Suffix for increased?

Answer 11

-cytosis or -philia

Question 12

Platelets are derived from?

Answer 12

Megakaryocytes in BM

Question 13

5 things tested in FBC

Answer 13

Hb conc
MCV
MCHb
WCC
Platelet count

Question 14

What percentage of normal population falls within the reference range?

Answer 14

95%

Question 15

What do RBCs look like in microcytic anaemia?

Answer 15

Pale and small

Question 16

5 possible causes of microcytic hypochromic anaemia?

Answer 16

Fe deficiency
Thalassaemia
Chronic disease
Lead poisoning
Sideroblastic anaemia

Question 17

6 possible causes of normocytic normochromic anaemia

Answer 17

Haemolytic
Chronic disease
Acute blood loss
Renal disease
Mixed deficiencies
BM failure

Question 18

2 types macrocytic anaemia

Answer 18

Megaloblastic and non megaloblastic

Question 19

Cause of megaloblastic macrocytic anaemia?

Answer 19

B12 or folate deficiency

Question 20

Non-megaloblastic macrocytic anaemia causes? (4)

Answer 20

Alcohol
Liver disease
Myelodysplasia
Aplastic anaemia