HEMA rodak's chapter quizzes Flashcards
What is the most common clinical application of flow
cytometry?
a. Diagnosis of platelet disorders
b. Detection of fetomaternal hemorrhage
c. Diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas
d. Differentiation of anemias
c. Diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas
Which of the following is true of CD45 antigen?
a. It is present on every cell subpopulation in the bone marrow.
b. It is expressed on all hematopoietic cells, with the exception of megakaryocytes and late erythroid precursors.
c. It is not measured routinely in flow cytometry.
d. It may be present on nonhematopoietic cells.
b. It is expressed on all hematopoietic cells, with the exception of megakaryocytes and late erythroid precursors.
Erythroid precursors are characterized by the expression of:
a. CD71
b. CD20
c. CD61
d. CD3
a. CD71
Antigens expressed by B-LL include:
a. CD3, CD4, and CD8
b. CD19, CD34, and CD10
c. There are no antigens specific for B-LL.
d. Myeloperoxidase
b. CD19, CD34, and CD10
Which of the following is true of flow cytometric gating?
a. It is best defined as selection of a target population for flow cytometric analysis.
b. It can be done only at the time of data acquisition.
c. It can be done only at the time of final analysis and interpretation of
flow cytometric data.
d. It is accomplished by adjusting flow rate.
a. It is best defined as selection of a target population for flow cytometric analysis.
Collection of ungated events:
a. Facilitates comprehensive analysis of all cells
b. Does not help in detection of unexpected abnormal populations
c. Allows the collection of data on a large number of rare cells
d. Is used for leukemia diagnosis only
a. Facilitates comprehensive analysis of all cells
Mycosis fungoides is characterized by:
a. Loss of certain antigens compared with the normal T cell population
b. Polyclonal T cell receptor
c. Immunophenotype indistinguishable from that of normal T cells
d. Expression of CD3 and CD8 antigens
a. Loss of certain antigens compared with the normal T cell population
Mature granulocytes show the expression of:
a. CD15, CD33, and CD34
b. CD15, CD33, and CD41
c. CD15, CD33, and CD13
d. CD15, CD33, and CD7
c. CD15, CD33, and CD13
During the initial evaluation of flow cytometric data, cell size,
cytoplasmic complexity, and expression of CD45 antigen are used
to define cell subpopulations. Which of the following parameters
defines cytoplasmic complexity/ granularity?
a. SS
b. FS
c. CD45
d. HLA-DR
a. SS
The most important feature of the mature neoplastic B cell
population is:
a. The presence of a specific immunophenotype with expression of
CD19 antigen
b. A clonal light chain expression (i.e., exclusively k- or l-positive population)
c. A clonal T cell receptor expression
d. Aberrant expression of CD5 antigen on CD19+ cells
b. A clonal light chain expression (i.e., exclusively k- or l-positive population)
Lymphomas differ from leukemia in that they are:
a. Solid tumors
b. Not considered systemic disease
c. Never found in peripheral blood
d. Do not originate from hematopoietic cells
a. Solid tumors
Which one of the following viruses is known to cause
lymphoid neoplasms in humans?
a. HIV-1
b. HTLV-1
c. Hepatitis B
d. Parvovirus B
b. HTLV-1
Loss-of-function of tumor suppressor genes increases the
risk of hematologic neoplasms by:
a. Suppressing cell division
b. Activating tyrosine kinases which promote proliferation
c. Promoting excessive apoptosis of hematopoietic cells
d. Allowing cells with damaged DNA to progress through the cell cycle
d. Allowing cells with damaged DNA to progress through the cell cycle
Oncogenes are said to act in a dominant fashion because:
a. Leukemia is a dominating disease that is systemic
b. The oncogene product is a gain-of-function mutation
c. A mutation in only one allele is sufficient to promote a malignant phenotype
d. They are inherited by autosomal dominant transmission
c. A mutation in only one allele is sufficient to promote a malignant phenotype
Which one of the following is NOT one of the cellular
abnormalities produced by oncogenes:
a. Constitutive activation of a growth factor receptor
b. Constitutive activation of a signaling protein
c. Acceleration of DNA catabolism
d. Dysregulation of apoptosis
c. Acceleration of DNA catabolism
Which one of the following is an example of a tumor suppressor gene?
a. ABL1
b. RARA
c. TP53
d. JAK2
c. TP53
G-CSF is provided as supportive treatment during leukemia treatment regimens to:
a. Suppress GVHD
b. Overcome anorexia
c. Prevent anemia
d. Reduce the risk of infection
d. Reduce the risk of infection
Imatinib is an example of what type of leukemia treatment?
a. Supportive care
b. Chemotherapy
c. Bone marrow conditioning agent
d. Targeted therapy
d. Targeted therapy
Which one of the following is FALSE about epigenetic mechanisms?
a. Epigenetic mechanisms control how genes are expressed and silenced
b. Micro RNAs can bind to specific mRNAs and block their translation
c. Hypermethylation of CpG islands in gene promoters result in their overactivation
d. Histone deacetylases keep chromatin of target genes in a closed inactive state.
c. Hypermethylation of CpG islands in gene promoters result in their overactivation
Which one of the following is NOT a source of hematopoietic
stem cells for transplantation:
a. Spleen
b. Bone marrow
c. Peripheral blood
d. Umbilical cord blood
a. Spleen
MDS are most common in which age group?
a. 2 to 10 years
b. 15 to 20 years
c. 25 to 40 years
d. Older than 50 years
d. Older than 50 years
What is a major indication of MDS in the peripheral blood and bone marrow?
a. Dyspoiesis
b. Leukocytosis with left shift
c. Normal bone marrow with abnormal peripheral blood features
d. Thrombocytosis
a. Dyspoiesis
An alert hematologist should recognize all of the following peripheral blood abnormalities as diagnostic clues in MDS
EXCEPT:
a. Oval macrocytes
b. Target cells
c. Agranular neutrophils
d. Circulating micromegakaryocytes
b. Target cells
For an erythroid precursor to be considered a ring sideroblast, the iron-laden mitochondria must encircle how much of the nucleus?
a. One-quarter
b. One-third
c. Two-thirds
d. Entire nucleus
b. One-third
According to the WHO classification of MDS, what percentage of blasts would constitute transformation to an acute leukemia?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 20%
d. 30%
c. 20%
A patient has anemia, oval macrocytes, and hypersegmented neutrophils. Which of the following tests would be most efficient
in differential diagnosis of this disorder?
a. Serum iron and ferritin levels
b. Erythropoietin level
c. Vitamin B12 and folate levels
d. Chromosome analysis
c. Vitamin B12 and folate levels
A 60-year-old woman comes to the physician with fatigue and malaise. Her hemoglobin is 8 g/dL, hematocrit is 25%, RBC count is 2.00 x 1012/L, platelet count is 550 x 109/L, and WBC count is 3.8x 109/L. Her WBC differential is unremarkable. Bone marrown shows erythroid hypoplasia and hypolobulated megakaryocytes; granulopoiesis appears normal. Ring sideroblasts are rare. Chromosome analysis reveals the deletion of 5q only. Based on the classification of this disorder, what therapy would be most appropriate?
a. Supportive therapy; lenalidomide if the disease progresses
b. Aggressive chemotherapy
c. Bone marrow transplantation
d. Low-dose cytosine arabinoside, accompanied by cisretinoic acid
a. Supportive therapy; lenalidomide if the disease progresses
Which of the following is LEAST likely to contribute to the death of patients with MDS?
a. Neutropenia
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Organ failure
d. Neuropathy
d. Neuropathy
Into what other hematologic disease does MDS often convert?
a. Megaloblastic anemia
b. Aplastic anemia
c. AML
d. Myeloproliferative disease
c. AML
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia is classified in the WHO system as:
a. A myeloproliferative neoplasm
b. Myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassified
c. MDS/MPN
d. Acute leukemia
c. MDS/MPN
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can be best differentiated from reactive disorders by:
a. Genetic testing
b. Immunophenotyping
c. Absolute lymphocyte count
d. Blood film review
d. Blood film review
Which laboratory test is most suggestive of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with CLL?
a. Direct antiglobulin test
b. Hemoglobin
c. Lymphocyte count
d. Platelet count
c. Lymphocyte count
What is the best test or method for determining if a clonal population of T cells is present in a specimen?
a. Molecular diagnostic testing
b. Flow cytometry for CD3, CD5, and CD7
c. Immunohistochemical stain
d. Karyotyping
d. Karyotyping
A rise in the lymphocyte count from 4.1 x 109/L to 5.5 x 109/L in a patient with monoclonal B lymphocytosis suggests:
a. Acute lymphocyte leukemia
b. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
c. Acute myelocytic leukemia
d. A reactive condition
d. A reactive condition
Which test is often used to differentiate CLL from mantle cell lymphoma?
a. Annexin A staining
b. Lymph node biopsy
c. Immunohistochemistry
d. FISH for BCL2 translocation
b. Lymph node biopsy
If not treated, which of the following would generally be associated with the best outcome?
a. Peripheral T cell lymphoma
b. Burkitt lymphoma
c. Splenic marginal zone lymphoma
d. Sézary syndrome
b. Burkitt lymphoma