Hematology

Question 1

What is normal Hgb in women?

Answer 1

12-16

Question 2

What is normal Hgb in men?

Answer 2

14-18

Question 3

What is normal Hct in women?

Answer 3

37-47%

Question 4

What is normal Hct in men?

Answer 4

40-54%

Question 5

What is normal TIBC?

Answer 5

250-450

Question 6

What is normal serum iron?

Answer 6

50-150

Question 7

What is normal MCV?

Answer 7

80-100

Question 8

Microcytic anemia is most commonly caused by what?

Answer 8

Iron deficiency anemia or thalassemia

Question 9

Macrocytic anemia is most commonly caused by what?

Answer 9

B12 or folate deficiency, alcoholism, liver failure

Question 10

Anemia of chronic disease causes what type of anemia?

Answer 10

Normocytic

Question 11

Sickle cell disease causes what type of anemia?

Answer 11

Normocytic

Question 12

What type of anemia is iron deficiency anemia?

Answer 12

Microcytic, hypochromic anemia

Question 13

What is the leading cause of iron deficiency anemia?

Answer 13

Blood loss

Question 14

Which anemia is characterized by having a high red cell distribution width?

Answer 14

Iron deficiency anemia

Question 15

Low serum ferritin and high TIBC point to what?

Answer 15

Iron deficiency anemia

Question 16

When should iron be given in relation to food?

Answer 16

1-2 hours after meals

Question 17

Taking iron with juices high in what can increase absorption?

Answer 17

Vitamin C

Question 18

What type of anemia is thalassemia?

Answer 18

Microcytic, hypochromic

Question 19

What ethnicity is most likely to have thalassemia?

Answer 19

Asian

Question 20

Are people with thalassemia minor heterozygous or homozygous for beta thalassemia?

Answer 20

Heterozygous

Question 21

Which type of thalassemia is more common in adults?

Answer 21

Thalassemia minor

Question 22

Which type of anemia is characterized by decreased alpha or beta hemoglobin chains?

Answer 22

Thalassemia

Question 23

Folic acid deficiency is what type of anemia?

Answer 23

Macrocytic, normochromic anemia

Question 24

Glossitis is typical of what types of anemia?

Answer 24

Folic acid and B12 deficiency

Question 25

How to differentiate folic acid deficiency anemia from B12 deficiency anemia?

Answer 25

No neuro signs are seen with folic acid deficiency

Question 26

How to treat folic acid deficiency?

Answer 26

Folic acid 1mg/day

Question 27

What type of anemia is pernicious anemia?

Answer 27

Macrocytic, normochromic anemia

Question 28

Cyanocobalamin is also known as what?

Answer 28

B12

Question 29

Which anemia is most common in alcoholism?

Answer 29

Folic acid deficiency

Question 30

Vitamin B1 is also known as what?

Answer 30

Thiamine

Question 31

What type of anemia is anemia of chronic disease?

Answer 31

Normocytic and normochromic

Question 32

How is anemia of chronic disease managed?

Answer 32

By treating the associated disease

Question 33

How do you manage sickle cell crisis?

Answer 33

Fluids, pain meds and O2

Question 34

What is Von Willebrand disease?

Answer 34

Genetic disorder resulting in reduced ability to create blood clots

Question 35

Which clotting factor is affected in Von Willebrand?

Answer 35

Factor VIII

Question 36

How is Von Willebrand disease managed?

Answer 36

With desmopressin

Question 37

Most leukemia in adults is what type?

Answer 37

Chronic lymphocytic anemia

Question 38

What is the hallmark of acute lymphocytic leukemia?

Answer 38

Pancytopenia with circulation blasts

Question 39

What is the hallmark of chronic lymphocytic anemia?

Answer 39

Lymphocytosis

Question 40

What is the hallmark of chronic myelogenous leukemia?

Answer 40

Philadelphia chromosome

Question 41

How is a diagnosis of leukemia confirmed?

Answer 41

Bone marrow aspiration

Question 42

How is leukemia managed?

Answer 42

Chemo and bone marrow transplantation

Question 43

Incidence of tumor lysis syndrome can be reduced with which drug?

Answer 43

Allopurinol

Question 44

What is the difference between stage II and stage III lymphoma?

Answer 44

Stage II involves lymph nodes on one side of the diaphragm; stage III involves lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm

Question 45

What type of cells differentiate Hodgkin's lymphoma from non-Hodgkin's?

Answer 45

Reed-Sternberg cells (occur in Hodgkin's)

Question 46

Is radiation used for leukemia or lymphoma?

Answer 46

Lymphoma

Question 47

What is a normal platelet value?

Answer 47

150,000-400,000

Question 48

What is the platelet count in DIC?

Answer 48

Less than 150,000

Question 49

What is fibrinogen in DIC?

Answer 49

Less than 170 mg/dl

Question 50

What is FDPs (fibrin degradation products) in DIC?

Answer 50

Greater than 45

Question 51

What is PT in DIC?

Answer 51

Greater than 19 seconds

Question 52

What is PTT in DIC?

Answer 52

Greater than 42 seconds

Question 53

What three things to give for DIC?

Answer 53

Platelet transfusions, FFP, and cryoprecipitate

Question 54

What else must be given if RBCs are being transfused in large amounts?

Answer 54

FFP

Question 55

What does cryoprecipitate do in DIC?

Answer 55

Maintains fibrinogen levels

Question 56

What does FFP do?

Answer 56

Replaces clotting factors