Hematology Flashcards
Please select from the list which contains the four classic myeloproliferative neoplams.
A) Hodgkin disease, chronic myeloid leukaemia, polycythaemia vera, hairy cell leukaemia
B) myelofibrosis, chronic myeloid leukaemia, polycythaemia vera, thrombocythaemia
C) thrombocythaemia, chronic myeloid leukaemia, polycythaemia vera, hairy cell leukaemia
D) polycythaemia vera, hairy cell leukaemia, agranulocytosis, myelofibrosis
B) myelofibrosis, chronic myeloid leukaemia, polycythaemia vera, thrombocythaemia
The most common hereditary thrombophilia:
A) antithrombin deficiency
B) protein C deficiency
C) activated protein C resistence/Leiden-mutation
D) protein S deficiency
C) activated protein C resistence/Leiden-mutation
You take care for a patient with deep vein thrombosis, which occured also previously too. Baseline aPTT prolonged with 12 seconds, which can not be corrected with addition of normal plasma. The most likely diagnosis:
A) dysfibrinogenaemia
B) lupus-anticoagulant/antiphospholipid syndrome
C) F XIII deficiency
D) antithrombin deficiency
B) lupus-anticoagulant/antiphospholipid syndrome
Which form of acute myeloid leukemia is most likely, if there is a severe general easy bruising, signs of acute DIC, Marrow smear contains Auer rods in myeloid precursory cells, and cytogenetics reveal translocation 15/17?
A) M1 undifferentiated myeloblastic
B) M2 differentiated myeloblastic
C) M3 promyelocytic
D) M4 myelomonocytic
E) M5 monocytic
C) M3 promyelocytic
Only one of the lists fits to so called classical hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS):
A) school aged kid, fever following couple of day a recent diarrhoea, moderate jaundice, mild renal failure, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, neurological signs and cognitive dysfunction
B) elderly lady, hypofibrinogenaemia, splenomegaly, acut DIC, thrombocytopenia, direkt bilirubin accumulation, oligo-anuria, apathy
C) gastric cancer patient, hyperfibrinogenaemia. low LDH activity, positive direct Coombs
A) school aged kid, fever following couple of day a recent diarrhoea, moderate jaundice, mild renal failure, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, neurological signs and cognitive dysfunction
Which alteration associates frequently with a moderate to severe form of congenital spherocytosis?
A) arteriosclerosis obliterans
B) immunodeficiency
C) gallstone disease
D) hypertension
E) diarrhoea
F) constipation
C) gallstone disease
Which means Hodgin III/A Ann Arbor stage?
A) pathological lymph nodes on both sides of the neck, axillary without fever and weight loss
B) pathological lymph nodes at the neck and inguinal region with fever and weight loss
C) pathological lymph nodes at the neck and inguinal region without fever and weight loss
D) pathological lymph nodes at the neck and supraclavicular region with fever and weight loss
C) pathological lymph nodes at the neck and inguinal region without fever and weight loss
Please identify the first line chemotherapy protocol of Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
A) CVP (cyclophosphamid + vincristin + prednisolon)
B) CAF (cyclophosphamid + adriablastin + fluorouracil)
C) TAD/HAM (thioguanin + Ara-C + daunorubicin/high dose Ara-C + mitoxantron)
D) ABVD (adriamycin + bleomycin + vinblastin + dacarbazin)
D) ABVD (adriamycin + bleomycin + vinblastin + dacarbazin)
Please identify a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in which lymphadenopathy und splenomegaly are not characteristic findings.
A) hairy cell leukemia
B) Waldenström-macroglobulinaemia
C) Burkitt-lymphoma
D) multiple myeloma
E) mantle-cell lymphoma
D) multiple myeloma
The most probable background of hypochromic microcyctic anemia:
A) pernicious anemia
B) anemia sideropenica
C) hyperthyreodism
D) agranulocytosis
B) anemia sideropenica
Hypersplenic hemopoesis can be characterised as:
A) leukocytosis with left shift splenomegaly
B) pancytopenia, portal hypertension, normal or increased reticulocyte count
C) thrombocytosis, splenomegaly
D) erythrocytosis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis, splenomegaly
B) pancytopenia, portal hypertension, normal or increased reticulocyte count
Which hemolytic disorder is associated with pancytopenia?
A) spherocytosis
B) immunhemolytic anemia
C) sickle cell trait
D) paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
E) thalassaemia minor
D) paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Non pegylated factor concentrate half life in Hemophilia A
A) 2 hours
B) 6 hours
C) 12 hours
D) 24 hours
E) 48 hours
C) 12 hours
Mild von Willebrand case with moderate bleeding or prevention only one of the agents efficient
A) pentoxyphyllin
B) calcium dobesilat
C) DDAVP- (desamino-D-arginin-vasopressin-) infusion
D) somatostatin
C) DDAVP- (desamino-D-arginin-vasopressin-) infusion
In chilhood acute ITP prognosis:
A) If thrombocytopenia severe, spontaneous improvement is uncommon.
B) Spontaneous recovery is the most common.
C) Improvement might be achieved only with 1 mg/kg prednisone.
B) Spontaneous recovery is the most common.
In chronic ITP (non post infectious event) the prognosis:
A) Spontaneous remissions are the rule
B) Spontaneous remissions are uncommon, but after a short course of 1 mg/kg Prednisolon 80% achieves durable remissions
C) In chronic ITP spontaneous remissions are uncommon, first line 1 mg/kg Prednisolon achieves durable remissions in 10-15%
D) Any kind of remission needs combined immunsuppressive therapy
C) In chronic ITP spontaneous remissions are uncommon, first line 1 mg/kg Prednisolon achieves durable remissions in 10-15%
Please identify the antidote of unfractionated (Na) heparin.
A) Vitamin K 20 mg iv.
B) Dicynon 20 mg iv.
C) ε-aminocapronic acid 4–8 g iv.
D) protamine sulphate
E) Styptanon
F) DDAVP
D) protamine sulphate
Megaloblastic (pernicious) anemia characteristics:
1) Weak gastric acid output, only after pentagastrin stimulation.
2) Pentagastrin refractory achlorhydria in manifest anemia cases.
3) Normoblast accumulation in bone marrow.
4) Presence of giant metamyelocytes in the marrow and blood.
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
True feature(s) of megaloblastic anemia:
1) mild hemolysis with moderately increased indirect bilirubin
2) leukocytosis and trombocytosis
3) mild leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
4) normal LDH activity and hypocellular bone marrow
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
The definition of severe hemophilia:
1) FVIII activity is 5–10%.
2) FVIII activity is less than 1%.
3) Petechiae and Rumpell-Leede test positivity are frequently observed.
4) Spontaneous haemarthros, joint bleedings are developing.
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
Identify the correct response combinations in hemophilia A.
1) Plasma von Willebrand is normal.
2) Plasma von Willebrand-factor is decreased.
3) Prolonged aPTT which can be corroected with normal plasma mixing.
4) aPTT is prolonged, but thrombin time is even more prolonged.
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
True features of agranulocytosis (febrile neutropenia):
1) mostly drug associated
2) mostly idiopathic
3) no erythropoietic or thrombopoietic abnormalities are present, myeloid maturation is blocked at early stage
4) there is a pancytopenia and severe bone marrow hypocellularity
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only the 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
Characteristics of FVII deficiency:
1) rare condition, not inducing bleeding events
2) rare condition with severe bleedings
3) prolonged aPTT, thrombin time, along with prothrombin time, which all can be corrected by addition of normal plasma
4) Isolated prothrombin time prolongation which can not be corrected by iv, vitamin K
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
Typical attribute(s) of chronic lymphocytic leukemia:
1) long disease course with good therapeutic responses, no refractory cases
2) durable course, rather indolent features, sometimes only partial responses to therapies, CD5/CD19 coexpressed cell count exceeds 5 g/L in peripheral blood
3) immunglobulins are elevated
4) low immunoglobulin levels
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
What is/are diagnostic criterium of chronic lymphocytic leukemia?
1) Fever, painful lymphadenopathy, elevated CRP
2) Leukocytosis with left shift
3) Monoclonal gammopathy
4) CD5/CD19 coexpression cell count exceeds 5 G/L in peripheral blood
A) 1st, 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
E) all of the answers are correct
D) only 4th answer is correct
Therapies which are able to prolong multiple myeloma survival:
1) per os melphalan plus prednisolon
2) bortezomib, proteasome inhibitors
3) vincristine
4) dexamethasone
5) high dose melphalan with autologous stem cell transplantation
6) thalidomide, revlimide
7) antracyclines
8) methotrexate
A) 2nd, 5th and 6th answers are correct
B) 3rd, 6th and 8th answers are correct
C) 2nd, 4th and 7th answers are correct
A) 2nd, 5th and 6th answers are correct
ITP attributes:
1) isolated thrombocytopenia
2) pancytopenia and thrombocytopenia
3) significant splenomegaly
4) splenomegaly is usually absent, however, steroid refractory cases may respond with 60-70% durable remission rate to splenectomy
5) template bleeeding time prolonged
6) prolonged clotting times
A) 1st, 4th and 5th answers are correct
B) 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
C) 2nd, 3rd and 6th answers are correct
A) 1st, 4th and 5th answers are correct
Heparin complications:
1) Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a mild complication, may induce some easy bruising, injection site reactions
2) HIT is frequently severe complication, runs high mortality, serious bleeding and simultaneous progressive thrombosis may develop
3) HIT is more common with low molecular weight heparins
4) HIT is more common with unfractionated heparin derivatives.
5) Heparin may induce cholestatic enzyme elevations
6) Heparin may induce transaminase elevation.
A) 1st., 2nd and 3rd answers are correct
B) 1st., 3rd and 5th answers are correct
C) 2nd., 4th and 6th answers are correct
C) 2nd., 4th and 6th answers are correct
Poor prognostic moments in Hodgkin lymphoma:
1) Lymphoid depletion type
2) Lymphoid predominant
3) Ann Arbor IV stage
4) Ann Arbor I stage
5) Age over 45
6) Age under 45
7) Interim PET CT shows progression
8) Stagnation or moderate improvement on interim PET CT
A) 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th answers are correct
B) 2nd and 4th answers are correct
C) 6th and 8th answers are correct
D) 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th answers are correct
A) 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th answers are correct
Please select agents convenient to treat acute or subacute arterial thrombosis.
1) Coumarol
2) Pentoxyphyllin
3) Aspirin
4) Clopidogrel
5) tissue plasminogen activator
6) low molecular weight heparin
7) ε-aminokapron acid
8) DDAVP (desamino-D-arginin-vasopressin)
A) 1st and 2nd answers are correct
B) 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th answers are correct
C) 7th and 8th answers are correct
D) all of the answers are correct
B) 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th answers are correct
Identify typical coumarol complications:
1) thrombocytopenia
2) skin or intestinal necrosis
3) diarrhoea, abdominal distension
4) agranulocytosis
5) if INR over 5, spontaneous bleedings
6) spontaneous bleedings with INR over 2
A) 1st, 3rd and 4th answers are correct
B) 2nd and 5th answers are correct
C) 4th and 6th answers are correct
B) 2nd and 5th answers are correct
Unfractionated heparin monitoring feasible tools
1) prothrombin time
2) aPTT
3) global clotting time measured with appropriate bedside device
4) urea lysability test
5) APC- resistance
A) 1st and 4th answers are correct
B) 1st and 5th answers are correct
C) 2nd and 3th answers are correct
D) 4th and 5th answers are correct
C) 2nd and 3th answers are correct
Please select condition predisposing to arterial thrombosis
1) FV. Leiden mutation
2) hyperhomocysteinaemia
3) lupus-anticoagulant/antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome
4) antithrombin deficiency
5) unstable angina
6) Prinzmetal angina
7) long lasting thrombocytosis
8) reduced blood viscosity
9) immobilisation
A) 1st, 4th and 6th answers are correct
B) 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th answers are correct
C) 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th answers are correct
B) 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th answers are correct
Acute DIC characteristics:
1) thrombocytopenia
2) normal platelet count
3) shortened PT/aPTT
4) prolonged PT/aPTT
5) hypofibrinogenaemia
6) elevated antithrombin
A) 1st, 4th and 5th answers are correct
B) 2nd, 3rd and 6th answers are correct
A) 1st, 4th and 5th answers are correct
The features of Chronic DIC are:
1) prolonged aPTT
2) slightly shortened aPTT
3) thrombotic events
4) severe bleedings
5) hypofibrinogenaemia
6) elevated D-dimer
7) severe thrombocytopenia
A) 1st and 4th answers are correct
B) 1st, 5th and 7th answers are correct
C) 2nd, 3rd and 6th answers are correct
C) 2nd, 3rd and 6th answers are correct