Hematology Flashcards
- Expression of which cell surface protein on leukemic cells is considered diagnostic for acute leukemia?A) CD3
B) CD21
C) CD34
D) CD79a
C) CD34
Source: Schalm, chapter 143 “Immunophenotyping and Determination of Clonality,” p. 1136
Mott cells and/or flame cells may be seen in this disease.
A) Large granular lymphoma B) Multiple myeloma C) Mast cell tumor D) Myelodysplastic syndrome
B) Multiple myeloma
Source: Harvey, chapter 9 “Disorders of Bone Marrow,” p. 303
This receptor found on platelets binds fibrinogen to enable platelet aggregation.
A) GPIb/IX/V B) Ca1DAG-GEFI C) Phospholipase C D) GPIIb/IIIa
D) GPIIb/IIIa
Source: Harvey, chapter 7 “Evaluation of hemostasis: Coagulation and platelet disorders,” p. 196
Which of the following feature in a clinical case is not an indication for flow cytometry if hematologic malignancy is suspected:
a. Fluids from a septic process
b. Cytologically abnormal cells noted within the bone marrow
c. Lymphadenopathy
d. Lymphocytosis
a. Fluids from a septic process
A. Weiss, D. J., Wardrop, K. J., eds. (2010), Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology. 6th ed. Danvers, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 1134
Which of the following is a not a useful marker for lymphoid leukemia:
a. CD3
b. CD11c
c. CD11d
d. CD21
b. CD11c
B. Harvey, J. W. (2012), Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, p. 298
Which of the following thrombopathias does not match the reported breed:
a. Mutations in CalDAG-GEFI in Spitz dogs and Simmental cattle
b. Deficiency in the GPIIb subunit of the GPIIb/IIIa in Great Pyrenees
c. AP3B1 mutation in Persian cats
d. Mutation in Kindlin-3 gene in German Shepherd dogs
c. AP3B1 mutation in Persian cats
C. Harvey, J. W. (2012), Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, p. 217
Which one of the following best describes multiple myeloma?
a. It is a B lymphocyte tumor of bone marrow origin with a monoclonal hyperglobulinemia of either IgG or IgA.
b. It is a T lymphocyte tumor of extra-medullary origin, with a monoclonal hyperglobulinemia of IgM.
c. It is a B lymphocyte tumor of extra-medullary origin with a polyclonal gammopathy.
d. It is a tumor of unknown origin.
a. It is a B lymphocyte tumor of bone marrow origin with a monoclonal hyperglobulinemia of either IgG or IgA.
Harvey Chapter 9: Disorders of the Bone Marrow, pg. 302
What intracellular structure do platelets have that erythrocytes do not have to facilitate their high energy demands?
a. Lysosomes
b. Golgi Bodies
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic Reticulum
c. Mitochondria
C. Harvey Chapter 7: Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, pg. #192
Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs) are indicative of fibrinolysis. In humans, FDPs have a __________ half-life, indicating ______________________________.
a. short (~ 5 hr.); delayed fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis.
b. short (~ 5 hr.); recent or ongoing fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis.
c. long (~ 24 hr.); recent or ongoing fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis.
d. long (~ 24 hr.); delayed fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis.
b. short (~ 5 hr.); recent or ongoing fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis.
B. Harvey Chapter 7, Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, pg. #205-206.
Which one of these combinations characterizes neoplastic cells in acute myeloid leukemia ?
a. Impaired differentiation/maturation and impaired proliferation/survival
b. Impaired differentiation/maturation and preserved proliferation/survival
c. Preserved differentiation/maturation and impaired proliferation/survival
d. Preserved differentiation/maturation and increased proliferation/survival
b. Impaired differentiation/maturation and preserved proliferation/survival
Veterinary Hematology : a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Chapter 9 : Disorders of Bone Marrow, p. 306-307
Which one of these conditions may be difficult to differentiate from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, making helpful the measurement of CD34 ?
a. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
b. Leukemic lymphoma
c. Leukemoid reaction
d. Multiple myeloma
b. Leukemic lymphoma
Veterinary Hematology : a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Chapter 9 : Disorders of Bone Marrow, p. 298
Calcium ions play an important role in primary hemostasis. Which one of the following does NOT involve calcium ?
a. activation of CalDAG-GEFI
b. activation of GPIb
c. activation of protein kinase C
d. binding of coagulation factors
b. activation of GPIb
Veterinary Hematology : a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Chapter 7 : Evaluation of Hemostasis : Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, p. 195-197
Which of the following are correctly paired with the main agonist(s) and the mechanism of hemostasis?
a. Thromboxane A2, high thrombin, collagen and platelet adhesion
b. Thromboxane A2, high thrombin, collagen and platelet activation
c. vWF (main agonist) and platelet aggregation
d. ADP, thromboxane A2, thrombin and PAF and platelet adhesion
e. ADP, thromboxane A2, thrombin and PAF and platelet secretion
b. Thromboxane A2, high thrombin, collagen and platelet activation
Page 196-197. vWF is important for platelet aggregation when shear forces are high in blood but ADP, thromboxane A2, thrombin and PAF are important in all situations. vWF is more important for platelet adhesion.
Source: Harvey, JW: Veterinary Hematology: a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Saunders, 2012.
Which of the following characteristic of CLL is correctly paired with the species?
a. Most common type of CLL in dogs and T cell
b. Most common T cell CLL in cats and CD8
c. Most common T cell CLL In dogs and CD4
d. Abnormally high number of blasts in the peripheral blood in dogs and cats with CLL
e. Most common type of CLL in cats and B cell
a. Most common type of CLL in dogs and T cell
Page 300. B and C are switched. The circulating lymphocytes are usually small to medium sized normal looking lymphocytes. The most common type of CLL in dogs and cats is T cell.
Source: Harvey, JW: Veterinary Hematology: a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Saunders, 2012.
Which of the following criteria can be used to differentiate a neoplastic population from a non-neoplastic population in a lymph node aspirate?
I. Aberrant immunophenotype: T cells without CD21
II. Homogenous phenotype: >80% CD21
III. Homogenous phenotype: >60% CD45 and PARR positive
IV. Aberrant immunophenotype: CD4 and CD8 on the same T cell
V. Aberrant immunophenotype: >50% of CD34 cells
a. I, II, V
b. II, III
c. III, IV, V
d. II, III, IV, V
e. All of the above
d. II, III, IV, V
II. Homogenous phenotype: >80% CD21
III. Homogenous phenotype: >60% CD45 and PARR positive
IV. Aberrant immunophenotype: CD4 and CD8 on the same T cell
V. Aberrant immunophenotype: >50% of CD34 cells
Answer: D. Page 1134-1135. T cells normally do not have CD21 (this is a B cell marker) so this is a normal immunophenotype. CD45 is a T cell marker. CD4 is a T helper cell marker and CD8 is a cytotoxic T cell marker and thus both should not be on the same T cell. CD34 is a marker present on hematopoietic stem cells and thus there should not be many cells that stain positive for this marker. It is used as a marker for acute leukemia.
Source: Weiss DJ, Wardrop KJ, eds: Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology, Sixth Edition, Wiley Blackwell 2010.
Which of the following constitutes an indication for performing Flow Cytometry?
A) Highly reactive lymphnodes
B) Reactive mesothelial cells noted in cavitary fluids
C) Monoclonal gammopathy
D) Peripheral lymphocytosis.
D) Peripheral lymphocytosis.
pg 1134 (Immune phenotyping and determination of clonality)
Which of the following is true regarding acute leukemia?
A) >20% blasts in peripheral blood is considered supportive of this diagnosis
B) Absence of CD34 expression rules out acute leukemia
C) Staining with CD79a is considered diagnostic for acute leukemia.
D) Cats with acute leukemia are predominantly FeLV negative.
A) >20% blasts in peripheral blood is considered supportive of this diagnosis
pg 1136 (Immune Phenotyping and determination of clonality)
Which is true regarding multiple myeloma?
A) A predominantly IgM monoclonal gammopathy characterizes this disease.
B) Biclonality rules out multiple myeloma as a source of hyperglobulinemia.
C) Cats are much more likely than dogs to have metastasis with multiple myeloma.
D) Immunoglobulins are identified using immunodiffusion.
C) Cats are much more likely than dogs to have metastasis with multiple myeloma.
pg 303 (Disorders of bone marrow)
A hematopoietic neoplasm that is CD34 positive most likely originated in what location?
a. Spleen
b. Bone Marrow
c. Liver
d. Lymph nodes
b. Bone Marrow
Source: Harvey’s Hematology Atlas; Ch. 9, Pg. 299-300
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is a lymphoplasmacytic neoplasm that produces a monoclonal population of which antibody?
a. IgE
b. IgA
c. IgG
d. IgM
d. IgM
Source: Harvey’s Hematology Atlas; Ch. 9, Pg. 306
All of the following are components of dense granules in platelets, except?
a. P-selectin
b. ADP
c. Serotonin
d. Calcium
a. P-selectin
Source: Harvey’s Hematology Atlas; Ch. 7, Pg. 193-194
Fibrinogen degradation products tests provide evidence of ___________ in vivo.
a. fibrinolysis
b. thrombocytosis
c. thromboembolism
d. hypercoagulability
a. fibrinolysis
Reference: Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders. Chapter 7. Pg 205-206
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is generally initiated by the disseminated presentation of _____________ in the blood. Thrombin that is generated by the _______ pathway activates platelets, resulting in further changes.
a. tissue factor
b. factor VII
c. plasmin
d. fibrinogen
a. tissue factor
Reference: Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders. Chapter 7. Pg 220
An 11mo MC pitbull presented with acute signs of dyspnea. Initial triage revealed epistaxis and evidence of pleural effusion on TFAST. Lab work revealed a normal platelet count, prolonged PT, and normal PTT. What is the most likely cause of his clinical signs and lab work abnormalities?
a. Thrombocytopathy
b. Von Willebrand disease
c. Anti-coagulant rodenticide toxicity
d. Early disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
c. Anti-coagulant rodenticide toxicity
Reference: Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders. Chapter 7. Pg 224
An increase in the cytosolic concentration of this ion within the platelet help stimulate platelets in various ways, resulting in TxA2 synthesis, shape change, integrin activation, secretion, aggregation, and platelet procoagulant activity:
A. Hydrogen B. Potassium C. Calcium D. Sodium
C. Calcium
pg. 195-6; Veterinary Hematology: a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Harvey, 2012
Which of the following von Willebrand Factor deficiencies is characterized by a complete lack of vWF monomers?
A. vWF type 1 B. vWF type 2A C. vWF type 2B D. vWF type 3
D. vWF type 3
pg 613-614; Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology,6th ed. Weiss & Wardrop, 2010
Where is von Willebrand Factor stored?
A. mature neutrophils B. endothelial Weibel-Palade bodies C. respiratory epithelial cells D. bone marrow
B. endothelial Weibel-Palade bodies
pg 207; Veterinary Hematology: a Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas, Harvey, 2012
The normal mean life span for canine platelets is ___________.
A. 24-48 hours
B. 4-8 days
C. 10-14 days
D. 120 days
B. 4-8 days
Harvey, Ch. 7 Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, pg. 191
Platelet adhesion requires the binding of the GPIb/IX/V complex to ______________, which is primarily stimulated by ______________.
A. von Willebrand Factor; activation of Tissue Factor
B. fibrinogen; activation of Tissue Factor
C. von Willebrand Factor; shear force
D. fibrinogen; shear force
C. von Willebrand Factor; shear force
Harvey, Ch. 7 Coagulation and Platelet Disorders, pg. 194-196
- Which of the following is not contained within primary granules of neutrophils?A) Defensin
B) Myeloperoxidase
C) Lysozyme
D) Lactoferrin
D) Lactoferrin
Source: Schalm’s “Neutrophil Structure and Biochemistry,” Chapter 40, p. 265
Which of the following cytokines stimulates a second wave of migration of eosinophils following initial mast cell and/or parasite-derived attractants?
A) IL-3 B) GM-CSF C) IL-5 D) IL-1
C) IL-5
Source: Harvey “Evaluation of Leukocytic Disorders,” Chapter 5, p. 128
This inherited neutrophil defect is characterized by enlarged membrane-bound granules in blood leukocytes and melanocytes, which are thought to arise from abnormal fusion of lysosomes during cell development.
A) Chediak-Higashi syndrome B) Kindlin-3 deficiency C) Cyclic hematopoiesis D) B2 integrin deficiency
A) Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Source: Harvey “Evaluation of Leukocytic Disorders,” Chapter 5, p. 147
Which of the following is characterized by the triad of leukocyte inclusions, thrombocytopenia and macroplatelets:
a. Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
b. May-Hegglin Anomaly
c. Pelger-Huet Anomaly
d. Mucoplysaccharidosis Type VII
b. May-Hegglin Anomaly
Harvey, J. W. (2012), Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, pgs. 134, 137, 140.
Decreased neutrophil adhesion, impaired chemotaxis and aggregation and minimal bactericidal activity in Irish Setter dogs is associated with a deficiency in:
a. LAD-I
b. LAD-II
c. LAD-III
d. LAD-IV
a. LAD-I
Harvey, J. W. (2012), Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, p. 148
Which of the following is not a product utilized or formed during the respiratory burst in neutrophils?
a. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
b. Superoxide (O2-)
c. NADPH
d. Hypochlorite (HOCl)
d. Hypochlorite (HOCl)
Harvey, J. W. (2012), Veterinary Hematology: A Diagnostic Guide and Color Atlas. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, pgs. 126-127
Once outside the vessel, which receptor on the surface of activated neutrophils is the most important for migration ?
a. β1 integrin
b. β2 integrin
c. C3b receptor
d. P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
a. β1 integrin
Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology, Chapter 5 : Evaluation of Leukocytic Disorders, p. 126.