heme externship 1.5-1.6 Flashcards
which of the following is an unusual complication that may occur in infectious mononucleosis
A. splenic infarctions
B. dactylitis
C. hemolytic anemia
D. giant platelets
C. hemolytic anemia
- anti-I development
in a patient with HIV infection, one should expect to see:
A. shift to the left in WBCs
B. target cells
C. reactive lymphocytes
D. pelgeroid cells
C. reactive lymphocytes
which inclusions may be seen in leukocytes
A. dohle bodies
B. basophilic stippling
C. malrial parasites
D. howell jolly bodies
A. dohle bodies
- remnant RNA
which of the following is contained in the primary granules of the neutrophil
A. lactoferrin
B. myeloperoxidase
C. histamine
D. alkaline phosphatase
B. myeloperoxidase
what is the typical refernce range for relative lymphocyte percentage in PS in a 1 yr old
A. 1-6%
B. 27-33%
C. 35-58%
D. 50-70%
D. 50-70%
- lymphs are higher in children while PMNs are higher in adults
qualitative and quantitative neutrophil changes noted in response to infection include all of the following except
A. neutrophilia
B. pelgeroid hyposegmentation
C. toxic granulation
D. vacuolization
B. pelgeroid hyposegmentation
- seen in a congenital pelger huet anomaly
neutropenia is present in patients with which an absolute neutrophil count:
A. <1.510^9/L
B. <5.010^9/L
C. <10.010^9/L
D. <15.010^9/L
A. <1.5*10^9
- neutropenia = absolute decrease in neutrophils
the morphological characteristic(s) associated with Chediak-Higashi syndrome is (are):
A. pale blue cytoplasmic inclusions
B. giant lysosomal granules
C. small, dark-staining granules and condensed nuclei
D. nuclear hyposegmentation
B. giant lysosomal granules
the familial condition of pelger-huet anomaly is important to recognize because this disorder must be differentiated from:
A. infectious mono
B. may-hegglin
C. shift to the left
D. G6PD deficiency
C. shift to the left
SITUATION: a diff shows reactive lymphs, the physician suspected that a viral infection is the cause. What is the expected lab finding in a patient with a CMV infection
A. heterophile antibody pos
B. Epstein Barr virus IgM pos
C. DAT pos
D. CMV - IgM pos
D. CMV-IgM pos
- if heterophile Ab test and EBV -IgM are negative serum is checked for CMV - IgM
neutrophil phagocytosis and partical ingestion are associated with an increase in O2 utilization called respiratory burst. what are the two most important products of the biochemical reaction
A. H2O2 and superoxide anion
B. lactoferrin and NADPH oxidase
C. cytochrome b and collagenase
D. alkaline phosphatase and ascorbic acid
A. H2O2 and superoxide anion
which of the morphological findings are characteristic of reactive lymphocytes:
A. high N:C ratio
B. prominent nucleoli
C. basophilic cytoplasm
D. all of these options
D. all of these
Auer rods may be seen in all of the following except
A. AML M4
B. ALL
C. AML M1
D. APML M3
B. ALL
- auer rods are seen in myeloblasts, not lymphoblasts
which type of anemia is usually present in a patient with acute leukemia
A. microcytic hyperchromic
B. microcytic hypochromic
C. normocytic normochromic
D. macrocytic normochromic
C. normocytic normochromic
in leukemia which term describes the PS finding of leukocytosis with a shift to the left and nRBCs
A. myelophtisis
B. dysplasia
C. leukoerythroblastosis
D. megaloblastosis
C. leukoerythroblastosis