Hemostasis Exam 3 Flashcards
The manual differential showed the presence of nucleated RBC’s and blasts. Which instrument flagged for the possible presence of blasts?
a. ADVIA
b. CELL-DYN
c. Coulter
d. Sysmex
a. ADVIA
Which instrument did not alert the operator to the possibility of nucleated RBCs?
a. ADVIA
b. CELL-DYN
c. Coulter
d. Sysmex
c. Coulter
What do you suspect is the cause of the variation in platelet flagging?
a. Some instruments have higher levels of sensitivy
b. All instruments use the same principle for counting platelets.
c. Some instruments are susceptible to false-positive platelet flagging under certain conditions
d. Some instruments have higher values for the lower limit of the reference range.
c. Some instruments are susceptible to false-positive platelet flagging under certain conditions
A patient film demonstrates agglutinated RBCs and the CBC shows an elevated MCHC. What other parameters will be affected by the agglutination of the RBCs?
a. MCV will be decreased and the RBC count will be increased
b. MCV will be decreased and the RBC count will be decreased
c. MCV will be increased and the RBC count will be decreased
d. MCV will be decreased and the RBC count will be increased
c. MCV will be increased and the RBC count will be decreased
Low-voltage DC is used to measure:
a. cell nuclear volume
b. total cell volume
c. cellular complexity in the nucleus
d. cellular complexity in the cytoplasm
b. total cell volume
Orthogonal light scatter is used to measure:
a. cell volume or size
b. internal complexity of the cell
c. cellular granularity
d. nuclear density
b. internal complexity of the cell
On the Coulter instruments, hematocrit is a calculated value. Which of the following directly measured parameters is used in the calculation of this value?
a. RDW
b. Hemoglobin
c. MCV
d. MCHC
c. MCV
What is the most common acquired bleeding disorder?
a. ACOTS
b. Vitamin K deficiency
c. Liver disease
d. VWD
a. ACOTS
Which is a typical form of anatomic bleeding?
a. Epistaxis
b. Menorrhagia
c. Hematemesis
d. soft tissue bleed
d. soft tissue bleed
To a deficiency of which factor is the PT most sensitive?
a. Prothrombin
b. VII
c. VIII
d. IX
b. VII
Which of the following conditions causes a prolonged thrombin time?
a. Prothrombin deficiency
b. Antithrombin deficiency
c. Hypofibrinogenemia
d. Warfarin therapy
c. Hypofibrinogenemia
In what type of VWD is the RIPA test result positive when ristocetin is used at a concentration of less than 0.5mgmL?
a. Subtype 2A
b. Subtype 2B
c. Subtype 2N
d. Type 3
b. Subtype 2B
What is the typical treatment for vitamin K deficiency when the patient is bleeding?
a. Vitamin K and FP
b. Vitamin K and platelet concentrate
c. Vitamin K and factor VIII concentrate
d. Vitamin K and prothrombin complex concentrate
a. Vitamin K and FP
If a patient has anatomic soft tissue bleeding and poor wound healing, but the PT, PTT, thrombin time, platelet count, and platelet functional assay results are normal, a deficiency of what factor could exist?
a. Fibrinogen
b. Prothrombin
c. Factor XII
d. Factor XIII
d. Factor XIII
What therapy may be used for a hemophilic boy who is bleeding and who has a high titer of factor VIII inhibitor?
a. FP
b. Cryoprecipitate
c. Factor VIII concentrate
d. Recombinant activated coagulation factor VII
d. Recombinant activated coagulation factor VII
What is the most prevalent form of VWD?
a. Type 1
b. Type 2A
c. Type 2B
d. Type 3
a. Type 1
Which of the following assays can be used to distinguish vitamin K deficiency from liver disease?
a. Factor V assay
b. PT
c. Factor VII assay
d. Protein C assay
a. Factor V assay
Mucocutaneous hemorrhage is typical of:
a. acquired hemorrhagic disorders
b. Localized hemorrhagic disorders
c. Defects in primary hemostasis
d. Defects in fibrinolysis
c. Defects in primary hemostasis
What is the prevalence of venous thrombosis in the United States?
a. 0.001
b. 0.01
c. 10% to 15%
d. 500,000 cases per year
a. 0.001
What is thrombophilia?
a. Predisposition to thrombosis secondary to a congenital or acquired disorder
b. Inappropriate triggering of the plasma coagulation system
c. A condition in which clots form uncontrollably system
d. Inadequate fibrinolysis
a. Predisposition to thrombosis secondary to a congenital or acquired disorder
What acquired thrombosis risk factor is assessed in the hemostasis laboratory?
a. smoking
b. Immobilization
c. Body mass index
d. LA
d. LA
Trousseau syndrome, a low grade chronic DIC, is often associated with what type of disorder?
a. Renal disease
b. Hepatic disease
c. Adenocarcinoma
d. Chronic inflammation
c. Adencarcinoma
What is the most common heritable thrombosis risk factor in whites?
a. Prothrombin G20210A mutation
b. APC resistance
c. Antithrombin deficiency
d. Protein S deficiency
b. APC resistance
In most LA profiles, what test is generally the first used to screen for LA?
a. DRVVT
b. Low-phospholipid PTT
c. KCT
d. PT
a or b
A patient with venous thrombosis is tested for protein S deficiency. The protein S activity, antigen and free antigen are all less than 65% and the C4bBP level is normal. What type of deficiency is likely?
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Type III
d. No deficiency is indicated, because the reference range includes 25%
a. Type I
An elevated level of what fibrinolytic system assay is associated with arterial thrombotic risk?
a. PA1-1
b. Lipoprotein (a)
c. Factor VIIa
d. Factor XII
a. PA1-1
How does lipoprotein (A) cause thrombosis?
a. It causes elevated factor VIII levels
b. It coats the endothelial lining of arteries
c. It contributes additional phospholipid in vivo for formation of the Xase complex
d. It substitutes for plasminogen or TPA in the forming clot
d. It substitutes for plasminogen or TPA in the forming clot
What test may be used to confirm the presence of LA?
a. Bethesda titer
b. PT
c. Antinuclear antibody
d. PTT using high-phospholipid reagent
d. PTT using high-phospholipid reagent
What deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based test may be used to confirm APC resistance?
a. Prothrombin G20210A
b. FVL
c. MTHFR 1298
d. MTHFR 677
b. FVL
What theraputic agent may occasionally cause DIC?
a. Factor VIII
b. Factor VIIa
c. Antithrombin concentrate
d. Activated prothrombin complex concentrate
d. Activated prothrombin complex concentrate
Name an old fibrinolysis assay that has been largely replaced by the quantitative D-dimer assay
a. Euglobulin lysis
b. Soluble fibrin monomer
c. 5-M urea solubility assay
d. Fibrinogen degradation process
d. Fibrinogen degradation process
What is the most important application of the quantitative D-dimer test?
a. diagnose primary fibrinolysis
b. diagnose liver and renal disease
c. Rule out deep venous thrombosis
d. Diagnose acute myocardial infarction
C. Rule out deep venous thrombosis
The autosomal dominant disorder associated with decreased platelet production is:
a. Fanconi anemia
b. TAR syndrome
c. May-Hegglin anomaly
d. Wiskott-Aldrich anomaly
b. TAR syndrome
Which of the following is not a hallmark of ITP?
a. Petechiae
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Large overactive platelets
d. Megakaryocyte hypoplasia
d. Megakaryocyte hypoplasia
The specific antigen most commonly responsible for the development of NAIT is:
a. Bak
b. HPA-1a
c. GP 1b
d. Lewis antigen a
b. HPA-1a