Past Paper Qs 1

Question 1

Nucleated platelets (thrombocytes) are not present on blood films on?

Answer 1

Mammals

Question 2

Total blood volume in fish is?

Answer 2

1-2%

Question 3

What is diagnostic importance of MCV?

Answer 3

It provides information about red blood cell size and is expressed in fl

Question 4

Typical haematological findings in haemangiosarcoma are?

Answer 4

• Acanthocytes
• Schistocytes
• reticulocytosis
• Transient Hypoproteinemia
• Thrombocytopenia

Question 5

Plasmin is needed for?

Answer 5

Cleavage of fibrin, resulting in breakup of the clot and creating fibrin degradation products (FDPs)

Question 6

Mixture of blood and lymph in blood collection occurs in?

Answer 6

Reptiles

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?
* The labs report the presence of haemolysis, lipaemia, and icterus with the results and usualy state weather is mild, moderate or severe or donate this in terms of 1+ to 3+
* The labs report the presence of haemolysis, lipaemia, and icterus with the results and usualy state weather is mild, moderate or severe or donate this in terms of 1+ to 4+
* The labs report the presence of haemolysis, lipaemia, and icterus with the results and usualy state weather is mild, moderate or severe or donate this in terms of 1+ to 5+
* The labs report the presence of haemolysis, lipaemia, and icterus with the results and usualy state weather is mild, moderate or severe or donate this in terms of 1+ to 6+

Answer 7

The labs report the presence of haemolysis, lipaemia, and icterus with the results and usualy state weather is mild, moderate or severe or donate this in terms of 1+ to 4+

Question 8

Interprete following laboratory findings together - normal packed cell volume with low plasma protein

Answer 8

Hypoproteinemia (usually hypoalbuminemia) due to failure of production or protein loss

Question 9

Chronic leukaemia occurs

Answer 9

when the neoplstic transformation occurs in either a stem cells or late cell but progeny retain a strong tendency to differentiate, the cells are morpologically well differentiated but are functionally abnormal

Question 10

What is reference interval?

Answer 10

It is interval between an upper an lower limit and commonly includes central 95% of the apparently healthy “normal” reference population by statistical methods

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?
* Erythropoietin is low or low normal in primary erythrocytosis
* Erythropoietin is low in secondary erythrocytosis
* In relative erythrocytosis are typical signs of hyperhydration
* Mild erythrocytosis may occur in association with hypothyroidism

Answer 11

Erythropoietin is low or low normal in primary erythrocytosis

Question 12

The longest life span of red blood cells is in?

Answer 12

Reptiles

Question 13

What are Heinz bodies and what is their diagnostic importance?

Answer 13

RBC with small eccentric pale structures, they protrude from red blood cell margin and represent haemoglobin denaturation; oxidative injury

Question 14

Prostacyclin (Prostaglandin PGI₂) is needed for?

Answer 14

Inhibition of expression of fibrinogen receptors on the platelet and the secretion of dense granule constituents

Question 15

What is hypochromatic cell?

Answer 15

It is cell that is pale and has increased central pallor