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  1. Histamine is the most important mediator in Type I Hypersensitivity causes all of the following except:
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increased cardiac contractility, which results in hypertension

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  1. The coagulation Factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C, and S are dependent on ______ for their synthesis.
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Vitamin K

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  1. Allergic (extrinsic) asthma is associated with
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IgE mediated airway inflammation

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  1. The major cause of death from leukemic disease is
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infection

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  1. RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with an _____ Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus.
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negative, unsensitized, negative, positive

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  1. Which condition is associated with an elevated reticulocyte count?
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Hemolytic Anemia

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  1. A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia?
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Iron Deficiency Anemia

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  1. Clinical manifestations of chronic arterial obstruction include
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intermittent claudication

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  1. While in the hospital for management of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), a patient develops severe thrombocytopenia. The most appropriate action for this condition is
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activity restriction or platelet transfusion

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  1. Treatment for hemophilia A includes
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factor VIII replacement

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  1. What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic anemia?
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Pancytopenia (low RBC, WBC & platelet count)

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  1. Risk factors for atherosclerosis include which one?
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non-modifiable: Age gender and family hx
modifiable: diet, exercise, smoking, stress, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity & inflammation,

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  1. Blood flow throughout the periphery is regulated by
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the autonomic nervous system

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  1. Which is false about the stages of Hemostasis?
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  1. Vasoconstriction 2. Platelet plug formation 3. Coagulation (clot formation)
  2. Clot retraction/repair 5. Fibrinolysis (clot dissolution)
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  1. Two of the most serious oncology emergencies associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are obstruction of the superior vena cava and compression of the
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spinal cord.

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  1. Which viruses have been implicated as cancer-causing agents? (Select all that apply.)
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-Epstein-Barr
- Human T-cell leukemia
- Human immunodeficiency
………………………………….
HPV, HBV, HCV,

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  1. Which causes vasoconstriction?
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Norepinephrine

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  1. What is involved in the release of plasminogen activators? (Select all that apply.)
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Factor XII, HMWK (High Molecular Weight Kininogen), Kallikrein and Thrombin

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  1. Which diseases may be associated with a bleeding problem? (Select all that apply.)
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Renal Failure
Liver Cirrhosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Ovarian CA

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  1. A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs
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platelet adhesion to injured tissue

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  1. Hemophilia B is also known as
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Christmas disease.

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  1. Which clinical finding is indicative of compartment syndrome?
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Absent peripheral pulses

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  1. When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow
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decreases

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  1. When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling. This increase in blood flow to a localized area is called
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hyperemia

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  1. The pain characteristics of chronic venous insufficiency include (Select all that apply.)
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-aching and cramping in the affected area.
-relief with elevation to the area.
-relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs

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  1. Venules are composed of _______ tissue.
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connective

17
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Which will not belong to the category of Myeloid neoplasms?

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-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
-Lymphomas

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Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia, because they are both

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microcytic

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  1. This disease affects the neuromuscular junction: primarily the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and is an example of type II hypersensitivity, reactions.
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Myasthenia Gravis

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  1. A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is
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pulmonary embolus

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Anaphylaxis may occur in certain hypersensitivity reactions, including type (Select all that apply.)

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Type I & Type II

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Which is not considered to be a risk factor for thrombus formation?

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Thrombocytopenia

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  1. The red blood cells produce energy (ATP) by___________ (select all that apply)
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  • Glycolysis
  • Lactic Acid Fermentation
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  1. One of the cardinal features of sickle cell anemia includes acute and chronic dysfunction of which organs? (Select all that apply.)
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-spleen
-bones
-brain
-lungs

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  1. In a mature red blood cell, the hemoglobin is composed by ____ percentage of the cell’s dry weight.
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95%

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  1. Which condition is associated with an elevated reticulocyte count?
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Hemolytic Anemia

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  1. After dietary iron is absorbed in the small intestine, it is transported in the blood by protein called
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transferrin.

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  1. Red blood cells obtain nearly all their energy from metabolism of
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glucose

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  1. Erythropoiesis cannot proceed without which of the following vitamins/nutrients? (select all that apply)
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-Iron
-Folate
-Vitamin B12
-Vitamin C

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  1. Which is false about Hereditary Spherocytosis?
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False: Hereditary Spherocytosis has a decreased osmotic fragility test

True:
-Hereditary Spherocytosis is an Inherited, Autosomal Dominant disease.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis is caused by a Deficiency in Spectrin which comprises the Red Cell Membrane, resulting in a Spherocyte shape.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis results in Extravascular Hemolysis in the Spleen.
-Hereditary Spherocytosis affects Northern Europeans through Autosomal Dominant inheritance.
- Childhood will exhibit Anemia, Splenomegaly, and Jaundice.
- Adulthood may exhibit Gallstones

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