Quiz 1

Question 1

This refers to purplish red (or pinkish, as the amount of
blood is little), pinpoint hemorrhagic spots in the skin
caused by loss of capillary ability to withstand normal
blood pressure and trauma or simply, caused by a
rupture of the capillary?

Answer 1

Petechiae

Question 2

What is the diameter of Petechiae?

Answer 2

Diameter is 1 mm to less than 3 mm

Question 2

This is produced by hemorrhage of blood into small
areas of skin, mucous membranes, and other tissues?

Answer 2

Purpura

Question 2

What is the color of petechiae?

Answer 2

Purplish red (or pinkish, as the amount of
blood is little)

Question 3

What is the color of Purpura ?

Answer 3

It first appears as red-purple then turns brownish
yellow

Question 4

What is the diameter of purpura?

Answer 4

Diameter is greater than 3 mm but less than 1 cm

Question 5

It has a darker discoloration compared to petechiae,
but both are caused by a defect in primary hemostasis?

Answer 5

Purpura

Question 6

This is a form of purpura in which blood escapes into
large areas of skin or mucous membranes, but not into
deep tissue?

Answer 6

Ecchymosis

Question 7

What is the color of Ecchymosis?

Answer 7

It appears black/blue then turns greenish brown to
yellow (the color changes due to the degradation of
hemoglobin)

Question 8

Under ecchymosis that gives the greenish color?

Answer 8

Biliverdin

Question 9

Are the ones responsible for clearing
the pigment which allows the skin to return the its
original color?

Answer 9

Macrophages

Question 10

Under ecchymosis that is responsible to the bruise turning yellow

Answer 10

bilirubin

Question 11

What is the diameter of ecchymosis?

Answer 11

The diameter is larger than 1 cm but less than 3 cm

Question 11

This is otherwise known as bruise; also caused by a
defect in primary hemostasis?

Answer 11

Ecchymosis

Question 12

What is the location of Purpura?

Answer 12

small areas of skin, mucous membranes, and other tissues

Question 13

What is the location of petechiae?

Answer 13

pinpoint hemorrhagic spots in the skin
caused by loss of capillary ability to withstand normal
blood pressure and trauma or simply

Question 14

What is the location of ecchymosis?

Answer 14

Large areas of skin or mucous membranes, but not into
deep tissue

Question 15

This refers to nosebleed; from the nasal parts?

Answer 15

Epistaxis

Question 16

This is defined as vomiting of blood, which means that
the blood came from the GIT?

Answer 16

Hematemesis

Question 17

What is the color of hematemesis?

Answer 17

Brownish (may be bright red if it is only in esophagus)

Question 18

This is the expectoration (coughing) of blood secondary
to hemorrhage in the larynx, trachea (blood is fresher),
bronchi or lungs

Answer 18

Hemoptysis

Question 19

Differentiate Hematemesis from Hemoptysis?

Answer 19

Hematemesis comes from GIT or stomach which expose on the substances that had already been acted upon by acid

Hemoptysis comes from trachea, laryx, bronchi and lungs (coughing)

Question 20

This refers to a swelling or tumor in the tissues or a
body cavity that contains clotted blood; there is still
discoloration?

Answer 20

Hematoma

Question 21

This can be due to a defect in secondary hemostasis,
transfixation of needle during venipuncture, or even
impartial puncture?

Answer 21

Hematoma

Question 22

This refers to the in vivo blood clot causing vascular
occlusion and tissue ischemia?

Answer 22

Thrombus

Question 23

This is the formation of clot or simply, coagulation;
presence of a clot in a blood vessel?

Answer 23

Thrombosis

Question 23

This is the leakage of blood into a joint cavity?

Answer 23

Hemarthrosis

Question 24

This is the presence of intact red cells in the urine?

Answer 24

Hematuria

Question 25

This is the presence of hemoglobin in the urine

Answer 25

Hemoglobinuria

Question 26

How to differentiate hematuria from hemoglobinuria?

Answer 26

Hemoglobinuria can be differentiated from hematuria through centrifugation, when blood remains red after the said process; this is Hemoglobinuria because the blood is hemolyzed but when you centrifuge and become clear, it is hematuria.

Question 27

Chocolate-brown color in urine?

Answer 27

Hemoglobinuria

Question 28

This is the passage of dark tarry stool containing
decomposing blood; the dark color indicates that the
bleeding is in the upper GIT?

Answer 28

Melena

Question 29

This refers to the passage of blood in feces in which the
color is red implying that the bleeding is in the lower
GIT?

Answer 29

Hematochezia

Question 30

Differentiate melena from Hematochezia?

Answer 30

Melana is e dark color indicates that the
bleeding is in the upper GIT

Hematochezia is bright red implying that the bleeding is in the lower
GIT

Question 31

This is the excessive menstrual bleeding?

Answer 31

Menorrhagia