Test 2 Mock Questions

Question 1

If a patient has a high hematocrit, what does that mean?

Answer 1

Excessive number of RBC

Question 2

high hemoglobin, RBC count, hematocrit

Answer 2

Polycythemia

Question 3

Low RBC count, hemoglobin/hematocrit

Answer 3

Anemia

Question 4

Decreased level of hemoglobin could be found in which disease?

Answer 4

Renal failure

Question 5

Alfa-fetoprotein is synthesized in _________.

Answer 5

Baby’s liver

Question 6

Blood acetone levels would be useful to aid the differential diagnosis between

Answer 6

Diabetes mellitus vs insipidous

Question 7

If a patient had a decreased hematocrit and decreased MCV on CBC you would suspect __________.

Answer 7

Iron deficiency anemia

Question 8

A patient presents with a WBC count of 29,000. The differential is 50% of neutrophils, 45% of lymphocytes, 5% of others. You would suspect ________?

Answer 8

Virus, herpes zoster

Question 9

Which of the following test(s) is (are) highly accurate for diagnosis HIV for babies ___________?

Answer 9

PCR for babies

Then for adults ELISA followed by western blot

Question 10

High level of ALP with normal level of GGTP could indicate ________.

Answer 10

Healing bone fracture

Question 11

Patient with constant chest pain with radiation to left shoulder, left TMJ needs which of the following tests to be performed ?

Answer 11

Troponin

It’s the first to appear in MI

Question 12

Presence of HLA-B27 is typical for which of the following disorders?

Answer 12

Reiter’s syndrome

Usually caused by chlamydia, or salmonella

Question 13

Increased urine level of human chorionic hormone in men indicates _______.

Answer 13

Testicular cancer

Question 14

Burr cells aka acanthocytes can be found in which pathology?

Answer 14

Uremia

Burr cells indicate liver disease

Question 15

Plasma fibrinogen is known as __________.

Answer 15

Clotting factor I

Question 16

A patient presents with a WBC count of 5,800. What does this most likely mean?

Answer 16

Normal count 3,200-10,000

Question 17

Which of the following blood tests would test the intrinsic clotting pathway?

Answer 17

Partial thromboplastin time

Question 18

Which of the following blood tests will test the extrinsic pathway?

Answer 18

Prothrombin time

Question 19

Myoglobin studies would be useful in __________.

Answer 19

• Identification of myocardial infarction
• Inflammation of skeletal muscles
• duchene’s muscular dystrophy

Question 20

Which values of MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin) would you expect in the case of chronic bleeding?

Answer 20

Decreased

Question 21

Plasma thrombin time is prolonged in __________.

Answer 21

Liver cirrhosis

Question 22

Hypouricosuria could result from ________.

Answer 22

Kidney failure

Question 23

MCV (mean corpuscular volume) above 100 would be indicative of _________.

Answer 23

• large RBC
• immature RBC
• vitamin B12 deficiency
• pernicious anemia

Question 24

Bence jones protein urine test is used for diagnosis of _______________.

Answer 24

Multiple myeloma

Question 25

Which of the following is the iron storage protein?

Answer 25

Ferritin

Question 26

Eosinophilia is typically found in __________.

Answer 26

Worm invasion

Question 27

Presence of small sized, normal sized, large sized RBC’s in one sample of blood is known as ___________.

Answer 27

Anisocytosis
RBC’s of varying sizes
Indicates iron deficiency anemia