Unit 4 Review Flashcards
True or False? Anemia, low platelet count, and low leukocytes count, usually with absolute neutropenia, are commonly present in myelodysplastic syndrome
True
The level of erytrhopoietin in the urine is _______ in patients with polycythemia Vera as compared to to other types of polycythemia
Decreased
The hallmark of laboratory studies in chronic myeloproliferative disorders is:
Cytogenetic abnormalities
Chronic myeloproliferative disorders include which of the following:
- A, B, and C
- essential thrombocythemia
- chronic myelogenous leukemia
- polycythemia vera
Periodic-acid Schaffer (PAS) reaction is:
Negative in myelocytes
The hematology report for CLL looks most like which of the following:
Decreased WBC with 90% immature lymph’s
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is defined as an:
Malignancy of the thymus
Periodic Acid Schiff reaction stains:
Glycogen
Which of the following statements is true of Multiple myeloma?
1– The presence of the Reed-Sternberg cell
2– presence of Bence-Jones protein
3– Presence of “M” spike on electrophoresis
4– A plasma cell leukemia
2,3, and 4 are correct
Sudan Black stain differentiates:
Acute myelogenous leukemia from ALL
The FAB classification of leukemia is a means of:
*both A and B
- classifying acute leukemias
Assessing prognosis
Leukemia secondary to Burkitt’s lymphoma is:
FAB L3
50-90% of myeloblasts in a peripheral blood is typical of which of the following:
Acute granulocytic leukemia (MI)
Very low levels of leukeocyte alkaline phosphatase can be found in:
*all of the above
- viral hepatitis
- IM
- PCH
Patients with initial phase CML are prone to:
Low-grade fevers, night sweats, and splenic infarction
A common characteristic of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is:
Bone and joint pain
The most consistent chromosomal abnormality in CLL is _______?
Trisomy of chromosome 12
The type of acute leukemia most commonly seen in children is:
Acute lymphocytic
The nature of MDS (myelodysplastic syndromes) occurring in those older than 50 and include:
*all of the above
- CMML and CLL
- CML and CLL
- RA, CMML, and RARS
What FAB classification would match the following description: large and small megakaryoblasts with high N:C ratio; pale agranular cytoplasm?
M7
Oncogenes are:
- both B and C
- genetic targets of carcinogens
- altered versions of normal genes
Which of the following terms as not used to refer to myelodysplastic syndromes?
Myeloproliferative syndrome
AML is the ______ leukemia subtype
Most common
From the list below, which are the prominent hematological findings in MDS
- A and B only
- Sideroblastic, Howell-Jolly bodies
- giant platelets, hypogranulation
What FAB classification would match the following description: small cells predominate, nuclear shape is regular with occasional cleft?
L1
SHORT ANSWER: What is the cytochemical stain that best separates acute myelocytic from acute monocytic leukemia?
The Naphthol Esterase stain is used for differentiating the myelocytic from monocytic leukemias
What FAB classification would match the followoing description: both myelogenous and monocytic cells are present, at least 20% of total WBC?
M4
Peripheral blood characteristics of which of the following disease has the following presentation?
RBC x 10^12/L increasing significantly
WBC x 10^9/L increasing
Platelets x 10^9/L moderately increasing
Polycythemia
The Philadelphia chromosome is typically associated with:
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
What FAB classification would match the following description: large cells with irregular nuclear shape: clefts is nucleus are common?
L2
The alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase cytochemical staining reaction is:
Strongly positive in monocytes
Chemical exposure is more strongly linked to an increased risk of _______ leukemia than acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute myelogenous
SHORT ANSWER: Comparing lymphoma vs. leukemia, give 2 ways they differ from each other
A lymphoma is a solid mass that presents as a tumor within the tissues that may spill over into the blood, appearing like leukemia. Leukemia is not a mass, but a neoplastic proliferative disease characterized by overproduction of immature/mature cells of various types in the blood/bone marrow
Lymphomas are generally characterized by into 2 types (Hodgkin’s & non-Hodgkins) based on the presence/absence of Reed-Sternberg cells. Leukemias are classified either according to the FAB (AMLs: Mo-M7; ALLs: L1-L3) or WHO classification systems
What FAB classification would match the following description: blasts and promyelocytes predominate without further maturation?
M1
What FAB classifcation would match the following descriptionl: promyelocytes predominate in the bone marrow?
M3
What FAB classification would match the following description: known as DiGulielmo syndrome, abnormal proliferation of all cells?
M6
SHORT ANSWER: list 2 myelodysplastic syndromes:
1- refractory anemia (RA)
2- Refractory anemia with RInger Sideroblasts (RARS)
What FAB classification would match the following description: most cells are monocytic?
M5
SHORT ANSWER: list 3 factors related to the occurrence of leukemia:
1- genetic & immunological factors (oncogenes, translocation most common)
2- occupational/environmental exposure (ionizing radiation, insert/herb/fungicides)
3- viral agents (EBV, HIV, HTLV-1)
The most common disorder in patients with essential thrombocythemia is:
Thrombotic or bleeding problems
What FAB classification would match the following description: cells are large and homogeneous in size: nuclear shape is round with 1-3 prominent nucleoli
L3
The most frequent leukocytes found in peripheral blood are:
Neutrophils
The function of the entire leukocytuc system is to:
Defend the body against disease
The granulocyte cells that are believed to descend from a common multipotential stem cell in the bone marrow are:
Neutrophils and eosinophils
The types of granulocytic leukocytes found in the proliferative compartment of the bone marrow are:
Myeloblasts
Promyelocytes
Myelocyte
Metamyelocyte
The types of granulocytic leukocytes found in the maturation-storage compartment of the bone marrow are:
Metamyelocytes
Band form neutrophils
Segmented neutrophils
Mature eosinophil
Mature basophil
Release of neutrophils from the bone marrow is believed to be influenced by
Interleukins
The stages of neutrophilic granulocyte development are:
Myeloblast
Promyelocyte
Myelocyte
Metamyelocyte
Band and segemented neutrophil
Marginating granulocytes in the peripheral blood can be found:
Adhering to the vascular endothelium
The half-life of circulating granulocytes in normal blood is estimated to be:
7-10 hours
Identify the cell with these characteristics: prominent primary granules that are rich in myeloperoxidase and chloroacetate esterase and have a diameter of 14 to 20 um
Promyelocyte
The earliest granulocytic maturational stage in which secondary or specific granules appear is:
Myelocyte
The mature granulocytes seen in the peripheral blood of healthy persons include
*both A and B
- band form and segmented neutrophils
- eosinophil and basophil
The granules of segmented neutrophils contain
- all of the above
- lysosomal hydrolases
- lysozymes
- myeloperoxide
Which of the following are contents of basophilic granules?
*both A and B
- Heparin
- Histamine
The tissue basophil can be referred to as:
A mast cell
A leukocyte with the morphological characteristics of being the largest normal mature leukocyte in the peripheral blood and having a convoluted or twisted nucleus is the:
Monocyte
A cluster designation (CD) got specific lineages of cells
Indicates a known cluster of monoclonal antibodies binding to a known antigen
Cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system include:
- A and B
- monocytes
- macrophages
The immediate precursor of the macrophage is the:
Monocyte
Monocytes are capable of -
- phagocytosis
- synthesis of biologically important compounds
- assuming a killer role
Classical monocytes participate in immune body defense by:
Phagocytizing bacteria
The mononuclear phagocyte system consists of histiocytes. These cells can be found in the:
Loose connective tissue
The reference range for segmented neutrophil count in adults is:
40-74%
The total leukocyte count can be increased in certain states. Select the conditions when this is not true
Use of immunosuppressive agents
One the basis of the following data, calculate the absolute value of the segmented neutrophils. Total leukocyte count = 12 x 10^9/L; percentage of segmented neutrophils value is:
9.6 x 10^9/L
An adult female has a total WBC count of 5.5 x 10^9/L. Her leukocyte differential was segmented neutrophils 20%, eosinophils 4%, basophils 1%, monocytes 3%, and lymphocytes 68%. She is demonstrating:
Absolute neutropenia
An increase in metamyeocytes, myelocytes and promyelocytes can be referred to as:
A shift to the left
What is the normal reference range of the segmented neutrophil absolute value?
1.4 x 6 x 10^9/L
The absolute value of segmented neutrophils can be an unreliable indicator of overwhelming infection because:
It drops in many patients because the circulating granulocytes are mobilized into the tissue site of infection
The functions of monocytes and macrophages include all of the following functions except:
Synthesize growth inhibitory factors
MI macrophages mainly:
Secrete proinflammatory cytokines
The major function of neutrophilic granulocytes is:
Phagocytosis
The major function of eosinophils is:
Suppression of inflammatory reactions
The principle leukocyte type involved in phagocytosis is the:
Neutrophil
The correct sequences of events in successful phagocytosis is are:
Chemotaxis
Opsonization
Phagosome formation
The action of antibacterial substances
Neutrophils function as phagocytic cells in the circulating blood
When the bacteria enter the circulation
Why are mature neutrophils more easily able to enter the circulating blood from the bone marrow than immature neutrophils?
They have plasticity that allows them to squeeze through the endothelial cells that line bone marrow sinusoids
The value of the LAP stain is to
Differentiate malignant disorders from leukemoid reactions
Lymph nodes are:
Secondary lymphoid tissue
Liver is
Not a lymphoid tissue
Spleen is:
Secondary lymphoid tissue
Red Bone Marrow is:
Primary lymphoid tissue
The thymus is
Primary lymphoid tissue
Peyers patch is:
Secondary lymphoid tissue
The T cells are found in the
- all of above
- perifollicular areas of the lymph nodes
- paracortex regions of the lymph nodes
- periarteriolar regions of the spleen
A major site of B-lymphocyte localization and proliferation is:
Lymphoid follicles
The process of lymphocyte recirculation is important in:
Commitment of lymphocytes to T and B cells
T lymphocytes constitutes ______ % of the blood lymphocytes pool in adults.
60-85%
Lymphocytes represent approximately _______% of the total circulating leukocytes in adults
35
The percentage of lymphocytes as compared with the other types of leukocytes in the peripheral blood ______ as humans age
Decreases
If an adult patient has a total leukocyte count of 20 x 10^9/L and a 50% lymphocyte count on the differential count, the absolute lymphocyte value is ________ x 10^9/L
10
If an adult has a percentage of lymphocyte exceeding the normal reference range this is called:
Relative lymphocytosis
If an adult female has a total WBC count of 4.6 x 10^9/L and a leukocyte differential on segmented neutrophils 24%, eosinophils 4%, monocytes 8%, and lymphocytes 64%, she is demonstrating
Relative lymphocytosis
As a lymphocyte matures, the nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio
Increases