Anemia rfers to a deficiency of

a. blood plasma

b. erythorcytes

c. platelets

d. hemoglobin

e. both b and d

Etiologic classification of anemia is based on

a. size

b. color

c. shape

d. decreased defective errythorcytes

Tissue Hypoxia causes

a. arterioles, capillaries, and venules to contrict

b. the heart to contract less forcefully

c. the rateand depth of breathing to increase

d. inreased afterload

Which of the following symptoms are consistent with aplastic anemia but not with perincious anemia?

a. petechiae and purpura

b. pallor

c. fatigue

d. hypoxia

e. neuropathy

I a reticulocyte count were done on an individual with iron deficiency anemia ecasue of chronic bleeding, it would be

a. high

b. low

c. normal

d. meaningless

A 40-yr old white, pregnnt woman with four children experrienced weakness, loss of appetite, and pallor. Her CBC revealed the following:

Macrocytic RBCs 2.5 x 10/mm

H and H 8.7 and 32

She most likely has:

a. sickle cell anemia

b. floicacid anemia

b. iron deficiency anemia

d. pernicious anemia

A cause of macrocytic-normochromic anemia is

a. iron deficiency

a.b deficiency of vit B12 and folic acid

c. an enzyme deficiency

d. inferitance of abnormal hemoglobin structure

Hemolytic anmei may result i

a. jaundice

b. loss of vibratory sense

c. acidosis

d. peechiae

The end result of anemia is

a. anoxia

b. hypoxia

c. infection

d. bleedidng

e. hypoxemia

An individalwho has chronic gastrtis and tingling in his or her fingres requires which of the followig for tx?

a. oral vit B12

b. Vit B12 IM

c. Ferrous fumarate by IM injectin

d. Oral folate

e. tranfusion

Individuals at risk for inron deficiency anemia include those:

a. who have udergone a gastrectomy

b. who are Italian

c. with neoplastic disease

d. with warm antibodies

e. with minor, chronic blood loss

The symptoms of sideroblastic anemia may include:

a. glossitits

b. hepatomegaly and splenomegaly

c. bleeding and recurrent infections

d. neuropathy

e. juandice

The pathophysiology  of polycythemia vera is essentialy caused by

a. fewer erythrocytes than normal

b. decreased blood volume

c. an acquire mutation in Janus kinase 2

d. increased rate of blood flow

What is anotable characteristic of infectious mono?

a. short incubationperiod of less than 1 week

b. affects preteens

c. presece of atypical lymphocytes

d. widespread nvasion of T cells

Thrombocytopenia may be caused by all of the following except:

a. an IgG autoantibody

b. drug hypersentivity

c. bacerial infectionns that consume platelet production

d bacterial infections taht consume platelets

e. viruses that destry circulation platelets

A thromobocytopenia with a platelet count of 40,000/mm likely will cause

a. hemorrhage from minor trauma

b. spontaneous bleeding

c. death

d. polycythemia

Thrombembolic disorders can be caused by all of the following except:

a. injure vessels walls

b. tissue damage that releases xcessive TF

c. obstructd blood flow

d. deficent dietary intake of Vit K

e. polycytemia

^{Essential thromobocythemia exhibits:}

a. fewer megakaroytes than normal in the marrow

b. thrombosis

c. erythromyalgia

d. B and C

DIC is associated with

a. endothelial damage

b. the activation of factor X

c. the release of tissue factor

d. gram postive sepsis

e. A, B, and C

e. A, B, and C

In DIC, plasmin:

a. begins to degreade fibrin before a stable clot develops

b. complexes with factor VII

c. activates factor V

d. All of the above 

A defienciency of Vit K is caused by:

a. lack of clotting factore VII

b. impaired platelet fx

c. altered gut flora

d. A and B are correct