Quiz Answers
- The bacteria which require ‘X’ and ‘V’ factors for its growth is
- a. staphylococcus
- b. haemophilus ✔
- c. brucella
- d. salmonella
- RPR and VDRL tests are done for the diagnosis of
- a. AIDs
- b. Hepatitis
- c. Syphilis ✔
- d. Malaria
- All the following are examples of blood parasites except
- a. Plasmodium
- b. Brugia malayi
- c. Leishmania
- d. Giardia lamblia ✔
- The fixative used for blood containing specimen is
- a. Carnoy’s fluid ✔
- b. 95% ethyl alcohol
- c. 10% formalin
- d. Zenker’s fluid
- Staining technique for assessment of hormonal status is
- a. Pap stain
- b. Shorrs stain ✔
- c. H & E stain
- d. JSB stain
- The ‘word’ which refers to the ‘closeness of a result on repeated analysis’ is
- a. accuracy
- b. Sensitivity
- c. precision ✔
- d. specificity
- ‘Mycology’ means the study of
- a. bacteria
- b. immunity
- c. parasites
- d. fungus ✔
- Infections induced by a ‘physician’ is known as
- a. iatrogenic ✔
- b. nosocomial
- c. congenital
- d. subclinical
- The enzyme estimation done for the diagnosis of pancreatitis
- a. acid phosphatase
- b. amylase ✔
- c. alkaline phosphatase
- d. creatinine kinase
- The basic component of Leishman’s stain is
- a. cosin
- b. malachite green
- c. methelene blue ✔
- d. none of the above
- Name the blood cells increased in asthma
- a. basophil
- b. neutrophil
- c. lymphocyte
- d. cosinophil ✔
- Intermediate host of plasmodium is
- a. man ✔
- b. female anopheles mosquito
- c. male anopheles mosquito
- d. none of the above
- Which of the following is a Romanowsky stain
- a. Leishmans stain
- b. Giemsas stain
- c. Jenners stain
- d. All the above ✔
- In wintrobes mixture, ammonium oxalate and potassium oxalate is mixed in the ratio
- a. 2 : 3
- b. 3 : 2 ✔
- c. 1 : 4
- d. 2 : 1
- The anticoagulant used in OFT is
- a. EDTA
- b. Citrate
- c. Heparin ✔
- d. Sodium flouride-potassium oxalate mixture
- The bacteria showing swarming growth is
- a. E.coli
- b. Salmonella
- c. Proteus ✔
- d. All the above
- To remove blood clots from blood pipette, it is immersed in
- a. KOH ✔
- b. NH_4OH
- c. INHCl
- d. 3% acetic acid
- Incomplete antibodies are detected using
- a. Electrophoresis
- b. Coombs test ✔
- c. Agglutination test
- d. VDRL test
- Causes spurious decrease in MCV
- a. Cryofibrinogen ✔
- b. hyperglycemia
- c. autoaggutination
- d. high WBC ct
- e. reduced red cell deformability
- When the entire CBC is suppressed due to either anemia, infection, or hemorrhage is called?
- a. Erythroplasia
- b. Thrombocytopenia
- c. Pancytopenia ✔
- d. Leukopenia
- Total RBC count for Women is?
- a. 4.4-6
- b. 4.2-5
- c. 4.0-5.0 ✔
- d. 4.2-5.2
- Total RBC for men?
- a. 4.0-5.0
- b. 4.6-6.0 ✔
- c. 4.2-6.5
- d. 4.0-6.0
- What is the major metabolically available storage form of iron in the body?
- a. Hemosiderin
- b. Ferritin ✔
- c. Transferrin
- d. Hemoglobin
- The best source of active bone marrow from a 20-year old would be:
- a. Iliac Crest (hip) ✔
- b. Femur (thigh)
- c. Distal radius (forearm)
- d. Tibia (shin)
- Laboratory Studies: Red Cell Indices: Determination of relative size of RBC. 82-98 f1
- a. MCH
- b. MCV ✔
- c. MCHC
- d. PCV
- Laboratory Studies: Red Cell Indices: Measurement of average weight of Hb/RBC. 27-33 pg
- a. MCH
- b. MCV ✔
- c. MCHC
- d. PCV
- Laboratory Studies: Red Cell Indices Evaluation of RBC saturation with Hb. 32-36%
- a. MCV
- b. MCH
- c. MCHC ✔
- d. PCV
- There are 3 classifications of Anemia. What are they?
- a. In adequate production of Hb ✔
- b. Decreased RBC production
- c. Increased Erythrocyte destruction
- d. Blood loss
- What is the major metabolically available storage form of iron in the body?
- a. Hemosiderin
- b. Ferritin ✔
- c. Transferrin
- d. Hemoglobin
- Folic acid therapy can cause sickle cell anemia
- a. True
- b. False ✔
- c. Both
- d. none
- Hydroxyurea increases hemoglobin production and decreases reticulocyte cells.
- a. True ✔
- b. False
- c. Both
- d. none
- Hydroxyurea:
- a. decreases nitric oxide
- b. increases neutrophil and monocytes
- c. inhibits DNA synthesis by acting as aribonucleotide reductase inhibitor ✔
- d. none
- Hydroxyurea icreases thhe serum uric acid levels.
- a. True ✔
- b. False
- c. Both
- d. none
- Decitabine increases the fetal hemoglobin production by inducing methylation of DNA and thus prevents the switch from gamma to beta-globin production.
- a. True
- b. False ✔
- c. Both
- d. none
- Hypocupremia is seen in
- a. osetoporosis, nephrotic disease
- b. sprue, cliac disease
- c. cardiovascular disease, colon cancer
- d. A andB
- e. B and C
- f. All of the above ✔
- Wilsons disease can cause liver problems
- a. True ✔
- b. False
- c. Both
- d. none
- What are the treatment options for wilson’s disease?
- a. A. Pencillamine
- b. B. Riboflavin
- c. C. Trientine
- d. D. Potassium disulfide
- e. E. Zinc
- f. A, B and C
- g. A, C, and D
- h. A, C, D, and E ✔
- Aplasia can occur because of riboflavin deficiency?
- a. True ✔
- b. False
- c. Both
- d. none
- Angular stomatitis. cheilosis is a symptom of vitamin B12 deficiency?
- a. True
- b. False ✔
- c. Both
- d. none
- What is the major metabolically available storage form of iron in the body?
- a. Hemosiderin
- b. Ferritin ✔
- c. Transferrin
- d. Hemoglobin
- Which test can be used to detect hemolytic anemia?
- a. Coombs test ✔
- b. Genetic testing
- c. Peripheral blood smear (PBS)
- d. Schilling test
- Which anemia is classified as not being able to use iron properly to synthesize hemoglobin because of a inherited cause.
- a. Iron deficiency anemia
- b. hypochromic anemia ✔
- c. aplastic anemia
- What is normal fasting Blood sugar,
- a. 100-200
- b. 70-110 ✔
- c. 90_120
- d. None
- This fatal disorder results from clot/thrombus formation in the blood circulation
- a. thromboembolism
- b. DVT
- c. PAD
- d. Pulmonary embolism
- e. All of the above ✔
- Homan’s sign is classified as pain behind the knee
- a. True ✔
- b. False
- c. None
- Patients that are sensitive to aspirin can take
- a. Sulfinpyrazone
- b. Clopidogrel
- c. Ticlopidine
- d. 1 and 2
- e. 2 and 3 ✔
- What is the life span of RBC
- a. 120 ✔
- b. 100
- c. 200
- d. 80
- What is the major metabolically available storage form of iron in the body?
- a. Hemosiderin
- b. Ferritin ✔
- c. Transferrin
- d. Hemoglobin
- The most common type of protein found in the cell membrane is:
- a. Lipoprotein
- b. Mucoprotein
- c. Glycoprotein ✔
- d. Nucleoprotein
- A multilineage cytokine among the ILs is
- a. IL-1 ✔
- b. IL-2
- c. IL-3
- d. IL-4
