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Pathophysiology exam 2 review Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Conditions that may stimulate erythropoiesis include all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. Shock
b. High altitude
c. Respiratory disease
d. Hypoxemia
e. Polycythemia - ANSWER Answer: E
Which statement regarding sickle cell anemia is FALSE?
a. The disease occurs due to a point mutation in the alpha chain
of hemoglobin
b. The disease occurs more frequently in individuals of African
descent
c. Sickling of affected RBC's is enhanced by conditions that
reduce oxygenation of the blood
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d. Individuals with the sickle cell trait generally have milder
forms of the disease
e. Blood vessel occlusion causes many of the severe
complications of sickle cell anemia - ANSWER Answer: A
This form of anemia is most likely to occur in a patient with
chronic bleeding peptic ulcers:
a. Hemolytic anemia
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Folic acid deficiency anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia
e. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia - ANSWER Answer: D
Patients who are deficient in vitamin K:
a. Will present with thrombocytopenia
b. Will have difficulty producing von Willebrand factor
c. Will have difficulty producing clotting factors
d. Will have difficulty dissolving clots
Pathophysiology exam 2 review Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Conditions that may stimulate erythropoiesis include all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. Shock
b. High altitude
c. Respiratory disease
d. Hypoxemia
e. Polycythemia - ANSWER Answer: E
Which statement regarding sickle cell anemia is FALSE?
a. The disease occurs due to a point mutation in the alpha chain
of hemoglobin
b. The disease occurs more frequently in individuals of African
descent
c. Sickling of affected RBC's is enhanced by conditions that
reduce oxygenation of the blood
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d. Individuals with the sickle cell trait generally have milder
forms of the disease
e. Blood vessel occlusion causes many of the severe
complications of sickle cell anemia - ANSWER Answer: A
This form of anemia is most likely to occur in a patient with
chronic bleeding peptic ulcers:
a. Hemolytic anemia
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Folic acid deficiency anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia
e. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia - ANSWER Answer: D
Patients who are deficient in vitamin K:
a. Will present with thrombocytopenia
b. Will have difficulty producing von Willebrand factor
c. Will have difficulty producing clotting factors
d. Will have difficulty dissolving clots
