QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
CBC - CORRECT ANSWER -the screening test for all anemias
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis - CORRECT ANSWER -
the diagnostic test for thalassemia and sickle cell anemia
Low ferritin levels indicate... - CORRECT ANSWER -iron deficiency anemia
normal or high ferritin levels indicate - CORRECT ANSWER -thalassemia minor/trait.
who has a higher risk of normocytic anemia - CORRECT ANSWER -
patients with chronic illness and or autoimmune disease
Pernicious anemia - CORRECT ANSWER -Vitamin B12 deficiency
macrocytic/ megaloblastic normochromic anemia
neurologic symptoms
what would an elevation in the parietal antibody test and/or intrinsic factor antibody test show? -
CORRECT ANSWER -pernicious anemia
if a patient has anemia with a MCV of 76 what the next step? - CORRECT ANSWER -
order TIBC, Ferritin, serum iron.
if serum iron/ferritin is low patient has iron deficiency.
if iron and ferritin is normal pt probably has thallassemia trait.
what test should be ordered when a patient has a MCV greater than 100? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vitamin B12 and Folate levels.