Hematology Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
What is hemostasis?
Answer: The process of bleeding or clotting in the body.
Q2
What are the main components of blood?
Answer: RBCs, WBCs, FFP, Albumin, Clotting factors, and Platelets.
Q3
What is anemia?
Answer: A symptom of an underlying disease, not a disease itself.
Q4
What are RBCs primarily?
Answer: Hemoglobin(hgb)
Q5
What is hemoglobin primarily composed of?
Answer: Iron (Fe).
Q6
What does a low hemoglobin level indicate?
Answer: Iron deficiency anemia, necessitating investigation of the cause.
Q7
What are the primary causes of anemia?
Answer: Bleeding (acute or Chronic) nutrient deficiency: insufficient intake(special
diets & SDOH), insufficient absorption Destruction of RBCs: genetics (sickle cell),
trauma to the RBC (venipuncture), blood transfusion reactions Chronic renal failure
(lack of erythropoietin)
Q1
What is hemostasis?
Answer: The process of bleeding or clotting in the body.
Q2
What are the main components of blood?
Answer: RBCs, WBCs, FFP, Albumin, Clotting factors, and Platelets.
Q3
What is anemia?
Answer: A symptom of an underlying disease, not a disease itself.
Q4
What are RBCs primarily?
Answer: Hemoglobin(hgb)
Q5
What is hemoglobin primarily composed of?
Answer: Iron (Fe).
Q6
What does a low hemoglobin level indicate?
Answer: Iron deficiency anemia, necessitating investigation of the cause.
Q7
What are the primary causes of anemia?
Answer: Bleeding (acute or Chronic) nutrient deficiency: insufficient intake(special
diets & SDOH), insufficient absorption Destruction of RBCs: genetics (sickle cell),
trauma to the RBC (venipuncture), blood transfusion reactions Chronic renal failure
(lack of erythropoietin)
