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1. Which symptom is commonly associated with pernicious anemia?
High fever
Chest pain
Joint pain
Red swollen tongue
2. Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to:
Produce insulin
Digest food properly
Absorb nutrients from the intestines
Form blood clots
3. Where does hematopoiesis, the process of blood cell formation, primarily
occur?
Liver
Red bone marrow
Spleen
Kidneys
4. Which of the following laboratory tests examines the components of a blood
sample, including the red blood cell and white blood cell counts, platelets,
hemoglobin, and hematocrit?
Complete Blood Count
, Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
Basic Metabolic Panel
Coagulation Panel
5. Based on information in the figure above, why do individuals with kidney
disease sometimes become anemic?
The diseased kidneys destroy circulating red blood cells.
Kidney disease spreads to the bones and interferes with red blood
cell production.
Excessive red blood cells are lost in the urine due to leaky filtration in
the diseased kidneys.
The diseased kidneys do not secrete adequate erythropoietin.
6. A patient develops unexpected bleeding and the test results shown in this
table are obtained. What is the most probable cause of these results?
, DIC
Familial afibrinogenemia
Primary fibrinolysis
Liver disease
7. What does ITP stand for in the context of blood disorders?
Inflammatory thrombocytopenic purpura
Infectious thrombocytopenic purpura
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
8. What is leukemia?
An abnormal increase of white blood cells
An abnormal increase of platelets
All of the above
An abnormal increase of red blood cells
, 9. What are the primary causes of iron-deficiency anemia?
Chronic inflammation, liver disease, or smoking
Vitamin B12 deficiency, dehydration, or excessive exercise
Infection, genetic mutations, or high altitude
Dietary deficiency, blood loss, or increased iron demand
10. Describe the significance of plasma cells in the context of multiple myeloma.
Plasma cells are involved in nutrient absorption, and their dysfunction
in multiple myeloma affects digestion.
Plasma cells are crucial for producing antibodies, and their
cancerous proliferation in multiple myeloma disrupts normal
immune function.
Plasma cells are responsible for oxygen transport, and their increase
in multiple myeloma leads to anemia.
Plasma cells help in blood clotting, and their reduction in multiple
myeloma causes excessive bleeding.
11. What is the normal platelet count range in cells per microliter?
140 to 400 x 10^3 cells per microliter
100 to 300 x 10^3 cells per microliter
200 to 500 x 10^3 cells per microliter
150 to 450 x 10^3 cells per microliter
12. A thrombus _____; whereas an embolus ___ _.
is an intravascular clot that forms within veins, arteries, or the heart;
is a clot that becomes detached and may travel within the