HEMATOLOGY EXAM 4 MLT-MLS
UAMS 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How can a blast be differentiated from a lymph? - ....ANSWER ...-Nuclear
Chromatin clumping
Which cell is usually seen in viral infections? - ....ANSWER ...-Reactive
Lymphocyte
Which cell is seen in parasitic infections? - ....ANSWER ...-Eosinophils
Are plasma cells normally seen in peripheral blood? - ....ANSWER ...-nope
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is dehydrated? - ....ANSWER ...-
Increase
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is hydrated? - ....ANSWER ...-
Decrease
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,If you notice 3 NRBCs on a newborn peripheral smear, is this normal or
abnormal? - ....ANSWER ...-normal (ref: 0-20)
If you notice 3 NRBCs on an adult peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? -
....ANSWER ...-abnormal (ref: 0-5, should always include in count)
Are 60% lymphs found on a 6 month old peripheral smear considered normal? -
....ANSWER ...-normal
Are 3% Blasts found in the peripheral blood of a newborn normal? -
....ANSWER ...-abnormal
Are 3% blasts found on the peripheral blood of an adult considered normal or
abnormal? - ....ANSWER ...-abnormal
What may be seen in the blasts of AML? - ....ANSWER ...-auer rods
Should Plasma cells be found in the peripheral blood? - ....ANSWER ...-Not
in a healthy patient. You will see these in: BM, lymph nodes, spleen unless patient
has MM.
What is the expected platelet count on a patient with chemotherapy? -
....ANSWER ...-Approximately 10,000/µL (incredibly low)
What is the platelet count of a patient with thrombocythemia? -
....ANSWER ...->1,000,000/µL
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, Neutrophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in neutrophils
Associated with bacterial infections, stress, tissue necrosis, inflammation and
malignancies
Neutropenia - ....ANSWER ...-decrease in neutrophils
Associated with leukemia, chemotherapy, aplastic anemia, or infection
Relative lymph at birth - ....ANSWER ...-30%
Relative lymph at 4-6 months - ....ANSWER ...-60%
Relative lymph at 4 years old - ....ANSWER ...-50%
Relative lymph at 6 years old - ....ANSWER ...-40%
Relative lymph at 8 years old - ....ANSWER ...-30%
Eosinophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in eosinophils
Associated with allergies, parasitic infections, some leukemias
Basophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in basophils
Associated with CML and other myeloproliferative disorders
Monocytosis - ....ANSWER ...-increase in monocytes
Associated with leukemias, bacterial infections, and rickettsial infections
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UAMS 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How can a blast be differentiated from a lymph? - ....ANSWER ...-Nuclear
Chromatin clumping
Which cell is usually seen in viral infections? - ....ANSWER ...-Reactive
Lymphocyte
Which cell is seen in parasitic infections? - ....ANSWER ...-Eosinophils
Are plasma cells normally seen in peripheral blood? - ....ANSWER ...-nope
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is dehydrated? - ....ANSWER ...-
Increase
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is hydrated? - ....ANSWER ...-
Decrease
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,If you notice 3 NRBCs on a newborn peripheral smear, is this normal or
abnormal? - ....ANSWER ...-normal (ref: 0-20)
If you notice 3 NRBCs on an adult peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? -
....ANSWER ...-abnormal (ref: 0-5, should always include in count)
Are 60% lymphs found on a 6 month old peripheral smear considered normal? -
....ANSWER ...-normal
Are 3% Blasts found in the peripheral blood of a newborn normal? -
....ANSWER ...-abnormal
Are 3% blasts found on the peripheral blood of an adult considered normal or
abnormal? - ....ANSWER ...-abnormal
What may be seen in the blasts of AML? - ....ANSWER ...-auer rods
Should Plasma cells be found in the peripheral blood? - ....ANSWER ...-Not
in a healthy patient. You will see these in: BM, lymph nodes, spleen unless patient
has MM.
What is the expected platelet count on a patient with chemotherapy? -
....ANSWER ...-Approximately 10,000/µL (incredibly low)
What is the platelet count of a patient with thrombocythemia? -
....ANSWER ...->1,000,000/µL
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, Neutrophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in neutrophils
Associated with bacterial infections, stress, tissue necrosis, inflammation and
malignancies
Neutropenia - ....ANSWER ...-decrease in neutrophils
Associated with leukemia, chemotherapy, aplastic anemia, or infection
Relative lymph at birth - ....ANSWER ...-30%
Relative lymph at 4-6 months - ....ANSWER ...-60%
Relative lymph at 4 years old - ....ANSWER ...-50%
Relative lymph at 6 years old - ....ANSWER ...-40%
Relative lymph at 8 years old - ....ANSWER ...-30%
Eosinophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in eosinophils
Associated with allergies, parasitic infections, some leukemias
Basophilia - ....ANSWER ...-increase in basophils
Associated with CML and other myeloproliferative disorders
Monocytosis - ....ANSWER ...-increase in monocytes
Associated with leukemias, bacterial infections, and rickettsial infections
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