Hematology Final exam questions with
answers
1. Essential thrombocythemia
Megakaryocytic
2. Polycythemia vera
ErythrocyticMyeloid
3. Chronic myeloid leukemia
Myeloid
(CML)
Fibroblast
4. Primary myelofibrosis
5. The Philadelphia chromosome, associated with chron-
9 and 22 ic myeloid leukemia (CML), involves a
reciprocal translocation of genes from which two
chromo-
somes
?7
8
9
10
20
21
22
6. What causes the characteristic heart and/or lung dam- Eosinophil
granule re- age frequently demonstrated in patients with
chronic lease eosinophilic leukemia?
A. Fibrosis of the bone marrowEosinophil
deficien- cyEosinophil granule
releaseIncreased red cell mass
7. Which of the following thrombocytic marrowGia
characteristics are often associated with nt platelets
essential thrombocythemia (ET)? in
Absence of megakaryocytes in the bone peripheral
,Hematology Final exam questions with
answers clumps in periph- eral blood
bloodPlatelet Giant platelets in
periph- eral
bloodPlatelet clumps in
peripheral blood
, Hematology Final exam questions with
8.
answers
Which of the following red blood cell Tear drop cells
morphologic features is associated with
primary myelofibrosis? Please select the
single best answer
Tear drop cellsSickle cellsSpherocytesTarget
cells Iron deficiency anemia
9. Which type of anemia can be caused by the
common treatment for polycythemia vera,
which is used to manage patient symptoms?
Please select the single best answer
Megaloblastic anemiaIron deficiency
anemiaPerni- cious anemiaAplastic anemia
10. Pruritis (itching) after exposure to warm water is asso- Polycythemia
vera (PV)
ciated with which type of myeloproliferative
disorder? Essential thrombocytosis
(ET)Polycythemia vera (PV)Chronic neutrophilic
leukemia (CNL)Primary myelofibrosis (PMF)
11. Which of the following myeloproliferative are MOST
neoplasms is characterized by a marked consistent
increase in platelets; giant abnormal with the
platelets; abnormal response to ADP, chronic phase
collagen, and epinephrine in platelet of chronic
aggregration testing? myeloid
MastocytosisChronic myeloid leukemia
(CML)?
12. leukemiaPrimary myelofibrosisEssential
thrombocytosis Please select
the single best
answer
What peripheral blood findings shown below
WBC >100 x
, Hematology Final exam questions with
1 answers
9/L, left shift with >20% blastsWBC <100 x
Essential
0 109/L, thrombocytosis
9
/L
,
le
ft
s
hi
ft WBC >100 x 10^9/L,
w left shift with <20%
it blasts
h
<
2
0
%
bl
a
st
s
W
B
C
>
1
0
0
x
1
0
answers
1. Essential thrombocythemia
Megakaryocytic
2. Polycythemia vera
ErythrocyticMyeloid
3. Chronic myeloid leukemia
Myeloid
(CML)
Fibroblast
4. Primary myelofibrosis
5. The Philadelphia chromosome, associated with chron-
9 and 22 ic myeloid leukemia (CML), involves a
reciprocal translocation of genes from which two
chromo-
somes
?7
8
9
10
20
21
22
6. What causes the characteristic heart and/or lung dam- Eosinophil
granule re- age frequently demonstrated in patients with
chronic lease eosinophilic leukemia?
A. Fibrosis of the bone marrowEosinophil
deficien- cyEosinophil granule
releaseIncreased red cell mass
7. Which of the following thrombocytic marrowGia
characteristics are often associated with nt platelets
essential thrombocythemia (ET)? in
Absence of megakaryocytes in the bone peripheral
,Hematology Final exam questions with
answers clumps in periph- eral blood
bloodPlatelet Giant platelets in
periph- eral
bloodPlatelet clumps in
peripheral blood
, Hematology Final exam questions with
8.
answers
Which of the following red blood cell Tear drop cells
morphologic features is associated with
primary myelofibrosis? Please select the
single best answer
Tear drop cellsSickle cellsSpherocytesTarget
cells Iron deficiency anemia
9. Which type of anemia can be caused by the
common treatment for polycythemia vera,
which is used to manage patient symptoms?
Please select the single best answer
Megaloblastic anemiaIron deficiency
anemiaPerni- cious anemiaAplastic anemia
10. Pruritis (itching) after exposure to warm water is asso- Polycythemia
vera (PV)
ciated with which type of myeloproliferative
disorder? Essential thrombocytosis
(ET)Polycythemia vera (PV)Chronic neutrophilic
leukemia (CNL)Primary myelofibrosis (PMF)
11. Which of the following myeloproliferative are MOST
neoplasms is characterized by a marked consistent
increase in platelets; giant abnormal with the
platelets; abnormal response to ADP, chronic phase
collagen, and epinephrine in platelet of chronic
aggregration testing? myeloid
MastocytosisChronic myeloid leukemia
(CML)?
12. leukemiaPrimary myelofibrosisEssential
thrombocytosis Please select
the single best
answer
What peripheral blood findings shown below
WBC >100 x
, Hematology Final exam questions with
1 answers
9/L, left shift with >20% blastsWBC <100 x
Essential
0 109/L, thrombocytosis
9
/L
,
le
ft
s
hi
ft WBC >100 x 10^9/L,
w left shift with <20%
it blasts
h
<
2
0
%
bl
a
st
s
W
B
C
>
1
0
0
x
1
0
