HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL
DISORDERS PRACTICE QUESTIONS



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Worldwide, which of the D
following is the most
common type of anemia?


A. pernicious anemia



B. folate-deficiency
anemia



C. anemia of chronic
disease



D. iron-deficiency anemia




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Most of the body's iron is B
obtained from:


A. animal-based food
sources.



B. recycled iron content
from aged red blood cells
(RBCs).



C. endoplasmic reticulum
production.



D. vegetable-based food
sources.




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Which of the following is B
most consistent with iron-
deficiency anemia?


A. low mean corpuscular
volume (MCV), normal
mean corpuscular
hemoglobin (MCH)



B. low MCV, low MCH



C. low MCV, elevated
MCH



D. normal MCV, normal
MCH




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One of the earliest A
laboratory markers in
evolving macrocytic or
microcytic anemia is:


A. an increase in RBC
distribution width (RDW).



B. a reduction in
measurable hemoglobin.



C. a low MCH level.



D. an increased platelet
count.




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