CLINICAL CHEMISTRY MCQ SECTION A
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A patient comes to their PCP with pallor, fatigue,
shortness of breath, and low blood pressure. What
could be the hematological differential diagnosis?
A. Hemolysis
B. thrombocytopenia
C. Anemia
D. Splenomegaly - Answer-C. Anemia
,In order to make a differential diagnosis of
abnormalities in the blood _______, WBC, platelets,
and coagulation should be analyzed - Answer-RBC
If a patient presents to their primary care physician
with a social history of 36 cans of beer each day,
increased weight loss, and a vitamin B12 level of
150 pg/mL. What hematological disorder could be
present in this patient?
A. Microcytic anemia
B. Megaloblastic anemia
C. Polycythemia
,D. Leukemia - Answer-B. Megaloblastic anemia
A 6 year old boy presents with spoon nails, glossitis,
and an abnormal craving to eat sand and dirt. Which
of the following disease states could be the cause of
these symptoms?
A. Hodgkin lymphoma
B. Iron deficiency
C. Clotting factor deficiency
D. Hemolysis - Answer-B. Iron deficiency
Select 2 possible causes of glossitis
A. Iron deficiency
, B. Vitamin B12 deficiency
C. Thiamine
D. Folic Acid - Answer-A & B
Select the answer that has the correct reference
range matched with the correct lab value
A. Sodium: 50-60 mEq/L
B. Magnesium: 15-20 mEq/L
C. Albumin 3.5-5.5 g/dL
D. Alkaline phosphatase: 120-140 U/L - Answer-C.
Albumin 3.5-5.5 g/dL