RODAK CH 23 INTRO TO INCREASED DESCRUTION OF ERYTHROCYTES SOLVED TO SCORE A+

, RODAK CH 23 INTRO TO INCREASED
DESCRUTION OF ERYTHROCYTES

1. Which of the following is decreased in intravascular hemolysis?
a. haptoglobin
b. urine hemoglobin
c. serum hemoglobin
d. urine urobilinogen - Correct answer-A

2. Which of the following clinical findings specifically suggests, if it is present,
extravascular hemolysis?
a. increased heart rate
b. splenomegaly
c. pallor
d. fatigue - Correct answer-B

3. Which of the following is the most specific indicator of accelerated intravascular red
cell destruction?
a. increased serum bilirubin
b. increased haptoglobin
c. decreased hematocrit
d. decreased haptoglobin - Correct answer-D


4. Which of the following breakdown products of hemoglobin is removed from the body
instead of being recycled?
a. globin
b. amino acids
c. protoporphyrin ring
d. iron - Correct answer-C

5. Unconjugated or indirect bilirubin is normally found in
a. plasma
b. erythrocytes
c. urine
d. intestines - Correct answer-A

6. The presence of hemoglobinuria, hemosiderinuria, and hemoglobinemia indicate that
hemolysis is
a. severe.
b. acquired.