Hematology exam 4 MLT-MLS UAMS
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How can a blast be differentiated from a lymph? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nuclear
Chromatin clumping
Which cell is usually seen in viral infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reactive
Lymphocyte
Which cell is seen in parasitic infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eosinophils
Are plasma cells normally seen in peripheral blood? - CORRECT ANSWER - nope
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is dehydrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increase
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is hydrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease
If you notice 3 NRBCs on a newborn peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - normal (ref: 0-20)
If you notice 3 NRBCs on an adult peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abnormal (ref: 0-5, should always include in count)
Are 60% lymphs found on a 6 month old peripheral smear considered normal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - normal
Are 3% Blasts found in the peripheral blood of a newborn normal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abnormal
, Are 3% blasts found on the peripheral blood of an adult considered normal or abnormal? -
CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal
What may be seen in the blasts of AML? - CORRECT ANSWER - auer rods
Should Plasma cells be found in the peripheral blood? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Approximately 10,000/µL (incredibly low)
What is the platelet count of a patient with thrombocythemia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>1,000,000/µL
Neutrophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - increase in neutrophils
Associated with bacterial infections, stress, tissue necrosis, inflammation and malignancies
Neutropenia - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in neutrophils
Associated with leukemia, chemotherapy, aplastic anemia, or infection
Relative lymph at birth - CORRECT ANSWER - 30%
Relative lymph at 4-6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - 60%
Relative lymph at 4 years old - CORRECT ANSWER - 50%
Relative lymph at 6 years old - CORRECT ANSWER - 40%
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How can a blast be differentiated from a lymph? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nuclear
Chromatin clumping
Which cell is usually seen in viral infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reactive
Lymphocyte
Which cell is seen in parasitic infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eosinophils
Are plasma cells normally seen in peripheral blood? - CORRECT ANSWER - nope
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is dehydrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increase
What happens to hematocrit if a patient is hydrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decrease
If you notice 3 NRBCs on a newborn peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - normal (ref: 0-20)
If you notice 3 NRBCs on an adult peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abnormal (ref: 0-5, should always include in count)
Are 60% lymphs found on a 6 month old peripheral smear considered normal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - normal
Are 3% Blasts found in the peripheral blood of a newborn normal? - CORRECT
ANSWER - abnormal
, Are 3% blasts found on the peripheral blood of an adult considered normal or abnormal? -
CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal
What may be seen in the blasts of AML? - CORRECT ANSWER - auer rods
Should Plasma cells be found in the peripheral blood? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Approximately 10,000/µL (incredibly low)
What is the platelet count of a patient with thrombocythemia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>1,000,000/µL
Neutrophilia - CORRECT ANSWER - increase in neutrophils
Associated with bacterial infections, stress, tissue necrosis, inflammation and malignancies
Neutropenia - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in neutrophils
Associated with leukemia, chemotherapy, aplastic anemia, or infection
Relative lymph at birth - CORRECT ANSWER - 30%
Relative lymph at 4-6 months - CORRECT ANSWER - 60%
Relative lymph at 4 years old - CORRECT ANSWER - 50%
Relative lymph at 6 years old - CORRECT ANSWER - 40%
