hematology exam questions review for final .

hematology exam questions/review for final 2025/2026
A CBC is drawn in which of the following tubes?
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a. Purple top with sodium citrate
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b. Purple top with EDTA
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c. Purple top with sodium fluoride
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d. Light blue top with sodium citrate - Correct Answers b. Purple top with EDTA
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Il` A common characteristic of many hemoglobinopathies is:
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a. heinz bodies
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b. sickle cells
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c. target cells
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d. spherocytes - Correct Answers c. target cells
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Il` A common finding in the peripheral blood of patients with intravascular hemolysis due to
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c. target cells
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d. schistocytes - Correct Answers d. schistocytes
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Il` A hypochromic cell is seen as
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a. a red cell with complete dispersed hemoglobin
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c. a red cell with only the middle showing hemoglobin
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d. a red cell with only the middle being empty - Correct Answers b. a red cell with very little
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hemoglobin
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Il` A normal aPTT is
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a. <10 sec
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b. < 15 sec
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c. < 20 sec
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d. < 36 sec - Correct Answers d. < 36 sec
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Il` A normal platelet count is
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a. 20.0 -30.0 X 103/microliter
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b. 50.0-75.0 X 103/microliter
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c. 100.0-150.00 X 103/microliter
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d. 150.0 - 450.0 X 103/microliter - Correct Answers d. 150.0 - 450.0 X 103/microliter
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Il` A normal wbc count is
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a. 2.0-5.0 X 103/microliter
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b. 3.0-6.0 X 103/microliter
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c. 4.5-11.0 X 103/microliter
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d. none of the above - Correct Answers c. 4.5-11.0 X 103/microliter
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a. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH = 31.2 pg. MCH 33.6 %
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b. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH = 33.6 pg. MCH 31.2 %
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c. MCV = 107.8 fL, MCH = 32.1 pg. MCH 29.8 %
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d. MCV = 149.2 fL, MCH = 31.2 pg. MCH 33.6 % - Correct Answers a. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH = 31.2
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pg. MCH 33.6 %
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Il` A patient with lead intoxication typically has numerous RBCs with:
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a. Howell-Jolly bodies
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b. Basophilic Stippling
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c. Pappenheimer bodies
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d. Heinz bodies - Correct Answers b. Basophilic Stippling
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Il` A patient with values of RBC = 4.01 × 1012/L, Hgb = 12.5 g/dL, and Hct = 37.2% has the following
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a. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH = 31.2 pg, MCHC = 33.6%
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b. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH = 33.6 pg, MCHC = 31.2%
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c. MCV = 107.8 fL, MCH = 32.1 pg, MCHC = 33.6%
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d. MCV = 132.2 fL, MCH = 32.1 pg, MCHC = 33.5% - Correct Answers a. MCV = 92.8 fL, MCH =
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31.2 pg, MCHC = 33.6%
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Il` A stain used to confirm the presence of precipitated iron in the RBCs is:
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a. Wright's stain
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c. Prussian Blue
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d. Cabot's - Correct Answers c. Prussian Blue
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Il` A variation if shape of the RBC is termed
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a. Poikilocytosis
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b. Anisocytosis
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c. Polychromasia
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d. Hypochromasia - Correct Answers a. Poikilocytosis
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Il` A variation in size of RBCs is termed
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a. poikilocytosis
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d. hypochromasia - Correct Answers b. anisocytosis
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Il` An aid for dealing with RBC agglutination in a laboratory specimen is to:
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a. Replace the plasma with saline
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b. Warm the specimen
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c. Mix the specimen immediately after collection
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d. Remove the plasma - Correct Answers b. Warm the specimen
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Il` An alteration in the shape of the erythrocyte is called
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