RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY - FINAL EXAM |
2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
The medical term for a red blood cell is: Answer - Erythrocyte
The medical term for blood platelets is: Answer - Thrombocytes
Leukocytes are: Answer - White blood cells
In a normal person, the red blood cell count is: Answer - 4.5 million to 6
million/mm3
In a normal person, the white blood cell count is: Answer - 5000 to
10,000/mm3
Iron deficiency anemia usually results from: Answer - Chronic blood loss
What type of anemia is caused by defective red blood cells with a shortened
life span? Answer - Hemolytic anemia
Which type of anemia is caused by a B12 deficiency? Answer - Megaloblastic
anemia
,Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to blacks? Answer -
Sickle cell anemia
Which form of hemolytic anemia causes the most severe radiographic
changes? Answer - Thalassemia
A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed: Answer - Leukemia
Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is characterized by:
Answer - Asymmetric, bilaterally enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically only in males
is termed: Answer - Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia is defined as: Answer - A deficiency in the number of
platelets in the blood
A deficiency in the number of platelets is called: Answer - Purpura
The secondary ossification center in a long bone is the: Answer - Epiphysis
An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple fractures
is: Answer - Osteogensis imperfecta
For brittle bone disease, the radiographer should: Answer - Decrease exposure
factors
, This disease process begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane
causing synovial proliferation; this disorder is called: Answer - Rheumatoid
arthritis
The fluid-filled sac located near joints becomes inflamed, which results in:
Answer - Bursitis
A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption results in:
Answer - Osteoporosis
To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach, the best imaging
is: Answer - Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
An insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton appearing as a loss of bone
density is: Answer - Osteomalacia
Body weight on weight-bearing long bones may bend or bow as a result of
softened bones in cases of: Answer - Osteomalacia
Blood levels with an increased uric acid leading to deposits of crystals in the
joints and cartilage is: Answer - Gout
To demonstrate degenerative knee joint narrowing most accurately requires
the image be: Answer - Weight-bearing standing AP and lateral
For detecting asymptomatic bone metastases, the modality of choice is:
Answer - Radionuclide bone scan
Discontinuity of two or more fragments is considered a(n): Answer - Complete
fracture
2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
The medical term for a red blood cell is: Answer - Erythrocyte
The medical term for blood platelets is: Answer - Thrombocytes
Leukocytes are: Answer - White blood cells
In a normal person, the red blood cell count is: Answer - 4.5 million to 6
million/mm3
In a normal person, the white blood cell count is: Answer - 5000 to
10,000/mm3
Iron deficiency anemia usually results from: Answer - Chronic blood loss
What type of anemia is caused by defective red blood cells with a shortened
life span? Answer - Hemolytic anemia
Which type of anemia is caused by a B12 deficiency? Answer - Megaloblastic
anemia
,Which type of hemolytic anemia is generally confined to blacks? Answer -
Sickle cell anemia
Which form of hemolytic anemia causes the most severe radiographic
changes? Answer - Thalassemia
A neoplastic proliferation of white blood cells is termed: Answer - Leukemia
Radiographic evidence of lymphoma on a chest x-ray is characterized by:
Answer - Asymmetric, bilaterally enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes
An inherited anomaly in blood coagulation that appears clinically only in males
is termed: Answer - Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia is defined as: Answer - A deficiency in the number of
platelets in the blood
A deficiency in the number of platelets is called: Answer - Purpura
The secondary ossification center in a long bone is the: Answer - Epiphysis
An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple fractures
is: Answer - Osteogensis imperfecta
For brittle bone disease, the radiographer should: Answer - Decrease exposure
factors
, This disease process begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane
causing synovial proliferation; this disorder is called: Answer - Rheumatoid
arthritis
The fluid-filled sac located near joints becomes inflamed, which results in:
Answer - Bursitis
A disease process usually caused by accelerated bone resorption results in:
Answer - Osteoporosis
To assess bone mineral content from a qualitative approach, the best imaging
is: Answer - Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
An insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton appearing as a loss of bone
density is: Answer - Osteomalacia
Body weight on weight-bearing long bones may bend or bow as a result of
softened bones in cases of: Answer - Osteomalacia
Blood levels with an increased uric acid leading to deposits of crystals in the
joints and cartilage is: Answer - Gout
To demonstrate degenerative knee joint narrowing most accurately requires
the image be: Answer - Weight-bearing standing AP and lateral
For detecting asymptomatic bone metastases, the modality of choice is:
Answer - Radionuclide bone scan
Discontinuity of two or more fragments is considered a(n): Answer - Complete
fracture
