Hematology exam 4 MLT-MLS UAMS Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+

How can a blast be differentiated from a lymph? [ Ans: ] Nuclear Chromatin clumping Which cell is usually seen in viral infections? [ Ans: ] Reactive Lymphocyte Which cell is seen in parasitic infections? [ Ans: ] Eosinophils Are plasma cells normally seen in peripheral blood? [ Ans: ] nope What happens to hematocrit if a patient is dehydrated? [ Ans: ] Increase What happens to hematocrit if a patient is hydrated? [ Ans: ] Decrease If you notice 3 NRBCs on a newborn peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? [ Ans: ] normal (ref: 0-20) If you notice 3 NRBCs on an adult peripheral smear, is this normal or abnormal? [ Ans: ] abnormal (ref: 0-5, should always include in count) Are 60% lymphs found on a 6 month old peripheral smear considered normal? [ Ans: ] normal Are 3% Blasts found in the peripheral blood of a newborn normal? [ Ans: ] abnormal Are 3% blasts found on the peripheral blood of an adult considered normal or abnormal? [ Ans: ] abnormal What may be seen in the blasts of AML? [ Ans: ] auer rods Should Plasma cells be found in the peripheral blood? [ Ans: ] 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? [ Ans: ] Approximately 10,000/µL (incredibly low) What is the platelet count of a patient with thrombocythemia? [ Ans: ] >1,000,000/µL Neutrophilia [ Ans: ] increase in neutrophils Associated with bacterial infections, stress, tissue necrosis, inflammation and malignancies Neutropenia [ Ans: ] decrease in neutrophils Associated with leukemia, chemotherapy, aplastic anemia, or infection Relative lymph at birth [ Ans: ] 30% Relative lymph at 4-6 months [ Ans: ] 60% Relative lymph at 4 years old [ Ans: ] 50% Relative lymph at 6 years old [ Ans: ] 40% Relative lymph at 8 years old [ Ans: ] 30% Eosinophilia [ Ans: ] increase in eosinophils Associated with allergies, parasitic infections, some leukemias Basophilia [ Ans: ] increase in basophils Associated with CML and other myeloproliferative disorders Monocytosis [ Ans: ] increase in monocytes Associated with leukemias, bacterial infections, and rickettsial infections Toxic granulation [ Ans: ] What morphological anomaly is this leukocyte displaying? Dhole bodies [ Ans: ] What morphological anomaly is this leukocyte displaying? Vacuoles [ Ans: ] What morphological anomaly is this leukocyte displaying? Chediak-Higashi [ Ans: ] Very serious condition (prolly will die before adulthood) Autosomal recessive