WBC, RBC, WOUNDS, INFECTIONS EXAM II QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

WBC, RBC, WOUNDS, INFECTIONS EXAM II
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

Mononucleosis y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-• yPATHOLOGY

• Acute, yself-

limiting, yneoplastic ylymphoproliferative yclinical ysyndrome ycharacterized yby yacute yviral yinfection yof yB
ylym yphocytes


• EBV yaccounts yfor yapproximately y85% yof yall yIM ycases

• 50-85% yof ychildren yare yinfected ywith yEBV yby yage y4

• More ythan y90% yof yadults yhave yindications yof ysubclinical yEBV yinfections

• Transmitted yvia ysaliva y(kissing, ydrinking yfrom ywater yfountains/friends ycups)

• Incubation ytime: y4-8 yweeks

• s/s

• Pain, yswollen ylymph ynodes, ymalaise, yswollen yspleen, yswollen ytonsils, ysore ythroat yand yfever
y(earliest ys/s




acute yleukemia y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-• yOriginates yin ybone ymarrow

• Defined yas ypresence yof y>30% yblast ycells y(undifferentiated) yin yblood/bone ymarrow

• Don't ynormally yappear yin yperipheral yblood, yso ymany yblast ycells ythat ythey yare ypresent yin
yperipheral

• s/s

• Fatigue

• Decreased yRBC ycaused yby yanemia

• Bleeding y--> ythrombocytopenia y(reduced ynumbers yof ycirculating yplatelets)

• Can yoccur yin ygums, yskin, ymucous ymembranes yand yGI yGU ytracts

• Fever ycaused yby yinfection

• Oral ycavity, ythroat, yrespiratory ytract, ylower ycolon, yurinary ytract, yand yskin

,• Bone ymarrow ycrowding: yjoint ypain

• Altered ymetabolism: yweight yloss, ymuscle ywasting, yanorexia

• Classes yof yacute yleukemias




Acute ylymphocytic/lymphoblastic yleukemia y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-• yIncreased ylymphocytes

, • Most ycommon ychildhood yleukemia

• Transformed yB/T ycells

• >20% ylymphoblasts yin yBM




acute ymyelogenous yleukemia y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-• yIncreased yneutrophils

• Most ycommon yadult yleukemia

• Increased yblast ycells ythat ydon't ydifferentiate

• >20% yblast ycells

• Decreased yplatelets, ydecreased yRBCs

• Prognosis ydecreases ywith yincreased yage

• Can yoccur y2 ydegree ycancer ytreatment




chronic yleukemia y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-• ySlow yproliferation yof yexcess yWBC

• Cells ywell ydifferentiated

• Less ydisruption yof ynl yblood ycell yproduction

• s/s

• Swollen ylymph ynodes

• Gradual yonset: yasymptomatic yat ytime yof ydiagnosis

• Suppression yof yhumoral yimmunity

• Increased yinfection ywith yencapsulated ybacteria

• Extreme yfatigue

• Weight yloss

• Night ysweats

• Low-grade yfever

• Elevated ylevelsVof ylactic ydehydrogenase