N318 Hematologic System Module

Front

Which are the most abundant cells of the blood, responsible for tissue oxygenation? Options: Platelets, Leukocytes, Neutrophils, Erythrocytes

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Erythrocytes

Front

When RBCs are destroyed, what waste product is excreted from the body by the liver, secreted in bile?

Back

Bilirubin

Front

What type of anemia results from excessive blood loss (for example, due to a traumatic injury)?

Back

Normocytic-normochromic anemia

Front

What condition stimulates the production, and release, of erythropoietin (EPO)?

Back

Hypoxia

Front

A student is explaining the process of hematopoiesis. Which statement made by the student is accurate?
Options:
Involves one stage, proliferation.
Occurs in the bone marrow
Occurs in the liver and spleen after birth
Decreases in response to hemolytic anemia

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Occurs in the bone marrow

Front

Which of the following conditions could cause eosinophilia?
Tapeworm infection, Inflammation, Hypoxemia, Bacterial infection

Back

Tapeworm infection

Front

Which type of anemia results from a deficiency in vitamin B12?

Back

Pernicious anemia

Front

Which pathogen causes infectious mononucleosis (IM)?

Back

Epstein-Barr virus

Front

T or F: Hemophilia A is associated with an x-linked mutation that results in a deficiency in factor IX (9) clotting factors?

Back

False

Front

___________ is a complex disorder of simultaneous clotting and hemorrhaging and can lead to multiple system organ failure.

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)