Question 1

The administration of warfarin (Coumadin)

Accepted Answer

A)  blocks the absorption of vitamin K in the digestive tract. 
B)  causes hypoprothrombinemia. 
C)  removes thrombin from the circulation. 
D)  activates plasminogen. 
A)  blocks the absorption of vitamin K in the digestive tract. 
B)  causes hypoprothrombinemia. 
C)  removes thrombin from the circulation. 
D)  activates plasminogen.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes albumin?

Accepted Answer

A)  RBC, O2 transport 
B)  Water balance, plasma protein 
C)  Plasma protein, phagocytosis 
D)  CO2 transport, immune response 
A)  RBC, O2 transport 
B)  Water balance, plasma protein 
C)  Plasma protein, phagocytosis 
D)  CO2 transport, immune response

Question 3

Which of the following causes granulocytopenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Myelosuppression 
B)  Hemolysis 
C)  Phagocytosis 
D)  Petechiae 
A)  Myelosuppression 
B)  Hemolysis 
C)  Phagocytosis 
D)  Petechiae

Question 4

Segs,polys,and band cells are

Accepted Answer

A)  immature red blood cells. 
B)  agranulocytes. 
C)  fragments of megakaryocytes. 
D)  neutrophils. 
A)  immature red blood cells. 
B)  agranulocytes. 
C)  fragments of megakaryocytes. 
D)  neutrophils.

Question 5

Neutrophils,basophils,and eosinophils are all

Accepted Answer

A)  lymphocytes. 
B)  granulocytes. 
C)  phagocytic. 
D)  heparin secreting. 
A)  lymphocytes. 
B)  granulocytes. 
C)  phagocytic. 
D)  heparin secreting.

Question 6

Which of the following is least related to the other words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fibrinolysis 
B)  Platelet plug formation 
C)  tPA 
D)  Plasmin 
A)  Fibrinolysis 
B)  Platelet plug formation 
C)  tPA 
D)  Plasmin

Question 7

Which type of blood is called the universal recipient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type O 
B)  Type AB 
C)  Type A 
D)  Type B 
A)  Type O 
B)  Type AB 
C)  Type A 
D)  Type B

Question 8

Which of the following does the prothrombin time measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of oxygen in the blood 
B)  Clotting activity of the blood 
C)  Bone marrow activity 
D)  The degree or intensity of jaundice 
A)  The amount of oxygen in the blood 
B)  Clotting activity of the blood 
C)  Bone marrow activity 
D)  The degree or intensity of jaundice

Question 9

Which of the following words best describes the fate of iron following the normal degradation of RBCs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recycled 
B)  Excreted in the urine 
C)  Converted to bilirubin and excreted by the liver into the bile 
D)  Converted to urea in the liver and excreted by the kidneys 
A)  Recycled 
B)  Excreted in the urine 
C)  Converted to bilirubin and excreted by the liver into the bile 
D)  Converted to urea in the liver and excreted by the kidneys

Question 10

A hematocrit of 35% (male)is most often indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  dehydration. 
B)  the body's response to exercise-induced heavy sweating. 
C)  the physiological response to chronic lung disease (e.g., hypoxemia). 
D)  deficiency of RBCs as in anemia. 
A)  dehydration. 
B)  the body's response to exercise-induced heavy sweating. 
C)  the physiological response to chronic lung disease (e.g., hypoxemia). 
D)  deficiency of RBCs as in anemia.

Question 11

Neutrophils and monocytes

Accepted Answer

A)  are megakaryocytes. 
B)  initiate the hemostatic mechanism. 
C)  engage in phagocytosis. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  are megakaryocytes. 
B)  initiate the hemostatic mechanism. 
C)  engage in phagocytosis. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 12

Leukopenia,granulocytopenia,and neutropenia

Accepted Answer

A)  define pancytopenia. 
B)  cause jaundice. 
C)  develop in response to erythropoietin. 
D)  are terms that refer to a deficiency of white blood cells. 
A)  define pancytopenia. 
B)  cause jaundice. 
C)  develop in response to erythropoietin. 
D)  are terms that refer to a deficiency of white blood cells.

Question 13

Which of the following is most apt to cause deep vein thrombosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thrombocytopenia 
B)  Neutropenia 
C)  Hemolysis 
D)  Venous stasis 
A)  Thrombocytopenia 
B)  Neutropenia 
C)  Hemolysis 
D)  Venous stasis

Question 14

What organ synthesizes many vitamin K-dependent clotting factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bone marrow 
B)  Spleen 
C)  Liver 
D)  Kidney 
A)  Bone marrow 
B)  Spleen 
C)  Liver 
D)  Kidney

Question 15

The anemia of chronic kidney failure is

Accepted Answer

A)  caused by bone marrow depression. 
B)  treated with EPO (erythropoietin). 
C)  characterized by an elevated hematocrit. 
D)  treated with IM injections of vitamin B12. 
A)  caused by bone marrow depression. 
B)  treated with EPO (erythropoietin). 
C)  characterized by an elevated hematocrit. 
D)  treated with IM injections of vitamin B12.

Question 16

Rapid hemolysis causes

Accepted Answer

A)  hypoxemia and cyanosis. 
B)  thrombocytopenia and bleeding. 
C)  hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice. 
D)  myelosuppression and infection. 
A)  hypoxemia and cyanosis. 
B)  thrombocytopenia and bleeding. 
C)  hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice. 
D)  myelosuppression and infection.

Question 17

PMNs,polys,segs,and "shift to the left" are all terms that

Accepted Answer

A)  refer to blood clots. 
B)  are related to erythrocytes. 
C)  are related to white blood cells. 
D)  indicate impending hemorrhage. 
A)  refer to blood clots. 
B)  are related to erythrocytes. 
C)  are related to white blood cells. 
D)  indicate impending hemorrhage.

Question 18

Which of the following mom-baby combinations is most apt to induce erythroblastosis fetalis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mom O(+), baby O(+) 
B)  Mom AB(+), baby AB(-) 
C)  Mom AB(-). Baby O(-) 
D)  Mom AB(-), baby O(+) 
A)  Mom O(+), baby O(+) 
B)  Mom AB(+), baby AB(-) 
C)  Mom AB(-). Baby O(-) 
D)  Mom AB(-), baby O(+)

Question 19

Which of the following is true of iron?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is in the heme part of hemoglobin 
B)  Is necessary for erythropoiesis 
C)  Binds reversibly to oxygen 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Is in the heme part of hemoglobin 
B)  Is necessary for erythropoiesis 
C)  Binds reversibly to oxygen 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Chronic hypoxemia is most likely to induce

Accepted Answer

A)  leukocytosis. 
B)  secondary polycythemia. 
C)  platelet stickiness. 
D)  jaundice. 
A)  leukocytosis. 
B)  secondary polycythemia. 
C)  platelet stickiness. 
D)  jaundice.

Exam 15: Blood

The administration of warfarin (Coumadin)

Which of the following best describes albumin?

Which of the following causes granulocytopenia?

Segs,polys,and band cells are

Neutrophils,basophils,and eosinophils are all

Which of the following is least related to the other words?

Which type of blood is called the universal recipient?

Which of the following does the prothrombin time measure?

Which of the following words best describes the fate of iron following the normal degradation of RBCs?

A hematocrit of 35% (male)is most often indicative of

Neutrophils and monocytes

Leukopenia,granulocytopenia,and neutropenia

Which of the following is most apt to cause deep vein thrombosis?

What organ synthesizes many vitamin K-dependent clotting factors?

The anemia of chronic kidney failure is

Rapid hemolysis causes

PMNs,polys,segs,and "shift to the left" are all terms that

Which of the following mom-baby combinations is most apt to induce erythroblastosis fetalis?

Which of the following is true of iron?

Chronic hypoxemia is most likely to induce

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