Multiple Choice
A 40-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with acute cholecystitis and a palpable spleen. A CBC was performed: Hemoglobin, 13.0 g/dL; MCV, 80 fL; Hct, 38%; MCH, 28 pg; Retic, 7%; MCHC, 36%; RPI, 3.9; Coombs' test negative; spherocytes, 2+; anisocytosis, 2+; poikilocytosis, 2+. Which of the following disorders is consistent with the laboratory profile?
A) Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
B) Thalassemia
C) Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE)
D) Hereditary spherocytosis (HS)
E) Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP)
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Q15: What does the autohemolysis test measure?<br>A) Surface-to-volume
Q16: Which of the following membrane defects is
Q17: Which of the following RPI results will
Q18: Which of the following is not characteristic
Q19: Which of the following laboratory results are
Q21: Which of the following laboratory results would
Q22: Staining the urine sediment for iron with
Q23: What does (HE) (4.1) denote?<br>A) Hereditary spherocytosis
Q24: Which of the following is characteristic of
Q25: Which of the following is the major