Hematology Test 2

In the normal adult, the spleen acts as a site for:

Cells for the transport of O₂ and CO₂ are:

Erythropoietin acts to:

Cells that produce antibodies and are capable of direct cytolysis:

Phagocytosis is a function of:

Which cells are involved in immediate hypersensitivity reactions?

A patient is on 100 mg of aspirin/day to prevent the formation of clots caused by platelets. The mechanism in which aspirin impairs platelet function is by:

One of the major glands in an infant primarily responsible for producing lymphocytes is the:

When iron in hemoglobin is in the +3 state, it is termed:

Phagocytosis in neutrophils can be described as a process to:

The characteristic erythrocyte found in pernicious anemia is:

Hemolysis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is:

Which of the following is most closely associated with idiopathic hemochromatosis?

A patient with polycythemia vera who is treated by phlebotomy is most likely to develop a deficiency of:

The direct antiglobulin test can help distinguish:

The anemia of chronic inflammation is characterized by:

Factors commonly involved in causing anemia in patients with chronic renal disease include:

A 20-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia, whose usual hemoglobin concentration is 8 g/dL (80 g/L), develops fever, increased weakness and malaise. The hemoglobin concentration is 4 g/dL (40 g/L) and the reticulocyte count is 0.1%. The most likely explanation for her clinical picture is:

The hypo proliferative red cell population in the bone marrow of uremic patients is caused by:

Which of the following characteristics are common to hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis, hereditary stomatocytosis, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria