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Ebook Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3Rd Edition Mckenzie Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Ebook Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3Rd Edition Mckenzie Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Chapter 10: The Complete Blood Count and Peripheral Blood Smear Evaluation
Multiple-Choice Questions
Level I
Correct Answer: A
(Objective 8)
2. An instrument printout indicates an MCV of 63 fl and an MCHC of 26 g/dl. How will the red
a. Normocytic, normochromic
b. Macrocytic, normochromic
c. Microcytic, hypochromic
d. Normocytic, hypochromic
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 9)
3. A patient sample has an RBC count of 4.30 1012/L and a reticulocyte count of 4%. What is
a. 142 109/L
b. 172 109/L
c. 350 109/L
d. 90 109/L
Correct Answer: B
(Objective 10)
4. Which RBC inclusion is characterized by diffusely staining RNA precipitate that can be seen
a. Heinz bodies
b. Pappenheimer bodies
c. Howell-Jolly bodies
d. Basophilic stippling
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 4)
5. A peripheral blood smear has an even distribution of both normocytic normochromic cells
a. Extramedullary hematopoiesis
b. Nuclear-cytoplasmic asynchrony
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 8)
6. Which of the following laboratory values would best correlate with moderate
b. A retic count of 8%
Correct Answer: B
(Objective 13)
c. Poikilocytosis
d. Polychromasia
Correct Answer: B
(Objective 5, 9)
a. Howell-Jolly bodies
b. Basophilic stippling
c. Cabot rings
d. Pappenheimer bodies
Correct Answer: A
(Objective 11)
9. What RBC inclusions cannot be seen with Romanowsky stain but can be visualized with
supravital stain?
a. Howell-Jolly bodies
b. Pappenheimer bodies
c. Cabot rings
d. Heinz bodies
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 11)
10. Acanthocytes or spur cells have membranes with irregular distribution of spikes. What
a. Increased size
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 5)
11. The hemoglobin and hematocrit on a newborn are 18.9 g/dL and 60%. How would you
interpret these data?
a. Lower than expected on a newborn
b. Higher than expected on a newborn
c. Expected results on a newborn
d. Erroneous results that should be rejected
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 14)
12. Which of the following assays is not part of a typical complete blood count?
a. RBC count
b. Mean cell hemoglobin concentration
c. Plasma ferritin
d. Platelet count
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 1)
13. Which of the following represents the correct units for reporting an absolute reticulocyte
count?
a. 15 109/L
b. 15 103/L
c. 15%
d. 15 1012/L
Correct Answer: A
(Objective 4)
14. The following data were reported by an instrument: RBC = 5.00 1012/L, hemoglobin = 8.5
g/dL and hematocrit = 32%. Calculate the MCHC.
a. 29.5
b. 26.6
c. 17.0
d. 64.0
Correct Answer: B
(Objective 6)
15. Platelet estimates are usually performed on a blood smear using which microscopic
magnification?
a. 10x
b. 100x
c. 400x
d. 1000x
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 7)
16. Which RBC parameter describes the variation in the volume of the RBCs in a blood sample?
a. MCV
b. RDW
c. Reticulocyte count
d. MCHC
Answer: C
(Objective 5)
17. Identify the poikilocytes indicated by the arrows in the following image.
a. Acanthocytes
b. Drepanocytes
c. Schizocytes
d. Spherocytes
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 8)
a. Spherocytes
b. Macrocytes
c. Schistocytes
d. Elliptocytes
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 8)
19. What should be reported about the RBCs indicated by the arrows in the following image?
a. Hypochromasia
b. Drepanocytes
c. Ovalocytes
d. Macrocytes
Correct Answer: A
(Objective 8)
20. 12. Calculate the MCV from the results of a patient’s CBC:
RBC = 3.50 1012/L
Hemoglobin = 12.0 g/dL
Hematocrit = 40%
a. 30
b. 31
c. 100
d. 114
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 6)
a. Siderotic granule
b. Basophilic stippling
c. Howell Jolly body
d. Heinz body
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 11)
Level II
1. An instrument printout reveals an RDW of 33. Which of the following would best correlate
Correct Answer: A
(Objectives 1)
a. Iron-deficiency anemia
b. Thalassemias
c. Hemoglobinopathies
d. Hemolytic anemia
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 5)
3. A bone marrow aspirate is hypercellular and has an M:E ratio of 1:4. What can be
a. Myeloid hyperplasia
b. Myeloid hypoplasia
c. Erythroid hypoplasia
d. Erythroid hyperplasia
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 2)
4. An increased red cell distribution width (RDW) usually indicates what abnormality?
Correct Answer: D
(Objective 1, 6)
reticulocytes?
b. PAS
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 5)
a. Diabetes
b. Iron deficiency
d. Thalassemia
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 3)
7. What is one of the disease states associated with the presence of target cells?
b. Thalassemia
c. Uremia
d. Hemolytic anemia
Correct Answer: B
(Objective 3)
8. Howell-Jolly bodies are red cell inclusions associated with what disease state?
a. Lead poisoning
b. G6PD deficiency
c. Megaloblastic anemia
d. Normal reticulocytes
Correct Answer: C
(Objective 3)
9. Identify the poikilocytes in the following image and indicate a possible mechanism for their
formation.
10. What should be reported about the RBCs in the following image and what affect would this
have on the CBC results?
Short-Answer Questions
1. Why do we see Howell-Jolly bodies in patients who have had a splenectomy? Explain your
answer.
Answer: The spleen is responsible for pitting out RBC inclusions including remnant DNA. In cases
2. A patient sample arrives in the laboratory with the name on the tube and no other information.
What is missing?
Answer: A second identifier, usually a hospital number or date of birth, should be on the specimen.
(Objective 2, Level I)
3. List four pre-examination precautions that must be observed to produce quality results when
performing a CBC.
Answer: Proper identification of the patient; correct collection tube; proper storage, preservation
and transport of the specimen; correct timing in making a blood smear.
(Objective 3, Level I)
4. Describe the purpose of and the way to calculate the “rule of three.”
Answer: The accuracy of the RBC count, hematocrit, and hemoglobin values is assessed using a
mathematical check called the rule of three.
If the calculated values do not agree within ±3 % of the measured values, a measurement error or
instrument malfunction could have occurred, or the patient could have a pathology that requires
investigation.
(Objective 1, Level 6)
3.
— On kyllä.
Heikki mietti itsekseen, että kylläpä tässä nyt työ riittää. Muuhun ei
taida aikaa riittääkään. Setä oli kovin ankara. Eiväthän he tänne
pelkiksi työmiehiksi tulleetkaan.
Heikki nauroi.
Päivä kului illoilleen. Se oli kaunis päivä pojille. Talossa löytyi aina
jotain uutta ja ihmeteltävää. Ja huomispäivä toisi taas varmaankin
uusia ihmeellisyyksiä.
4.
— Senkin koikalesääri…
— Anteeksi, neiti.
Sitten mentiin verkon nostoon. Paavo mietti, että olipa hyvä, ettei
Heikki ehtinyt tulla heidän sisarliittoaan sotkemaan. Hänellä oli nyt
sisko ja se oli niin… niin…
5.
— Tahtoisimme tietysti.
— Sen minäkin uskon. Mutta jos annamme erään voiman
nuoressa ruumiissamme viedä meidät harhaan, niin meille käy
samoin kuin tuolle kuihtuneelle kukkaselle. Sen voiman, joka on
tarkoitettu meille elämän voimaksi, voimme juoksuttaa pisara
pisaralta pois, ja mitä jää silloin meille? Kuihtunut ruumis ja sairas
sielu. Tahdottehan, rakkaat pojat, pysyä horjumatta silloin, kun
kiusaaja teitä koettaa houkuttaa huonoon tekoon omaa ruumistanne
kohtaan?
— Tahdomme varmasti.
6.
Laila nauroi.
Se koski niin kovin Paavoon, että hänen piti jäädä metsään. Puun
juurella hän istui ja nyyhkytti. Toiset menivät jo kaukana.
Laila nauroi.