CE Update Examination: Hematology

CE Update Examination: Hematology
7. In which of the following classifications of dysmyelopoietic syndrome (DMPS) would Auer rods
be found in granulocyte precursors?
A. Refractory anemia with excess blasts in
transformation
B. Refractory anemia with excess blasts
C. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
D. Idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anemia
2. Echinocytes are transformed into spherocytes following interaction with:
A. polymorphonuclear leukocytes
B. liver Kiipffer cells
C. blood monocytes
D. splenic macrophages
8. Preleukemia/DMPS is predominantly found in
which age and sex group?
A. children under 10, boys and girls equally
B. adults over 60; men 2* women
C. 20-40 year old men
D. 40-60 year old women
3. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) may be
differentiated from other spherocytic anemias by:
A. a positive osmotic fragility test
B. erythrocyte agglutination by antiglobulin
C. an increased reticulocyte count
D. detection of Heinz bodies
4. Some of the red cell antigens of the ABO and MNSs
systems are found in which component of the
erythrocyte membrane?
A. Glycophorin
B. Sialoglycoprotein
C. Glycolipid
D. Sphingomyelin
9. Which of the following stains would best help diagnose meningeal leukemia in cytocentrifuge
preparations of CSF?
A. Papanicolaou
B. Romanovsky
C. Methyl-green Pyronin
D. Sudan black
10. When seen in the CSF, in most cases cells tend to
appear in clusters from all the following conditions except:
A. neuroblastoma
B. Wilms' tumor
C. lymphoma
D. oat cell carcinoma
5. Which of the following is not associated with the
preleukemia syndrome?
A. Dyserythropoiesis
B. Dysgranulopoiesis
C. Dysglobulinemia
D. Dysthrombopoiesis
11. The presence of transformed lymphocytes in the
CSF is usually indicative of:
A. an intrathecal inflammatory reaction
B. neuroblastoma
C. CNS involvement by CLL
D. multiple myeloma
6. Monocytosis is characteristic of which subtype of
preleukemia?
A. acute lymphocytic leukemia
B. acute monocytic leukemia
C. chronic lymphocytic leukemia
D. chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
12. The presence of a high percentage of macrophages
in CSF is indicative of:
A. Sjogren's syndrome
B. neurosyphilis
C. breakdown of the blood-brain barrier
D. meningeal irritation
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1. The normal biconcave disc shape of an erythrocyte
is maintained by the integrity of membrane proteins and:
A. actin
B. ankyrin
C. ATP
D. spectrin
CE Update Examination: Hematology
November 1985—Cat #42-5-009-00
6 CME Credits—$7.50
This examination covers material presented in the
three Hematology articles that appeared in LABORATORY MEDICINE in February 1985, March 1985,
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5. A B C D
9. A B C D
2. A B C D
6. A B C D
10. A B C D
3. A B C D
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A B C D
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8. A B C D
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