Week 2 Check Your Understanding Assignment

A  Leukopenia

B  Anemia

C  Thrombocytopenia

D  Neutropenia

A  Overproduction of one cell type occurs.

B  Neoplastic cells are functionally abnormal.

C  They include polycythemia vera.

D  The prognosis is good.

A  Elevated granulocyte count, Abdominal discomfort, and Weight loss

B  Enlarged, painless lymph nodes and Abdominal discomfort

C  Enlarged, painless lymph nodes and Abdominal discomfort

D  Bone pain and Elevated granulocyte count

A  Capillaries

B  Arteries

C  Arterioles

D  Veins

A  Relative polycythemia

B  secondary polycythemia.

C  anemia of chronic illness.

D  Polycythemia vera

A  When the lymphatic system fails to pick up excess fluid from the interstitial space

B  When the capillaries develop an impaired flow or when the lymphatic system becomes more permeable and leaks fluid into the cell

C  When the adjacent lymphatic system develops an impaired lymphatic flow or when the capillaries themselves become more permeable and leak fluid into the cell

D  When the capillary beds develop a decreased pressure, thereby promoting fluid leaks into the interstitial fluid

A  Bence Jones proteins

B  Elevated liver enzymes

C  Massively increased erythrocyte production

D  Hyperkalemia

A  Plasma proteins

B  Platelets

C  Leukocytes

D  Erythrocytes

A  Gender

B  Smoking

C  Age

D  Genetics

A  Is experiencing a reaction to something other than the antibiotic

B  Is experiencing an anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction to the antibiotic

C  Has received the wrong medication

D  Has developed autoimmunity

A  Atherosclerosis obliterans occurs when the peripheral system of upper extremities are affected.
Atherosclerosis obliterans is used to describe atherosclerosis; the terms are interchangeable.

B  Atherosclerosis obliterans occurs when the peripheral system of upper extremities are affected.
Atherosclerosis is the dominant type of arteriosclerosis.

C  Atherosclerosis obliterans is used to describe atherosclerosis; the terms are interchangeable.
Atherosclerosis is a result of medium and large arteries being occluded.

D  Atherosclerosis is a result of medium and large arteries being occluded.
Atherosclerosis is the dominant type of arteriosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis usually affects the coronary, cerebral, carotid, femoral arteries and the aorta.

A  It is caused by toxins.

B  α-Thalassemia is found primarily in individuals of Mediterranean descent.

C  It is a deficiency of one or more polypeptide chains.

D  β-Thalassemia is found primarily in individuals of Asian descent.

A  Thyroid hormone

B  Parathyroid hormone

C  Erythropoietin

D  Adrenaline

A  The acute form has more thrombotic episodes.

B  It is both a bleeding and clotting disorder.

C  Fibrinogen level is increased.

D  Fibrin split products are decreased.

A  B-cell neoplasm, Natural killer cell neoplasm, and Hodgkin disease

B  Acute myeloid leukemia, Myeloproliferative disease, Natural killer cell neoplasm

C  Acute myeloid leukemia, Myeloproliferative disease

D  Myeloproliferative disease, Hodgkin disease

A  Fever, Bradycardia, and Petechiae

B  Fever, Pallor, Bradycardia

C  Fever, Pallor, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

D  Bradycardia, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

A  B-cell lymphoma

B  T-cell lymphoma

C  Hodgkin lymphoma

D  NK-cell lymphoma

A  Hives

B  Anaphylaxis

C  Urticaria

D  Angioedema

A  Vitamin C, Iron

B  Folate, Vitamin K

C  Iron, Folate, and Vitamin B 12

D  Vitamin K, Vitamin C