Week 2 Check Your Understanding Assignment

A  Anemia

B  Thrombocytopenia

C  Leukopenia

D  Neutropenia

A  Neoplastic cells are functionally abnormal.

B  The prognosis is good.

C  Overproduction of one cell type occurs.

D  They include polycythemia vera.

A  Enlarged, painless lymph nodes and Abdominal discomfort

B  Enlarged, painless lymph nodes and Abdominal discomfort

C  Elevated granulocyte count, Abdominal discomfort, and Weight loss

D  Bone pain and Elevated granulocyte count

A  Arteries

B  Arterioles

C  Capillaries

D  Veins

A  Relative polycythemia

B  anemia of chronic illness.

C  secondary polycythemia.

D  Polycythemia vera

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

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

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

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

A  Elevated liver enzymes

B  Massively increased erythrocyte production

C  Bence Jones proteins

D  Hyperkalemia

A  Erythrocytes

B  Platelets

C  Plasma proteins

D  Leukocytes

A  Age

B  Smoking

C  Genetics

D  Gender

A  Has received the wrong medication

B  Is experiencing an anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction to the antibiotic

C  Has developed autoimmunity

D  Is experiencing a reaction to something other than the antibiotic

A  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.

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

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

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

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

B  It is caused by toxins.

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

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

A  Thyroid hormone

B  Parathyroid hormone

C  Erythropoietin

D  Adrenaline

A  It is both a bleeding and clotting disorder.

B  The acute form has more thrombotic episodes.

C  Fibrin split products are decreased.

D  Fibrinogen level is increased.

A  Myeloproliferative disease, Hodgkin disease

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

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

D  Acute myeloid leukemia, Myeloproliferative disease

A  Fever, Bradycardia, and Petechiae

B  Bradycardia, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

C  Fever, Pallor, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

D  Fever, Pallor, Bradycardia

A  Hodgkin lymphoma

B  B-cell lymphoma

C  T-cell lymphoma

D  NK-cell lymphoma

A  Anaphylaxis

B  Urticaria

C  Hives

D  Angioedema

A  Iron, Folate, and Vitamin B 12

B  Vitamin K, Vitamin C

C  Folate, Vitamin K

D  Vitamin C, Iron