Week 2 Check Your Understanding Assignment

A  Thrombocytopenia

B  Anemia

C  Neutropenia

D  Leukopenia

A  They include polycythemia vera.

B  The prognosis is good.

C  Overproduction of one cell type occurs.

D  Neoplastic cells are functionally abnormal.

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  Arterioles

B  Veins

C  Arteries

D  Capillaries

A  secondary polycythemia.

B  Relative polycythemia

C  anemia of chronic illness.

D  Polycythemia vera

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

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

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

A  Hyperkalemia

B  Massively increased erythrocyte production

C  Elevated liver enzymes

D  Bence Jones proteins

A  Plasma proteins

B  Leukocytes

C  Erythrocytes

D  Platelets

A  Age

B  Genetics

C  Gender

D  Smoking

A  Has developed autoimmunity

B  Is experiencing a reaction to something other than the antibiotic

C  Is experiencing an anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction to the antibiotic

D  Has received the wrong medication

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

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

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

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 a deficiency of one or more polypeptide chains.

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

C  It is caused by toxins.

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

A  Adrenaline

B  Erythropoietin

C  Parathyroid hormone

D  Thyroid hormone

A  It is both a bleeding and clotting disorder.

B  Fibrin split products are decreased.

C  The acute form has more thrombotic episodes.

D  Fibrinogen level is increased.

A  Acute myeloid leukemia, Myeloproliferative disease

B  Myeloproliferative disease, Hodgkin disease

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

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

A  Fever, Bradycardia, and Petechiae

B  Bradycardia, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

C  Fever, Pallor, Dyspnea, and Petechiae

D  Fever, Pallor, Bradycardia

A  T-cell lymphoma

B  NK-cell lymphoma

C  Hodgkin lymphoma

D  B-cell lymphoma

A  Urticaria

B  Hives

C  Anaphylaxis

D  Angioedema

A  Iron, Folate, and Vitamin B 12

B  Folate, Vitamin K

C  Vitamin C, Iron

D  Vitamin K, Vitamin C