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AAB MT HEMATOLOGY NEWEST 2024–2025 COMPLETE 200
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
(VERIFIED) ANSWERS /RATEDA+
What is the normal plasma hemoglobin concentration?
- 2-3 mg/dL
- 5-10 mg/dL
- 10-25 mg/dL
- 25-39 mg/dL - Correct Answer - A. 2-3 mg/dL
Which plasma protein binds free hemoglobin?
- albumin
- transferrin
- hemopexin
- haptoglobin - Correct Answer - D. haptoglobin
Which one of the following statements concerning hemolytic anemia is false?
- Hemolytic anemia is a normocytic, normochromic anemia
- The RBCs, hemoglobin, and hematocrit are decreased
- the serum haptoglobin is increased
- the indirect bilirubin is increased - Correct Answer - C. the serum haptoglobin is
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pg. 2 Which red cell blood inclusion is described as a threadlike oval or figure-eight-shaped??
- Babesia sp.
- Cabot rings
- Heinz body
- Plasmodium sp. - Correct Answer - B. Cabot rings
Which of the following inclusions represents a remnant of nuclear DNA in a red blood cell?
- Heinz body
- Dohle body
- Howell-Jolly body
- Pappenheimer body - Correct Answer - C. Howell-Jolly body
RNA remnants in red blood cells are visualized by which supravital stain?
- Giemsa
- Prussian blue
- Heinz body stain
- new methylene blue - Correct Answer - D. new methylene blue
What are red blood cells that contain iron-stained granules termed?
- histocytes
- siderocytes
- reticulocytes
- macrophage - Correct Answer - B. siderocytes
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pg. 3 Chronic blood loss can lead to what kind of anemia?
- aplastic anemia
- polycythemia vera
- vitamin B12 deficiency
- iron deficiency anemia - Correct Answer - D. iron deficiency anemia
Myoglobin can be separated from hemoglobin by saturating the specimen with which one of the following reagents?
- potassium ferricyanide
- sodium metabisulfite
- sodium thiosulfate
- ammonium sulfate - Correct Answer - D. ammonium sulfate
The hematocrit is also known as which one of the following terms?
- total red blood cell mass
- total red blood cell volume
- packed red blood cell mass
- packed red blood cell volume - Correct Answer - D. packed red blood cell volume
The degree of packing of cells during centrifugation depends on all of the following EXCEPT which one?
- bore size of the microhematocrit
- speed of the centrifugation
- radius of centrifugation
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During examination of a spun hematocrit, in which layer are the white blood cells found?
- fatty layer
- plasma
- Buffy coat
- packed red blood cells - Correct Answer - C. Buffy coat
When performing a microhematocrit, where should one read the percentage of packed red blood cell column from a microhematocrit reading device?
- below the Buffy coat
- above the Buffy coat
- below the plasma
- above the clay - Correct Answer - A. below the Buffy coat
An increase in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be the result of an increase in the quantity of which of the following?
- excessive anticoagulant
- microcytes
- fibrinogen
- platelets - Correct Answer - C. fibrinogen
Which test is increased in acute infections?
- Ham's test
- osmotic fragility
- sugar water test
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