Hematology — MCQs

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Q71Easy

What is the normal reticulocyte count in a newborn?

Q72Easy

A serious coagulopathy characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhage due to platelet trapping within the tumor is called?

Q73Easy

Fanconi's anemia is a type of:

Q74Medium

A 4-year-old boy has appeared listless during the past week. He exhibits irritability when his arms or legs are touched. In the past 2 days, large ecchymoses have appeared on the right thigh and left shoulder. CBC shows hemoglobin, 9.3 g/dL; hematocrit, 28.7%; MCV, 96 mm3; platelet count, 45,000/mm3; and WBC count, 13,990/mm3. Examination of the peripheral blood smear shows blasts that lack peroxidase positive granules, but contain PAS-positive aggregates and stain positively for deoxynucleotidyl transferase negative (TdT-). Flow cytometry shows the phenotype of blasts to be CD19+, CD3-, and sIg-. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Q75Medium

What is the treatment of choice for severe ITP?

Q76Easy

All of the following are true regarding G-6PD deficiency except?

Q77Medium

A child presents with hypochromic microcytic anemia, with normal levels of free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Q78Medium

A 12-year-old male presented with a history of recurrent nose bleeds, easy bruising, frequent muscle hematoma formation, and prolonged bleeding following trivial trauma. On examination, certain skin lesions were seen along with jaundice, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and joint and skin laxity. Lab findings revealed normal PT, prolonged aPTT, reduced ristocetin cofactor activity, and a normal factor VIII assay, normal platelet count and size, and normal platelet granules. What is the most probable diagnosis of the above condition?

Q79Medium

A 14-year-old boy presents with acute onset of right flank pain, which developed after he helped his father paint the ceiling of his bedroom. Physical examination demonstrates an area of ecchymosis in the right flank that is tender to palpation. The patient has a lifelong history of easy bruising. His brother shows the same tendency. The serum level of clotting factor VIII is less than 2% of normal. Which of the following is the most likely underlying mechanism for bleeding tendency in this patient?

Q80Medium

A newborn girl presents with severe Purpura Fulminans. Her elder sibling died of severe purpura fulminans at 1 year of age. Two other siblings are normal. What is the diagnosis?

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