pink
blue
orange
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100

Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene

occurs at an earlier age

100

RhoGAM is given to an Rh-negative mother in order to prevent....WHAT

Rh incompatibility in future pregnancies

100

The principal Ig mediator of type I hypersensitivity reactions is

IgE

100

Secondary immune deficiency problems may be caused by which of the following?
(All that apply.)

surgery
high blood sugar
corticosteroids
low protein level

100

Which form of leukemia demonstrates the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome?

CML (chronic myeloid leukemia)

200

Burkitt lymphoma is most closely associated with...WHAT?

Epstein-Barr virus

200

A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia?

iron deficiency

200

The cause of the most common form of anemia is ... WHAT?

 Iron deficiency

200

Anemia related to vitamin B12 or folate deficiency is characterized by what laboratory features?
(Select all that apply)

RBC counts of 500,000 to 750,000 cells/mm3
WBC counts of 4000 to 5000 cells/mm3

200

The final step in clot formation is ...

clot retraction

300

Side effects of chemotherapy include
(Select all that apply.)

BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION

anemia

nausea

bleeding

infections

300

Viruses are associated with human cancers?
(Select all that apply.)

HPV
EBV
HBV
HCV
HIV

300

Secondary immune deficiency problems may be caused by which of the following?
(All that apply.)

surgery
high blood sugar
corticosteroids
low protein level

300

Diseases are due to type IV hypersensitivity?
(All that apply.)



LEPROSY
TUBERCULOSIS
HERPES SIMPLEX INFECTION (COLD SORE)

300

Activation of the extrinsic pathway of coagulation is initiated by ... WHAT

Tissue thromboplastin

400

Viruses differ from most bacteria in that they act in which of the following ways?
(Select all that apply.)

enter the host cell
use the host's metabolic processes to survive and replicate
do not produce toxins.

400

A patient with CML (chronic myeloid leukemia). The patient may experience which of these symptoms? (All that apply.)

Fatigue
weight loss
sweats
bleeding
abdominal discomfort (enlarged spleen )

400

Which clinical findings describe the typical presentation of ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia)?
(select all that apply.)

Pain in long bones
infection
fever
bruising

400

Regarding iron-deficiency anemia, what laboratory features are typically decreased?
(Select all that apply.)

MCV
MCH
MCHC

400

The megakaryocyte is a precursor to

platelets

500

Your patient's red blood cell count is slightly elevated today.
This might be explained by WHAT?

gender difference
situational factors
normal variation
illness

500

All of the data that you need to gather before making a diagnosis, what factors need to be considered?

problem statement, 

the etiology/related factors, 

risk factors, 

patient history*

500

Aldosterone may increase during stress, leading to
Select all that apply

decreased urinary output
increased sodium retention
decreased blood pressure.

500

Chronic activation of stress hormones can lead to
Select all that apply

cardiovascular disease.
depression
impaired cognitive function
autoimmune disease.

500

Bacteria cause injury to cells by which mechanisms?
(Select all that apply.)

producing exotoxins
producing endotoxins
producing destructive enzymes evoking an immune reaction