Hematology Exam Questions with correct Answers
Functions of blood Correct Answer-Transports oxygen from lungs to
tissues
Removes CO2 from tissues
Transports glucose proteins and fats
Moves waste to kidneys and liver
Attack foreign invaders
Seal our wounds
RBCs dilution for counting Correct Answer-1:200 with 0.85% saline
Wright stain/Wright giemsa stain Correct Answer-polychrome stain for
RBCs
Polycythemia Correct Answer-Increase in red blood cells
Anemia Correct Answer-Decrease in red blood cells
RBCs and Hemoglobin reagent Correct Answer-Drabkin reagent -
converts HGB to cyanmethemoglobin
RBC indices Correct Answer-Mean Cell Volume (MCV)
,Mean Cell Hemoglobin (MCH)
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
Mean Cell Volume (MCV) Correct Answer-mean corpuscular volume
(size); average red blood cell volume in a blood sample
Microcytic or Macrocytic
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) Correct Answer-mean
corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; comparison of the weight of
hemoglobin in a red blood cell to the size of the red blood cell
Hypochromasia or Polychromasia
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Correct Answer-Measure of the
variability of the size of RBCs
Anisocytosis
Poikilocytosis Correct Answer-Variation in the shape of red blood cells
Consider when multiple shapes with nothing specific or more than one
shape that repeats
Hypochromasia Correct Answer-little or no color in cell due to
insufficient Hb within the cell. Low Iron.
Central pallor is bigger=more white middle
, Polychromasia Correct Answer-overall blue tint of Wright-stained RBCs
due to shrinking of the cell membrane; indicates slight immaturity of the
erythrocyte
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