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Wednesday 30 January
Wednesday 30 January
Wednesday 30 January
26. The most important diagnostic feature for beta thalassaemia trait
a)anaemia
b)raised HbF
c)reduced MCH
d)reduced MCV
e)raised HbA2
27. The process of production of blood cells and platelets
a)haemotological
b)haemopoesis
c)haemolysis
d)haemothrombosis
e)haemotolysis
28. The commonest cause of thrombocytopaenia in childhood
a)Disseminated Intravascular coagulation
b)Haemophilia A
c)Immune thrombocytopaenia
d)von Wilebrand's disease
e)Haemophilia B
29. Patients are homozygous for HbS, they have no HbA
a)Sickle Cyprositis
b)Sickle cell disease
c)Sickle trait
d)Sickle cell anaemia
e)Sickle beta thalassaemia
30. No longer used to investigate platelet disorders as it is unreliable
a)D-dimers
b)prothrombin time
c)activated partial thromboplastin time
d)full blood count and blood film
e)bleeding time
31. The commonest red cell enzymopathy
a)G6PD deficiency
b)beta thalassaemia
c)Hereditary spherocytosis
d)Diamond Blackfan anaemia
e)alpha thalassaemia
32. The severiy of haemophilia wuith a Factor VIII:C ratio of < 1% is
a)borderline
b)severe
c)moderate
d)not applicable
e)mild
33. Which of the following is an immune response cause of anaemia?
a)Diamond Blackfan anaemia
b)Hereditary spherocytosis
c)Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
d)Folic acid deficiency
e)Haemolytic disease of the newborn
34. Which of the following should be avioded in patients with haemophilia
A) Intramuscular injections
b)NSAIDs
C) Aspirin
d) B&C
e)A, B & C
35. What is the name for the neonatal screening test for sickle cell disease?
a)Guthrie
b)Coombs
c)Fields
d)BCG
e)Tuberin
36. A term used ot describe the eating of non-food materials
a)pica
b)kira
c)picu
d)rika
e)pingu
37. Severe thrombocytopaenia is a platelet count
a)> 60 x 10^9 / L
b)<150 x 10^9 / L
c)< 100 x 10^9 / L
d)< 20 x 10^9 / L
e)< 50 x 10^9 / L
38. Affected children inherit HbS from one parent and a beta thalassaemia trait form the other
a)Sickle trait
b)Sickle cell disease
c)Sickle Cyprositis
d)Sickle cell anaemia
e)Sickle beta thalassaemia
39. Where would you be least to find thalassaemia in the indigenous population?
a)Spain
b)Japan
c)India
d)Sub saharan Africa
e)Iraq
40. Which of the following is NOT suggestive of haemolytic anaemia?
a)Raised reticulocyte count
b)Increased erythryopoesis in bone marrow
c)Increased urinary urobilinogen
d)Unconjugated bilirubinaemia
e)Absent red cell precursosrs in bone marrow
41. Which of the following complications of sickle cell disease is least common in children?
a)leg ulcers
b)cognitive problems
c)short stature
d)psychosocial problems
e)delayed puberty
42. In the neonate, levels of all clotting factors except factor ___ and fibrinogen are lower in term infants
at birth
a)V
b)II
c)VII
d)X
e)III