Hemochromatosis - High Yield Topic Series
12 Questions
| Total Attempts: 600
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the inheritance pattern of Hemochromatosis?
- A.
AD
- B.
AR
- C.
X-linked
- D.
None
- 2.Two known gene mutations in Hemochromatosis are C282Y & H63D
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which chromosome is involved ?
- A.
6
- B.
7
- C.
8
- D.
9
- 4.Which is the most common cause of death in treated patients ?
- A.
CHF
- B.
Hepatoma
- C.
Infection
- D.
None
- 5.Which is the most common cause of death in Untreated patients ?
- A.
Hepatoma
- B.
CHF
- C.
Infection
- D.
None
- 6.Earliest phenotypic marker or earliest lab finding is
- A.
↑ plasma iron
- B.
↑Transferrin saturation >45%
- C.
↑serum ferritin
- D.
↑RDW
- 7.Main treatment of choice is
- A.
Phlebotomy
- B.
Deferoxamine
- C.
BAL
- D.
Dialysis
- 8.A patient with Hemochromatosis is also found to have Hypoalbuminemia. In this case what is the treatment of choice ?
- A.
Phlebotomy
- B.
Deferoxamine
- C.
BAL
- D.
Dialysis
- 9.Loss of libido in Hemochromatosis is due to dysfunction of Hypothalamo pitiutary axis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Human body has no natural way to rid itself of the excess iron since iron metabolism is primarily controlled at the level of absorption.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Select the FALSE statement
- A.
Both men and women can inherit the gene defect
- B.
Inheriting the defective gene from only one parent results in carrier state
- C.
Most of the mutations are sporadic.
- D.
Males are more likely to get the symptoms earlier than females.
- 12.45-year-old man is diagnosed as a case of hereditary hemochromatosis. Neither of his parents carry gene mutation. The patient has one sister. What is the chance that his sister is affected?
- A.
No chance
- B.
10% chance
- C.
25% chance
- D.
50% chance
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