Anemia Quizzes & Trivia

Microcytic and normocytic anemia

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Sample Question
Which of the following is NOT a cause of Microcytic Anemia?

Thalassemia

Anaemia of chronic disease

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Pancytopaenia

Lead Poisoning

In today’s quiz, we’ll be tackling the topic of anaemia; a common disorder that involves the levels of oxygen supply throughout your body being impeded by a deficiency in the red blood cells, typically as a result...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 513 | Last updated: Nov 27, 2018

Sample Question
A 30-year-old woman has H/O mild fatigue for many years. O/E Palpable spleen tip. Labs- Hb 11.1 g/dL, Hct 28.8%, MCV 83fL, platelets 229,000/µL, WBC count 7340/µL. Corrected retic. Count-12%. PBS- Small RBCs that lack central pallor. Osmotic fragility of RBCs is increased. Coombs test is negative. Defects in which of the following are involved in the pathogenesis of this disorder

DNA synthesis

Erythrocyte cytoskeleton

Clonal stem cell defect

Hemoglobin synthesis

Iron utilization from iron stores

The Ideal Quiz On Anemia & Dyscarias

Anaemia is a common disease that is as a result of blood having a low degree of healthy red blood cells whereas dyscrasia is a nonspecific term that refers to a disease of the blood. The quiz below covers these two diseases...

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Sample Question
Peggy has presented with spoonshaped fingernails, PICA, chelitits, glossitis, fatigue, irritability and numbness. The doctor has diagnosed her with anemia. What type of anemia would a nurse expect these s/s are related to?

Aplastic

Iron

Sickle cell

Hemophilia A

Hemophilia B

Anemia: Production Defects

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Sample Question
A 63-year-old male with stable congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease presents to clinic for a scheduled visit. He is feeling well and has no new complaints. He denies any melena or blood in his stool. Recent laboratory evaluation reveals a hemoglobin of 10.7 g/dL with a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of 84 fL. Peripheral smear shows slightly hypochromic red cells but is otherwise normal. A screening flexible sigmoidoscopy and barium enema performed 4 years ago were negative for polyps or masses. Which of the following is the next most appropriate step in the evaluation of this patient's anemia?

Send a plasma erythropoietin level

Refer the patient for a bone marrow biopsy

Send iron studies and a ferritin level

Schedule a colonoscopy

Hemoglobinopathies And Hemolytic Anemias

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Sample Question
A 45-year-old white woman presents for the first time to your clinic after seeing several doctors for vague complaints of abdominal and back pain. A thorough workup to this point has been unrevealing, aside from a mild anemia and indirect hyperbilirubinemia. Her past medical history is significant for recurrent left leg deep vein thrombosis, for which she is currently on warfarin. You suspect and confirm the diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and would like to educate her about the disease. For this patient, which of the following statements concerning PNH is the most accurate?

PNH is caused by the loss of a cell surfaceanchoring membrane, making erythrocytes more susceptible to complement activation.

In cases that result in severe anemia, transfusion of packed RBCs is recommended.

Although PNH frequently causes thrombosis, it rarely results in fatal events.

The median survival of patients with PNH is 20 years.

Anemia Questions & Answers

Which of the following is NOT a cause of Microcytic Anemia?

Aaemia of chronic disease

What are Heinz bodies made of?

A lot of people may be more familiar with Heinz as ketchup but for this question, we can easily eliminate D. This is not referring to ketchup but rather the denatured hemoglobin that can be found in the red blood cells. The answer to this question is

Which assessment findings are characteristic of iron deficiency anemia in a client with anemia who has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit?

1. dyspnea, tachycardia, and pallor-rationale: signs of iron deficiency anemia include dyspnea, tachycardia, and pallor, as well as fatigue, listlessness, irritability, and headache. night sweats, weight loss, and diarrhea may signal acquired immunod

What is the most likely cause of this patient's anemia? The lab reports for a patient with low MCV show high serum ferritin and low TIBC.

Thallassemia and haemoglobinopathis cause decrease tic with increase serum ferretin