Check Your Understanding W#2

Which type of leukemia primarily affects children?

ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia)

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

CML (chronic myeloid leukemia)

A child with a history of recent strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is most likely a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction.

a. III

The most effective therapy for anemia associated with kidney failure is

c. erythropoietin administration.

Velocity of blood flow is measured in

centimeters per second

When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow

decreased

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome is an example of a(n)

deficient immune response.

Which condition enhances lymphatic flow?

elevated total iron-binding capacity.

The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the integrity of

extrinsic pathway.

The conversion of plasminogen to plasmin results in

fibrinolysis.

Red blood cells obtain nearly all their energy from metabolism of

glucose

Blood flow is slow through capillaries because capillaries

have the largest total cross-sectional area.

Disseminated intravascular coagulation may be treated with heparin therapy to

inhibit clotting factor consumption.

A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs

platelet adhesion to injured tissue.

The goal of long term heparin for the management of a deep vein thrombosis is to

prevent further clot formation.

A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is

pulmonary embolus.

A patient is diagnosed with a tortuous blood vessel of the right hand that bleeds spontaneously. This patient presents with

telangiectasia.

Blood flow throughout the periphery is regulated by

the autonomic nervous system.

The activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is a measure of the integrity of

the intrinsic pathway.

Tissues are able to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling

vascular resistance.

A patient presents to the physician's office with pinpoint hemorrhages on the skin. The patient is most likely between the ages of _____ years.

4 and 7

Which clinical finding is indicative of compartment syndrome?

Absent peripheral pulses

Burkitt lymphoma is most closely associated with

Epstein-Barr virus.

Which disorder is considered a primary immunodeficiency disease

HIV/AIDS

An important mediator of a type I hypersensitivity reaction is

Histamine

The patient is a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL). As part of treatment, the patient must undergo several weeks of chemotherapy. The most serious complication of chemotherapy is

Infection

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

Iron deficiency

Velocity of blood flow is measured in

Pancytopenia

Which is not a manifestation of acute arterial obstruction?

Purpura

The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be expressed by which equation?

Q=P/R