L-03-01-P107 - Anaemia
Understanding Anaemia: A Comprehensive Quiz
Welcome to the "Understanding Anaemia" quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of various types of anaemia, their causes, symptoms, and diagnostic methods.
Ideal for medical students, healthcare professionals, or anyone interested in hematology, this quiz contains 15 multiple-choice questions that will challenge your understanding of anaemic conditions.
- Explore key concepts related to anaemia.
- Answer questions based on hypothetical patient cases.
- Enhance your knowledge of blood tests and their interpretations.
89. After repeatedly feeling dizzy during lectures (especially MoM lectures), Shiva decides to get a blood test done. After reading the results, she realises she is anaemic. Which of the following is definitely correct?
A. She has a low reticulocyte count
B. She has reduced MCV
C. She has reduced number of RBC
D. She has haemolytic anaemia
E. She has reduced Hb
F. She has normochromic anaemia
90. Emma’s blood test reveal that she is anaemic. After taking a detailed medical history, you find that she is also vegetarian. What type of anaemia is Emma most likely to have?
A. Normochromic anaemia
B. Sideroblastic anaemia
C. Haemolytic anaemia
D. Microcytic anaemia
E. Macrocytic anaemia
F. Normocytic anaemia
G. None of the above
91. Caroline suspects that her patient has haemolytic anaemia. However, she finds that she is unable to test for LDH in the patient’s blood, which can be used as a marker to detect haemolytic anaemia. Which alternative test can Caroline use to confirm her diagnosis (more than 1 answer)?
A. Haptoglobin levels
B. Bilirubin levels
C. Reticulocyte count
D. Iron study
E. Blood film
F. All of the above
92. Ayushica notices that Beverley seems to appear fatigued, dizzy, breathless as well as experiencing delayed neurological responses. After getting a blood test from Campus Centre GP, Ayushica finds that Beverley has an Hb count of approximately 90g/L. Which of the following is the most likely type of anaemia that Bevereley could be suffering from?
A. Normochromic anaemia
B. Sideroblastic anaemia
C. Haemolytic anaemia
D. Microcytic anaemia
E. Macrocytic anaemia
F. Normocytic anaemia
G. None of the above
93. Yes or No: Ayushica believes the cause of Beverley’s anaemia is her recent excessive drinking (which started after Beverley’s computer died). Is Ayushica correct in believing that Beverley’s recent drinking habits have caused a deficiency in B12/folate levels leading to her anaemia?
Yes
No
94. Both Gaya and Ganan get into a heated discussion. After looking at the blood film below: • Shiva argues that the patient has normochromic anaemia and the cause of the anaemia is due to B12/folate deficiency • Ganan argues that the patient as macrocytic anaemia and the cause of the anaemia is DNA related Which of the following is true?
A. Gaya is correct
B. Ganan is correct
C. Both Gaya and Ganan are correct
D. Both Gaya and Ganan are incorrect since this is microcytic anaemia
E. Both Gaya and Ganan are incorrect because this is haemolytic anaemia
95. What does MCV stand for?
A. Mean cell volume
B. Mean corpuscular volume
C. Mean cytocytic volume
D. Both A & B
E. Both A & C
96. After finding out that Helena ate the rabbit she was holding in her Facebook display picture, Kulathi decides to go vegetarian. However, after a couple of years passed, Kulathi noticed that she was getting easily fatigued. She went to her GP who ordered a full blood count, which revealed an MCV of 70 (normal range: 80-100) and an RDW of 13% (normal range: 11.5%-14.5%). Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Iron deficiency anaemia
B. Thalassemia-related anaemia
C. Normocytic anaemia
D. Megaloblastic anaemia
E. Sideroblastic Anaemia
F. Non-megaloblastic anaemia
G. None of the above
97. Yes or No: Kanila believes that gyming everyday at the Monash University gym for 3 to 4 hours will increase his iron absorption. Is this correct?
Yes
No
98. After setting a SMART goal in her HEP journal to treat her iron deficiency, Maddi notices students arriving well after the starting time to class but not being marked “late”. She gets absolutely infuriated by this sight and starts ranting to Tushar about this. Adrian notices this and starts wondering what an iron study of Maddi’s would look like in the current situation. Which of the following would be seen in Maddi’s blood?
A. Decreased LDH
B. Increased Iron
C. Decreased Transferrin Saturation
D. Decreased Ferritin
E. Increased Transferrin
F. None of the above
G. All of the above
99. Sathya manages to get another needle stick injury. This event can cause what type of anaemia?
A. Haemolytic anaemia
B. Hypochromic anaemia
C. Anaemia of Chronic Disease
D. Blood-loss anaemia
E. Megaloblastic anaemia
F. Non-megaloblastic anaemia
G. None of the above
100. After losing yet another basketball game, Mark blames his dizziness and fatigue for his poor play. He is immediately taken to the GP to get a blood test done which reveals he has an MCV of 73 (normal range: 80-100), low LDH levels and a Hb of 131g/L. Which of the following is true?
A. Mark MOST LIKELY has lead-exposure-related anaemia
B. Mark MOST LIKELY has iron-deficiency related anaemia
C. Mark MOST LIKELY has thalassemia-related anaemia
D. Mark MOST LIKELY has normochromic anaemia
E. None of the above
101. After laughing especially loudly during a lecture, Manny gets picked on by the lecturer to tell him what type of anaemia a patient based on the blood film below: Which of the following is true (more than 1 answer)?
A. The patient most likely has microcytic anaemia
B. The patient most likely has normocytic anaemia
C. The patient most likely has normochromic anaemia
D. The patient most likely has haemolytic anaemia
E. The patient most likely has high bilirubin levels
F. The patient most likely has megaloblastic anaemia
102. Yes or No: Stella believes that target cells are characteristic of microcytic anaemia but not hypochromic anaemia. Is this correct?
Yes
No
103. While on her clinical placement, Amy learns that stretching the creases on the patient’s hand or asking the patient to pull their eyes down (like Brock in the picture below #ilypokemon) can be quick way of judging whether someone may be anaemic. Which of the following characteristics is Amy looking for when she conducts these tests?
A. The presence of blood (either in the crease of the hands or in the eyes)
B. The presence of fluid (either moist creases of the hands or teary eyes)
C. The colour (either redness of the creases of the hand and eyes)
D. The shape (either jagged creases of the hand or non-spherical eyeballs)
E. All of the above
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