Hematology

1. The half-life of albumin is:

2. Patients on aspirin will have:

3. Which of the following is not true in polycythaemia vera?

4. Which of the following is not associated with a microangiopathic blood picture?

5. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome does not feature:

6. Thymoma may be associated with all of the following except:

7. All are features of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia except:

8. Lifespan of platelets is:

9. Which of the following is not seen in hemolytic-uraemic syndrome?

10. Leucoerythroblastic blood picture may be seen in all except:

11. Leucocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) score is high in all except:

12. Reed-Sternberg cell is found in all except:

13. Pancytopenia may develop from all except:

14. ‘Suggilations’ are haemorrhagic spots in the size of:

15. Which of the following is associated with prolonged bleeding time?

16. Which of the following is not true regarding features of hyperviscosity syndrome?

17. Coagulation factor deficient in stored blood is:

18. All of the following may produce agranulocytosis except:

19. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) may be seen in all except:

20. The presence of anemia, jaundice and splenomegaly with increased mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is seen in:

21. The largest organ system’ in the human body is:

22. Among the following, the treatment of choice in hairy cell leukaemia is:

23. Which of the following is contraindicated in polycythaemia vera?

24. Which of the following is not associated with hypersplenism?

25. Epitrochlear adenopathy may be produced by all except:

26. Spur cell anaemia is seen in:

27. Migratory thrombophlebitis is commonly due to:

28. The most effective treatment of polycythaemia vera is:

29. Sezary syndrome is:

30. ‘Cast iron spleen’ is classically found in:

31. Commonest pathogen involved in sickle cell anemia-induced osteomyelitis is:

32. All are true regarding midline granuloma except:

33. Hand-Schwier-Christian disease does not have:

34. The most sensitive and specific test for diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia is:

35. Which of the following anaemias is associated with splenomegaly?

36. Non-thrombocytopenic purpura is seen in all except:

37. Acanthosis nigricans may be associated with all except:

38. Decreased iron and decreased iron-binding capacity are seen in:

39. Which of the following does not produce iron overload in the body?

40. Which test detects haemolytic anemia?

41. Packed red cells are constructed by:

42. Serum vitamin B12 level is increased in:

43. Henoch-Schonlein purpura is not associated with:

44. Splenectomy is virtually curative in:

45. Platelet transfusion is not indicated in:

46. Burr cells in the blood are seen in:

47. HAM test (acid serum test), now an obsolete test, was used to diagnose:

48. All are examples of hypoplastic anaemia except:

49. Transient myeloproliferative disorder of the newborn is commonly seen in association with:

50. Warm-antibody mediated haemolysis is not found in: