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Reasons for thrombocytosis: Essential thrombocytosis. Liver cirrhosis. Chronic inflammation. Iron deficiency.

Treatment of megaloblastic anaemia: Oral iron. Oral folic acid. Oral methylprednisolone. Parenteral B12.

Auer's rods (also called Auer’s bodies or Auer’s “chopsticks”) are present in: Myeloblasts (in AML and MDS). Erythroblasts. Monoblasts. Lymphoblasts.

How long do erythrocytes survive in venous blood?. 100-120 days. 60-80 days. 40-50 days. 5-10 days.

What are Bence Jones proteins?. Lightweight albumin chains. Heavy albumin chains. Lightweight chains of immunoglobulins. Heavy chain of immunoglobulins.

What is often found in the APL?. Testicular infiltration. DIC.

What applies to monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance?. Spike more than 30g/l. Percentage of plasma cells less than 10% in bone marrow. Hypercalcemia. Osteolytic lesions.

Clinical case of 60-year-old gentleman with some form in the heart, septum 2.5cm thick, some nephropathy, etc: circle the diagnosis: Senile amyloidosis. AL Amyloidosis. Hypertension. "Something" with kidneys.

From where do we take a bone marrow biopsy: Iliac bone. Tibia. Proximal femur. Humerus.

When do we give a transfusion to a previously healthy adult?. 70 g/L. 100 g/L. 120 g/L.

What is characteristic of chronic inflammation anaemia: Decreased serum Fe. Decreased ferritin. Increased MCV. Increased hepcidine.

Mutation characteristic of polycythemia vera: JAK. BCR-ABL. CALR.

How do we distinguish a problem in the decay of erythrocytes, what is being viewed?. Reticulocytes. Platelet. Haptoglobin. Lymphocytes.

Which of the following diseases is not myeloproliferative?. Thalassemia. Polycythemia vera. Iron deficiency anemia. aplastic anemia.