MCCANCE & HUETHER’S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A

MCCANCE & HUETHER’S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

◉ Segs. Answer: 40-74%


◉ Lymphs. Answer: 19-48%


◉ Monocytes. Answer: 3-11%


◉ Eosinophils. Answer: 0-7%


◉ Basophils. Answer: 0-2%


◉ Bands. Answer: 0-8%


◉ Low WBC. Answer: < 4000
Viral diseases (acute or chronic)
Seen in patients whose immune system is exhausted


◉ High WBC. Answer: > 12000

,Bacterial infection or lithium
Stress/Adrenalin and steroids increase WBC


◉ High segs. Answer: > 70
Bacterial infection


◉ Low segs. Answer: Other cells are increasing in number


◉ Increased bands. Answer: Decreased availability of mature,
competent segmented neutrophils
Indicates a severe bacterial infection


◉ Increased lymphocytes. Answer: Viral infection (chronic CMV, Hep
C, Mono)
Cancer
Chronic inflammation


◉ Increased eosinophils. Answer: Parasites
Allergic reactions
Acute asthma attacks


◉ Increased basophils. Answer: Rarely abnormal

, Secrete heparin??


◉ RBC. Answer: 4.2-5.4 K/mm3


◉ Hgb. Answer: Female: 12-16 g/dL
Male: 14-18 g/dL


◉ Increased Hgb. Answer: Smoker
Dehydrated
Testosterone??
Polycythemia vera
Polycythemia d/t hypoxia


◉ Hct. Answer: Female: 37-47%
Male: 42-52%


◉ MCV. Answer: Female: 99 fL
Male: 80-94 fL


◉ Decreased MCV. Answer: Microcytosis
Iron deficiency anemia
Does not change with acute bleeding