ASCP HEMATOLOGY EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED

ASCP HEMATOLOGY EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED

●● A 5-year-old African American with hepato-splenomegaly & skeletal
abnormalities has the following results:
WBC = 8.8 x 10^9/L
RBC = 4.70 x 10^12/L
HGB = 6.2g/dL
Many target cells
Marked microcytosis, hypochromasia, anisocytosis & poililocytosis
were present
Serum iron = 200ug/dL (elevated)
Sickle solubility = negative
HGB F = elevated
What is the PROBABLE cause of these findings?


A: Aplastic anemia
B: Beta-thalassemia major
C: Sickle cells anemia
D: HGB C disease

, **This is a Level 5 Question**.
Answer: B


●● What is the abnormal RBCs shape seen in this image?


A: Elliptocytes
B: Acanthocytes
C: Sickle cells
D: Echinocytes


**This is a Level 1 Question**.
Answer: A


●● A patient with a history of frequent mild bleeding episodes has the
following results:
PT = Normal
aPTT = Prolonged; but corrected by normal plasma during mixing
studies
Which of the following could be a possible cause of the initial aPTT
prolongation?


A: Factor VII deficiency
B: Factor IX deficiency