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Hematology Questions
Latest 2025/2026 Hematology
Exam Questions and Answers: MLT-
MLS UAMS, Exams of Nursing
Dr Gero
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Hematology
1. Erythropoietin is a hormone needed for the red cell production by stimulating the
proliferation of the erythroid progenitors. What organ produces this hormone?
a. Liver
b. Kidney
c. Spleen
d. Bone marrow
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
1. Decreased in WBC count.
a. Leukocytosis
b. Leukemia
c. Leukopenia
d. All of the above
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
2. What is the primary site of hematopoiesis during the second trimester of fetal
development?
a. Liver
b. Bone marrow
c. Kidney
d. Thymus
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
3. All the following is true about the maturation of erythroid precursors except:
a. The diameter of cell decreases more rapidly than does the diameter of the nucleus.
b. Nuclear chromatin pattern becomes coarser, clumped, and condensed.
c. The ratio of nucleus and cytoplasm decreases.
d. None of the above
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
4. Known as programmed cell death.
a. Necrosis
b. Hemolysis
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c. Apoptosis
d. Sequestration
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
5. You need to extract blood in a patient with IV fluids running in both arms. What should
you do?
a. Cancel the blood extraction.
b. Remove the IV fluids and extract the blood.
c. Temporarily stop the IV fluid for 5 minutes and obtain sample from below the IV site.
d. Call a friend.
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
6. Which of the following is the correct order of red blood cell maturation from youngest to
oldest?
a. Pronormoblast, basophilic normoblast, polychromatic normoblast, orthochromic
normoblast, polychromatic erythrocyte, erythrocyte
b. Basophilic normoblast, orthochromic normoblast, pronormoblast, polychromatic
erythrocyte, erythrocyte
c. Pronormoblast, orthochromic normoblast, polychromatic erythrocyte, basophilic
normoblast, polychromatic normoblast, erythrocyte
d. Polychromatic erythrocyte, pronormoblast, basophilic normoblast, polychromatic
normoblast, orthochromic normoblast, erythrocyte
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application. pg. 75
7. A sampe is collected in EDTA tube for CBC testing. The medical technologist who
received the specimen stored the sample at room temperature for 24 hours. You are
tasked to process the specimen. What should you do?
a. Centrifuge the sample for 15 minutes at 3500rpm.
b. Mix the sample by inversion and performed the tests.
c. The sample cannot be processed because of hemolysis.
d. None of the above.
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
8. For manual counting of WBC count using the hematocytometer, what dilution is used?
Prepared by: Camille Rose F. Yling
Hematology Questions
Latest 2025/2026 Hematology
Exam Questions and Answers: MLT-
MLS UAMS, Exams of Nursing
Dr Gero
, lOMoARcPSD|50207110
Hematology
1. Erythropoietin is a hormone needed for the red cell production by stimulating the
proliferation of the erythroid progenitors. What organ produces this hormone?
a. Liver
b. Kidney
c. Spleen
d. Bone marrow
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
1. Decreased in WBC count.
a. Leukocytosis
b. Leukemia
c. Leukopenia
d. All of the above
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
2. What is the primary site of hematopoiesis during the second trimester of fetal
development?
a. Liver
b. Bone marrow
c. Kidney
d. Thymus
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
3. All the following is true about the maturation of erythroid precursors except:
a. The diameter of cell decreases more rapidly than does the diameter of the nucleus.
b. Nuclear chromatin pattern becomes coarser, clumped, and condensed.
c. The ratio of nucleus and cytoplasm decreases.
d. None of the above
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
4. Known as programmed cell death.
a. Necrosis
b. Hemolysis
Prepared by: Camille Rose F. Yling
, lOMoARcPSD|50207110
Hematology
c. Apoptosis
d. Sequestration
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
5. You need to extract blood in a patient with IV fluids running in both arms. What should
you do?
a. Cancel the blood extraction.
b. Remove the IV fluids and extract the blood.
c. Temporarily stop the IV fluid for 5 minutes and obtain sample from below the IV site.
d. Call a friend.
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
6. Which of the following is the correct order of red blood cell maturation from youngest to
oldest?
a. Pronormoblast, basophilic normoblast, polychromatic normoblast, orthochromic
normoblast, polychromatic erythrocyte, erythrocyte
b. Basophilic normoblast, orthochromic normoblast, pronormoblast, polychromatic
erythrocyte, erythrocyte
c. Pronormoblast, orthochromic normoblast, polychromatic erythrocyte, basophilic
normoblast, polychromatic normoblast, erythrocyte
d. Polychromatic erythrocyte, pronormoblast, basophilic normoblast, polychromatic
normoblast, orthochromic normoblast, erythrocyte
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application. pg. 75
7. A sampe is collected in EDTA tube for CBC testing. The medical technologist who
received the specimen stored the sample at room temperature for 24 hours. You are
tasked to process the specimen. What should you do?
a. Centrifuge the sample for 15 minutes at 3500rpm.
b. Mix the sample by inversion and performed the tests.
c. The sample cannot be processed because of hemolysis.
d. None of the above.
Reference: Keohane, E., Otto, C., & Walenga, J. (2020). Rodak's Hematology Clinical
Principle and Application.
8. For manual counting of WBC count using the hematocytometer, what dilution is used?
Prepared by: Camille Rose F. Yling
