PANCE: Hematology

A 25 year old female with sickle cell trait plans to participate in a marathon. What symptom related to this trait is she most likely to experience?

A 25 year old with sickle cell anemia plans to participate in a marathon. She is likely to experience all of the following EXCEPT

A 30 year old obese white female presents with fatigue and generalized weakness for several weeks. Physical exam reveals mucosal pallor and an atrophic tongue. Lab data shows a microcytic, hypochromic appearance to the RBCs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 20 year old Asian female presents with ongoing fatigue and generalized weakness. She was treated for iron deficiency anemia but her symptoms have not improved. What is her most likely diagnosis?

An alcoholic presents with complaints of a sore tongue and vague GI symptoms. Laboratory data shows hypersegmented polymorphonuclear cells and Howell-Jolly bodies. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient who follows a strict vegan diet presents to the office with a painful tongue and complaints of loss of balance and fine touch sensation. Laboratory data shows a macrocytic anemia with hypersegmented neutrophils. What is the most likely diagnosis?

After bathing, a 65 year old male notes intense whole body pruritus. He gives a history of headaches, sensation of fullness of his head and face, weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. Physical exam shows HTN, splenomegaly, and facial plethora. What is the treatment of this condition?

A 53 year old male is admitted with a compression fracture of the lumbar vertebra. Xray reveals punched-out lytic lesions of the vertebral column. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which type of leukemia is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome?

Which type of leukemia is associated with auer rods?

Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase is diagnostic for which type of leukemia?

A patients blood smear reveals normal and hypochromic cells along with basophilic stippling. What type of anemia is this?