HAEMATOLOGY: PRACTICE 1

                               SINGLE BEST OPTION SERIES
     
                INSTRUCTION: SELECT THE SINGLE BEST OPTION
   

1.        Individuals with the following conditions are not usually allowed to donate blood except:
   a.       Chronic renal disease
   b.      Epilepsy
   c.       Hypertension
   d.      Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
   e.      None of the above
   2.       Pregnant and lactating women are excluded from donating blood mainly because of their:
   a.       High calorie requirement
   b.      High protein requirement
   c.       High iron requirement
   d.      High thiamine requirement
   e.      High calcium requirement
   3.       The following criteria are usually required to be eligible to donate blood except:
   a.       Age of 60 years at first donation
   b.      Weight above 50kg
   c.       Haemoglobin greater than 13g/dl in men
   d.      Haemoglobin greater than 12g/dl in women
   e.      Six months post pregnancy for women
   4.       Which of the following is an unacceptable reason to defer blood donation:
   a.       Six months after tattooing and piercing the body
   b.      Six months after acupuncture therapy
   c.       Two months after measles and mumps vaccination
   d.       When the minimum blood donation interval for an individual, is greater than 12 weeks.
   e.      None of the above
   5.       Individuals returning to occupation such as bus driving, aeroplane or train, heavy machine duty, and scaffolding are usually excluded from donating blood mainly because of the risk of:
   a.       Delayed epilepsy
   b.      Caisson disease
   c.       Delayed faint
   d.      Delayed fit
   e.      Delayed hyperpyrexia
   6.       Women after giving birth should not donate blood until ................... months later:
   a.       3
   b.      6
   c.       9
   d.      12
   e.      15
   7.       The usual maximum number of times one individual should be allowed to donate blood per year is:
   a.       One
   b.      Twice
   c.       Thrice
   d.      Four
   e.      Five
   8.       Which of the following hepatotropic virus is not routinely screened when preparing an individual for blood donation?
   a.       Hepatis B
   b.      Hepatitis A
   c.       Hepatitis C
   d.      All of the above
   e.      None of the above
   9.       Which of the following is not usually investigated when an individual that wants to donate blood?
   a.       Blood group and Rh status
   b.      Treponema pallidum
   c.       HIV 1 and 2
   d.      Salmonella paratyphi
   e.      Human T-cell leukaemia viruses
   10.   Which of the following is most importantly screened for, in donated blood to be transfused to an immunosuppressed patient?
   a.       Mycobacterium tuberculosis
   b.      Cytomegalovirus
   c.       Malaria
   d.      Mycoplasma pneumoniae
   e.      Treponema cruzi
   
   
   ANSWERS:
   1. a
   2. c
   3. e
   4. d
   5. c
   6. c
   7. c
   8. b
   9. d
   10. b
                                           REMEMBER
   ” Some people sin by not working diligently for six days whereas, others – because of greed, unbelief or powerlessness- sin by working also on a day of rest and worship. Either way of breaking this   command results in poverty.”   By  Vishal Mangalwadi.