Question 1

Required hematologic findings for a diagnosis of CLL include:

Accepted Answer

A)   5000/µL lymphocytes in the peripheral blood
B)   30% lymphocytosis in bone marrow
C)   Normocytic/hypochromic anemia
D)   A and B
E)   A and C

Question 2

The leukemia phase of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hunter's syndrome
B)   Hairy cell leukemia
C)   Sézary syndrome
D)   Idiopathic myelofibrosis
E)   None of the above

Question 3

All of the following are features of CLL except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Monoclonality
B)   Polyclonality
C)   Hypogammaglobulinemia
D)   Autoimmune disease
E)   None of the above

Question 4

Diagnosis of CLL can be confirmed immunologically by the use of monoclonal antibodies that detect __________ antigens.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cluster differentiation (C
D)  
B)   Chromosome designation
C)   Cytoplasmic differentiation
D)   Leukocyte differentiation
E)   None of the above

Question 5

Which may be used to differentiate CLL from ALL?

Accepted Answer

A)   Age of patient
B)   Nuclear chromatin pattern
C)   Presence of nucleoli
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Question 6

A cell that could suggest that lymphocytes in CLL are not normal is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   Smudge cell
B)   Lymphoblast
C)   Monoblast
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Question 7

Suppression of all classes of immunoglobulin is evident in CLL, resulting in:

Accepted Answer

A)   Hypergammaglobulinemia
B)   Decreased susceptibility to infections
C)   Autoimmune disease
D)   Hypothyroidism
E)   None of the above

Question 8

In CLL, all of the following might result from the autoimmune phenomenon except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Thalassemia
B)   Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
C)   Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) 
D)   Immune neutropenia
E)   None of the above

Question 9

The laboratory test for detecting minimal residual disease in patients who have previously been treated for CLL but currently lack histopathologic evidence of relapse is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
B)   Complete blood count (CB
C)   and differential
C)   Electrophoresis
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Exam 20: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders

The laboratory test for detecting minimal residual disease in patients who have previously been treated for CLL but currently lack histopathologic evidence of relapse is the:

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Required hematologic findings for a diagnosis of CLL include:

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The leukemia phase of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, is called __________.

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All of the following are features of CLL except:

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Suppression of all classes of immunoglobulin is evident in CLL, resulting in:

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Which may be used to differentiate CLL from ALL?

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In CLL, all of the following might result from the autoimmune phenomenon except:

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A cell that could suggest that lymphocytes in CLL are not normal is a:

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Diagnosis of CLL can be confirmed immunologically by the use of monoclonal antibodies that detect __________ antigens.

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Exam 20: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders

The laboratory test for detecting minimal residual disease in patients who have previously been treated for CLL but currently lack histopathologic evidence of relapse is the:

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Required hematologic findings for a diagnosis of CLL include:

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The leukemia phase of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, is called __________.

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All of the following are features of CLL except:

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Suppression of all classes of immunoglobulin is evident in CLL, resulting in:

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Which may be used to differentiate CLL from ALL?

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In CLL, all of the following might result from the autoimmune phenomenon except:

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A cell that could suggest that lymphocytes in CLL are not normal is a:

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Diagnosis of CLL can be confirmed immunologically by the use of monoclonal antibodies that detect __________ antigens.

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