MSFinals-2079
What are the criteria that must be met for blood used in an exchange transfusion for a neonate?
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MSFinals-2080
What is the correct information regarding the storage requirements and lifespan of blood products?
MSFinals-2081
A 28-year-old woman presents to her general practitioner after suffering from several miscarriages and is afraid her husband will leave her. The patient gave the history of bruising even with minor injuries and several spontaneous miscarriages. On examination, the patient is noted to have a rash in a butterfly distribution on the nose and cheeks. Tests reveal 1+ proteinuria only.
What is the most likely cause of her main concern?
MSFinals-2082
In a 71-year-old man who is asymptomatic and attending clinic for an annual review, a full blood count result shows a mild lymphocytosis of 15 × 109/l with a few smear cells. What is the most crucial investigation to determine a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)?
MSFinals-2083
Which autoantibody is correctly matched with its associated disease in the following list?
MSFinals-2084
A 15-year-old girl presents to the clinic with her mother, reporting an increase in abdominal size and no menstrual periods for the past three months. Despite denying any sexual activity, you suspect she may be pregnant. What is the specific measurement of a urinary pregnancy test?
MSFinals-2085
A 55-year-old woman presents at the clinic for evaluation. She has not experienced menstrual periods for the past six months and has taken two pregnancy tests, both of which were negative. Upon clinical examination, no abnormalities were found. The patient desires a blood test to determine if she has entered menopause. What is the most sensitive hormone to test for this purpose?
MSFinals-2086
A 29-year-old female patient presents to the clinic with a complaint of missed periods for the past four months despite negative pregnancy tests. She is also distressed about the loss of her libido and has noticed milk leakage with minimal nipple stimulation during intercourse. On physical examination, her blood pressure is 122/70 mmHg, pulse is 70 and regular, and general physical examination is unremarkable. Which blood test is most likely to show elevated levels?
MSFinals-2087
A 28-year-old woman on vacation complained of a swollen left calf. She mentioned having the ‘factor V Leiden mutation’. Can you explain the pathophysiology of this mutation?
MSFinals-2088
A 14-year-old boy with thalassaemia major, receiving regular blood transfusions, has been added to the transplant waiting list for chronic heart failure. What is the probable reason for his heart failure?