Your Name: Navjot Gill

Theme: Acute Leukaemia

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia

I

Lymphocytes

B

Acute myeloid leukaemia

J

Magnesium exposure

C

Blast cells

K

Marfan’s syndrome

D

Chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia

L

Neutrophils

E

Chronic myeloid leukaemia

M

Sickle cell disease

F

Down’s syndrome

N

Thalassaemia

G

Granulocytes

O

UV radiation

H

Ionising radiation

P

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A 6-year-old boy presents with bone pain. On examination you notice he looks pale and has many bruises. What is his diagnosis?

 

 

2. A patient has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. A bone marrow biopsy will show infiltration by which cells?

 

 

3. Patients with this inherited disorder have an increased risk of developing acute leukaemia.

 

 

4. An environmental factor associated with acute leukaemia.

 

 

5. A common adult leukaemia.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. A

2. C

3. F

4. H

5. B