PCV

Question 1

Total volume

Answer 1

Increased

Question 2

Total leukocytes

Answer 2

Increase

Question 3

Immature RBC

Answer 3

Increased

Question 4

Platelets

Answer 4

Increased

Question 5

LAP stain

Answer 5

Increased

Question 6

ESr

Answer 6

Decreased

Question 8

Serum iron

Answer 8

ESR

Question 9

Erythropoietin

Answer 9

Decreased or absent

Question 10

Blood histamine

Answer 10

Increased

Question 11

Unsaturated b12 binding capacity

Answer 11

Increased

Question 12

Basophil count

Answer 12

Increased

Question 13

Hyperuricemia

Answer 13

Present or absent

Question 14

Hyperuricosunuria

Answer 14

Present or absent

Question 15

MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
1. Hemoglobin >18.5 g/dL in males, 16.5 g/dL in females or other evidence of increased red cell volume

Answer 15

True

Question 16

MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA

Presence of JAK2V617F or other functionally similar mutations (e.g., JAK2 exon 12 mutation)

Answer 16

True

Question 17

MINOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
1. Hypercellular bone marrow with prominent granulocytic, erythrocytic, and megakaryocytic proliferation

Answer 17

True

Question 18

MINOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR POLYCYTHEMIA VERA

Decreases serum erythropoietin levels
3. Endogenous erythroid colony formation in vitro

Answer 18

True