04-13-2008, 12:22 AM
7. A 50-yar-old male presents with headache and dizzi-
ness. He has "also experienced generalized pruritus of a
severe nature. He has had these problems, along with dark
stools, for several months. His stool is positive for occult
blood, and blood pressure is 165/90 mm Hg. A CBC
shows a hemoglobin concentration of 22.3 g/dL, hematocrit
67.1%, MCV of 94 fL, platelet count of 453,000//xL,
and WBC count of 7800//L. His problems most likely
stem from
O (A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
O (B) Essential thrombocytosis
O © Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
O (D) Erythroleukemia
O (E) Polycythemia vera
ness. He has "also experienced generalized pruritus of a
severe nature. He has had these problems, along with dark
stools, for several months. His stool is positive for occult
blood, and blood pressure is 165/90 mm Hg. A CBC
shows a hemoglobin concentration of 22.3 g/dL, hematocrit
67.1%, MCV of 94 fL, platelet count of 453,000//xL,
and WBC count of 7800//L. His problems most likely
stem from
O (A) Myelodysplastic syndrome
O (B) Essential thrombocytosis
O © Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
O (D) Erythroleukemia
O (E) Polycythemia vera