Series OSS                                                                                                                                 Code. 140

                              LABORATORY MEDICINE (Clinical Pathology, Haematology & Histopathology)
                                                                       (Theory) Paper I
Time allowed : 3 hours                                                                                             Maximum Marks : 50

Instructions :
Attempt all questions.

1. How do you select a blood donor ? Which donor is permanently unfit to donate ?    4+3

 

2. Write short notes on any three of the following :    3+3+3

(i) Cross matching

(ii) Apheresis

(iii) Transfusion reactions

(iv) Rh-negative blood group

 

 

3. What is meant by differential count (DLC) ? Mention the normal values of DLC in peripheral blood smears of humans.              2+2

 

4. Write short notes on any two of the following: 5/2 +5/ 2

(i) Eosinophil count

(ii) Haemolytic anemia

(iii) Factors of blood coagulation

 

5. Write briefly on any two of the following :

(i) Clinical significance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination

(ii) Bleeding and clotting time

(iii) Constituents of normal bone marrow

 

6. Write briefly on any four of the following :

(i) Stains for pigment

(ii) Mounting

(iii) Plastic embedding

(iv) Museum techniques

(v) Decalcification

 

7. Write short notes on any two of the following:

(i) Anaplasia

(ii) Hormone effects on vaginal smears

(iii) Advantages of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)