Anaemia
General Medicine · Topic 9
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume II · General Medicine · Topic 9 · combined PDF page 296
Practice questions
- A child with anaemia and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms is being assessed. Which approach to classification is consistent with the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A patient with CKD has anaemia. According to the 2025 UK Kidney Association guideline summary, which pair represents the most common causes of anaemia in CKD?
- A patient with advanced CKD requiring kidney replacement therapy develops anaemia. Which statement best reflects the guideline summary?
- Which statement about blood transfusion for anaemia in CKD is supported by the 2025 UK Kidney Association guideline summary?
- A kidney transplant recipient with anaemia is discussed at a service reviewing the scope of the updated UK Kidney Association guideline. Which statement is correct?
- A child with anaemia and symptoms suggestive of coeliac disease is being evaluated. Which mechanism should be considered based on the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A child with inflammatory bowel disease has anaemia. Which interpretation best fits the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A child with chronic GI disease has anaemia, and initial testing suggests more than one possible mechanism. What is the most appropriate diagnostic stance according to the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A child receiving mesalamine for chronic GI disease develops anaemia. Which statement is best supported by the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A child with GI-associated anaemia has ongoing intestinal bleeding and inflammation. Which management priority is consistent with the ESPGHAN position paper?
- Two children with GI-associated anaemia are considered for iron supplementation. One has more severe anaemia than the other. Which principle guides the route of supplementation according to the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A patient scheduled for surgery is found to have anaemia. Which topic is explicitly covered by the 2024 British Society for Haematology guideline update?
- A preoperative anaemia protocol is being updated. Which combination of issues is within the scope of the 2024 British Society for Haematology guideline?
- A clinician is asked to state a specific haemoglobin threshold for preoperative anaemia based on the supplied summary of the 2024 guideline. What is the most evidence-faithful response?
- A systematic review pooled 45 studies involving 159,979 Indian adolescents. What pooled prevalence of nutritional anaemia did it report?
- In the meta-analysis of nutritional anaemia among Indian adolescents, which sex-specific pattern was reported?
- A school health team is planning measures to address nutritional anaemia among adolescents in India. Which profile of associated factors is supported by the systematic review?
- A public health report cites the pooled prevalence of nutritional anaemia among Indian adolescents as 56% from a 45-study meta-analysis. Which interpretation is most appropriate?
- A non-anaemic blood donor is being screened for iron deficiency. A test has pooled sensitivity 0.70 and specificity 0.85 in the reviewed studies. Which test characteristic is described by the 0.70 value?
- In non-anaemic blood donors, a systematic review reported pooled specificity of 0.85 for reticulocyte haemoglobin content when assessing iron deficiency. What does this value represent?
- A clinician proposes using reticulocyte haemoglobin content as the sole screening test for iron deficiency without anaemia in blood donors. Which conclusion best matches the systematic review?
- A patient has HFpEF defined by LVEF of 55% and WHO-defined anaemia. What does the contemporary HFpEF meta-analysis support?
- A clinician sees that anaemia is associated with increased mortality in HFpEF and concludes that correcting anaemia will reduce mortality. Which appraisal is most appropriate?
- In the contemporary HFpEF analysis, what was the reported adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause mortality associated with anaemia in the LVEF ≥50% pool?
- A meta-analysis of HFpEF studies reported an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.17 per 1 g/dL lower haemoglobin. Which interpretation best fits this result?
- A review of maternal and postpartum anaemia research published from 2000 to 2024 found that health outcomes dominated the topic landscape, while diagnosis, prevention, and management received less attention. What is the most appropriate implication?
- A research funder wants to address gaps identified in the bibliometric analysis of anaemia in pregnant and postpartum women. Which area is most consistent with the reported underrepresented themes?
- An anaemic child with chronic GI disease has possible iron deficiency, inflammation, and malabsorption. Which combination of actions best reflects the ESPGHAN position paper?
- A clinician is evaluating anaemia in a child with chronic GI disease and notes that the haemoglobin value is below an adult reference threshold. Which principle should guide interpretation?