NUR 6121 NP FINAL EXAM CHEAT SHEET (HIGH-YIELD) | WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY

🧠🩺 NP FINAL EXAM CHEAT SHEET
(HIGH-YIELD)

🩺 HEMATOLOGY / ANEMIA
Key Labs & Rules

 Ferritin ↓ first in iron deficiency anemia (IDA)
 Low iron + ↑ TIBC = IDA
 Low iron + ↓ TIBC = Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD)
 Normal RDW + very low MCV = Thalassemia
 Men & postmenopausal women w/ IDA → GI workup mandatory

Reticulocytes

 Retic index < 2% → ↓ RBC production (marrow problem)
 Retic index > 2% → hemolysis or blood loss

Macrocytic Anemia

 B12 deficiency
o ↑ methylmalonic acid
o ↑ homocysteine
o Neurologic symptoms (may be irreversible)
 Folate deficiency
o ↑ homocysteine only

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o NO neuro symptoms
Always rule out B12 before treating folate

Hemolysis Labs

 ↑ LDH
 ↑ indirect bilirubin
 ↓ haptoglobin
 ↑ reticulocytes




🧠 SCHIZOPHRENIA & PSYCHOSIS (DURATION =
DIAGNOSIS)