UTMB ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
5355 MODULE 6.2 PULMONARY STUDY
GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED Q&A MASTER
SOLUTION PACK
◉ An unstable type of hemoglobin that cannot bind with oxygen is
termed:
A) Deoxyhemoglobin
B) Oxyhemoglobin
C) Methemoglobin
D) Glycosylated hemoglobin
Answer: methemoglobin
◉ A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of
iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest
proportion of total body iron is located in the:
a. Erythrocytes
b. Spleen pulp
c. Bone marrow
d. Liver tissue
Answer: erythrocytes
,◉ A student asks the instructor about recycled iron. What
information should the instructor share? Recycled iron from
macrophages is delivered to the bone marrow bound to:
A) Ferritin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Hemosiderin
D) Transferrin
Answer: transferrin
◉ A nurse is preparing to teach about erythropoietin. Which
information should the nurse include? Erythropoietin is produced in
the:
Answer: kidneys
◉ Which condition will cause a patient to secrete erythropoietin?
Answer: hypoxia
◉ After erythrocytes have circulated for about 120 days, they are
removed by macrophages, which are mainly in the:
Answer: spleen
,◉ Which electrolyte will the nurse check to ensure normal platelet
functioning?
Answer: Calcium
◉ Which of the following nutritional components will the nurse
encourage a patient to consume as it is needed for erythropoiesis?
Answer: Cobalamin
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason?
Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product
of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make?
Answer: fibrin
◉ A nurse is discussing fibrinolysis. Which information should the
nurse share? Fibrinolysis is mediated by:
Answer: plasmin
◉ A newborn baby has a clotting disorder that results in her body
being unable to produce thrombin. Which of the following phases of
platelet degranulation would be impossible?
, A. Subendothelial exposure
B. Adhesion
C. Activation
D. Aggregation
Answer: aggregation
◉ While checking lab results, the nurse remembers the normal
leukocyte count is:
Answer: 5,000-10,000/mm3
◉ When a staff member asks how erythrocytes can carry oxygen,
which of the following properties should the nurse describe that
allow erythrocytes to function as gas carriers? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: - Biconcavity
- Reversible deformability
◉ A nurse is caring for an elderly patient. Which of the following are
true regarding the hematological system and aging? (Select all that
apply.)
Answer: Total serum iron is decreased
Total iron-binding capacity is decreased
Intestinal iron absorption is decreased
5355 MODULE 6.2 PULMONARY STUDY
GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED Q&A MASTER
SOLUTION PACK
◉ An unstable type of hemoglobin that cannot bind with oxygen is
termed:
A) Deoxyhemoglobin
B) Oxyhemoglobin
C) Methemoglobin
D) Glycosylated hemoglobin
Answer: methemoglobin
◉ A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of
iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest
proportion of total body iron is located in the:
a. Erythrocytes
b. Spleen pulp
c. Bone marrow
d. Liver tissue
Answer: erythrocytes
,◉ A student asks the instructor about recycled iron. What
information should the instructor share? Recycled iron from
macrophages is delivered to the bone marrow bound to:
A) Ferritin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Hemosiderin
D) Transferrin
Answer: transferrin
◉ A nurse is preparing to teach about erythropoietin. Which
information should the nurse include? Erythropoietin is produced in
the:
Answer: kidneys
◉ Which condition will cause a patient to secrete erythropoietin?
Answer: hypoxia
◉ After erythrocytes have circulated for about 120 days, they are
removed by macrophages, which are mainly in the:
Answer: spleen
,◉ Which electrolyte will the nurse check to ensure normal platelet
functioning?
Answer: Calcium
◉ Which of the following nutritional components will the nurse
encourage a patient to consume as it is needed for erythropoiesis?
Answer: Cobalamin
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason?
Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product
of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make?
Answer: fibrin
◉ A nurse is discussing fibrinolysis. Which information should the
nurse share? Fibrinolysis is mediated by:
Answer: plasmin
◉ A newborn baby has a clotting disorder that results in her body
being unable to produce thrombin. Which of the following phases of
platelet degranulation would be impossible?
, A. Subendothelial exposure
B. Adhesion
C. Activation
D. Aggregation
Answer: aggregation
◉ While checking lab results, the nurse remembers the normal
leukocyte count is:
Answer: 5,000-10,000/mm3
◉ When a staff member asks how erythrocytes can carry oxygen,
which of the following properties should the nurse describe that
allow erythrocytes to function as gas carriers? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: - Biconcavity
- Reversible deformability
◉ A nurse is caring for an elderly patient. Which of the following are
true regarding the hematological system and aging? (Select all that
apply.)
Answer: Total serum iron is decreased
Total iron-binding capacity is decreased
Intestinal iron absorption is decreased
