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NSG 550/ NSG550 Exam 3 – Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Guide| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION what is MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin; avg amount of hgb on RBC QUESTION What is MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) Answer: average concentration / percentage of hbg carried by a single RBC QUESTION What does a CBC contain? Answer: - RBCs - WBCs - HGB - HCT - Plt -blood smear QUESTION When is the prelim wound culture report generated Answer: 24 hours QUESTION when is the final wound culture report generated Answer: 48-72 hours QUESTION what is a gram stain of a wound culture Answer: quick 10 minute interpretation to help guide abx use QUESTION Pregnancy is detected by the presence or absence of Answer: HCG in blood or urine QUESTION What is the most sensitive imaging test used to evaluate the spine Answer: MRI QUESTION if a patient presents with a history of trauma to back what imaging test is used Answer: CT spine QUESTION Xray for back pain Answer: to look at bony structures ie, vertebral compression fractures QUESTION Microcytic anemia Answer: Low MCV (80) QUESTION Disease associated with microcytic anemia Answer: Iron Deficiency Thalasemia Anemia of chronic Disease QUESTION normocyctic anemia Answer: 80-99 QUESTION disease associated with microcytic anemia Answer: chronic disease QUESTION Macrocyclic anemia lab findings Answer: MCV 100 QUESTION disease associated with Macrocytic anemia Answer: B12 (pernicious anemia) Folate QUESTION what is the most common anemia Answer: iron deficiency anemia QUESTION What are laboratory indications of Iron Def anemia Answer: low FE, High TIBC, Hypochromic microcytic QUESTION In thalasemia what is abnormally high Answer:

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NSGl 550/l NSG550l Examl 3l –l Diagnosticl
Reasoningl forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l whatl isl MCH
Answer:
meanl corpuscularl hemoglobin;l avgl amountl ofl hgbl onl RBC



Q:l Whatl isl MCHCl (meanl corpuscularl hemoglobinl concentration)
Answer:
averagel concentrationl /l percentagel ofl hbgl carriedl byl al singlel RBC



Q:l Whatl doesl al CBCl contain?
Answer:
-l RBCs
-l WBCs
-l HGB
-l HCT
-l Plt
-bloodl smear



Q:l Whenl isl thel preliml woundl culturel reportl generated
Answer:
24l hours

,Q:l whenl isl thel finall woundl culturel reportl generated
Answer:
48-72l hours



Q:l whatl isl al graml stainl ofl al woundl culture
Answer:
quickl 10l minutel interpretationl tol helpl guidel abxl use



Q:l Pregnancyl isl detectedl byl thel presencel orl absencel of
Answer:
HCGl inl bloodl orl urine



Q:l Whatl isl thel mostl sensitivel imagingl testl usedl tol evaluatel thel spine
Answer:
MRI



Q:l ifl al patientl presentsl withl al historyl ofl traumal tol backl whatl imagingl testl isl used
Answer:
CTl spine



Q:l Xrayl forl backl pain
Answer:
tol lookl atl bonyl structuresl
ie,l vertebrall compressionl fractures

,Q:l Microcyticl anemia
Answer:
Lowl MCVl (<80)



Q:l Diseasel associatedl withl microcyticl anemia
Answer:
Ironl Deficiency
Thalasemia
Anemial ofl chronicl Disease



Q:l normocycticl anemia
Answer:
80-99



Q:l diseasel associatedl withl microcyticl anemia
Answer:
chronicl disease



Q:l Macrocyclicl anemial labl findings
Answer:
MCVl >100



Q:l diseasel associatedl withl Macrocyticl anemia
Answer:
B12l (perniciousl anemia)

, Folate



Q:l whatl isl thel mostl commonl anemia
Answer:
ironl deficiencyl anemia



Q:l Whatl arel laboratoryl indicationsl ofl Ironl Defl anemia
Answer:
lowl FE,l Highl TIBC,l Hypochromicl microcytic



Q:l Inl thalasemial whatl isl abnormallyl high
Answer:
Hgb



Q:l Anemial ofl chronicl diseasel laboratoryl findings
Answer:
decreasel iron,l increasedl feritin,l decreasedl TIBC



Q:l whatl diseasel causel chronicl anemia
Answer:
Kidney,l Autoimmune,l Rheumatology



Q:l Anl alcoholicl onl al benchl isl likelyl tol havel whichl anemia
Answer:
Folatel deficiency

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