APEA- Heme Assessment Exam Questions with Correct Answers

APEA- Heme Assessment Exam Questions with Correct Answers


Question 1:
The preauricular lymph node is located: at the angle of the mandible.
in front of the ear.
at the base of the skull posteriorly. superficial to the mastoid process.
Answer:
in front of the ear.


Question 2:
A patient who presents with joint pain and an accompanying butterfly rash on the face is
suggestive of: gonococcal arthritis.
systemic lupus erythematosus. fifth's disease.
acute rheumatic fever.
Answer:
systemic lupus erythematosus.


Question 3:
Which ethnicity is associated with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency?
American Indian black
Asian Hispanic
Answer:
black


Question 4:
A possible assessment finding in patients taking oral iron supplements for anemia is:
steatorrhea.
hematochezia. constipation. beeturia.
Answer:
constipation.

, Question 5:
The blood lead level that requires further testing and monitoring in children is: 3 mcg/dL.
5 mcg/dL.
7 mcg/dL.9 mcg/dL.
Answer:
5 mcg/dL.7 mcg/dL.9 mcg/dL.
5 mcg/dL.
7 mcg/dL.
9 mcg/dL.
5 mcg/dL.
7 mcg/dL.
9 mcg/dL.
5 mcg/dL.


Question 6:
Hemophilia type A is a deficiency of factor:
VIII. IX.
XI.
IV.
aplastic crisis. sequestration crisis.
Answer:
VIII.
A child with sickle cell anemia presents with a history of sudden onset of rapid breathing with
left upper quadrant (LUQ) tenderness upon palpation. The child is most likely experiencing a
(an):
vaso-occlusive crisis.


Question 7:
hemarthrosis crisis.
Answer:
sequestration crisis.


Question 8:
An assessment finding in a patient diagnosed with von Willebrand disease is:
hypopigmentation.
café au lait spots. ecchymosis. hyperpigmentation.
Answer:
ecchymosis.