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1. A nurse sees essential thrombocytosis on a patient's Blood laboratory val-
chart. Which of the following does the nurse expect? ues will show elevated
platelets.
Bone marrow results show hypocellularity through-
out.
Bleeding from any wound is uncontrolled.
Patient is receiving factor VII transfusions.
Blood laboratory values will show elevated platelets.
2. A patient states that he heard that he should take Aspirin decreases the ad-
an aspirin each day. He wonders whether there is a herence of factors in the
benefit to doing this and wants to know what the as- blood that can lead to a
pirin is supposed to do. Which of the following is an clot.
appropriate response by the nurse?
"Aspirin dilates your blood vessels."
"Aspirin is a 'clot buster.'"
"Aspirin dilutes your blood, making it 'thinner.'"
Aspirin decreases the adherence of factors in the blood
that can lead to a clot.
3. A patient with no known history presents with throm- Checklist of medications
bocytopenia. Which is a likely next step?
Genetic testing
Bone marrow aspiration
Computed tomography (CT) scan
Checklist of medications
4. Which of the following shows that the nurse correctly Patients with thermal in-
understands the metabolic needs of a patient with jury are in a hypermeta-
thermal injury? bolic state.
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