NR 511/ NR511 Final Exam: Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care Practicum Guide (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) | Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers)- Chamberlain

NRl 511/l NR511l Finall Exam:l Differentiall
Diagnosisl andl Primaryl Carel Practicuml
Guidel (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l |l Qsl
&l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)-l Chamberlain

QUESTION
l whatl shouldl bel donel onl alll patientsl suspectedl tol havel ida
Answer:
fecall bloodl testl tol rulel outl GIl bleeding



QUESTION
l reticulocytel count
Answer:
measurementl ofl thel numberl ofl circulatingl reticulocytes:l immaturel RBCsl inl al bloodl
specimen



QUESTION
l MCV
Answer:
meanl corpuscularl volume,l averagel sizel ofl RBCs



QUESTION
l Increasedl MCV

,Answer:
seenl inl macrocyticl anemias,l liverl disease,l usel ofl zidovudine



QUESTION
l microcyticl hypochromicl anemia
Answer:
Lowl MCVl andl lowl MCHC-ironl deficiency:l orderl seruml iron,l TIBCl andl ferritinl levels



QUESTION
l megaloblasticl anemia
Answer:
macrocyticl normochromic,l usuallyl causedl byl b12



QUESTION
l sideroblasticl anemia
Answer:
anemial causedl byl inabilityl tol usel availablel ironl tol manufacturel hemoglobin-l thel
nucleusl hasl al ringedl appearance



QUESTION
l diagnosticl testl sideroblasticl anemia
Answer:
Prussianl bluel stainl isl thel diagnosticl testl usedl tol identifyl sideroblasticl anemia.l Ringedl
sideroblastsl wouldl bel seenl inl thisl stain.



QUESTION

, l acutel lymphoblasticl leukemia:l symptoms,l CBC?
Answer:
•Isl thel mostl commonl typel ofl cancerl inl youngl children
•Symptomsl pallor,l fatigue,l bleeding,l fever,l bonel pain,l adenopathy,l arthralgias,l andl
hepatosplenomegaly
•CBCl withl differential:l leukopenial withl lymphoblasts



QUESTION
l Diagnosticl testsl forl ALL
Answer:
-l Bloodl testsl tol analyzel bloodl celll countsl andl markers
-l Bonel marrowl biopsy
-l Lumbarl puncturel (tol checkl forl centrall nervousl systeml involvement)



QUESTION
l Treatmentl ALL
Answer:
-Chemotherapy
-l Radiationl therapyl (inl specificl cases)
-l Steml celll transplantl (inl high-riskl cases)
-l Supportivel carel (painl management,l infectionl prevention,l bloodl transfusions)



QUESTION
l chronicl lymphocyticl leukemial definition
Answer:
Al typel ofl cancerl affectingl thel whitel bloodl cellsl (lymphocytes),l characterizedl byl thel
accumulationl ofl abnormall lymphocytesl inl thel bonel marrow,l blood,l andl lymphl nodes.l
CLLl progressesl slowlyl overl time
Medianl agel ofl onsetl isl 70l yearsl ofl age