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NUR 631 - Final Exam 2026|Complete
Questions And Answers
What will develop in aplastic anemia? - correct-answer - Pancytopenia - RBCs,
WBCs, thrombocytes are ALL low
What kind of inherited disorder is hemophilia a? - correct-answer - X-linked
recessive - from MOM to SON
Why will paresthesias develop in B12 deficient patients? - correct-answer -
Myelin sheath degeneration / demyelination
What is happening in CML? - correct-answer - transloation of genes between 9
and 22
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What is granulocytopenia? - correct-answer - LOW - infections will lead to death
What happens at a cellular level in a sickle cell patient? Hemoglobin S is a result
of? - correct-answer - Valine replaces one amino acid (glutamate)
Where do we make oxytocin? - correct-answer - posterior pituitary
Why do we give pressors to severe shock patients? - correct-answer - To raise BP
- vasoconstriction through ADH
What hormone regulates calcium? - correct-answer - PTH
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What hormone level do we need to watch in a patient with small cell carcinoma
of the stomach? - correct-answer - ADH
If someone has a low ADH, what will we give? - correct-answer - Desmopressin
What does hypomethylation do in tumor progression? - correct-answer -
Increases from benign to malignant
If a patient has amenorrhea, abnormal hair growth, osteoporosis, galacteria
(hyperprolactinemia) - what test would you want to do? - correct-answer - CT
scan of head - looking for pituitary tumor
Why do diabetic patients pee so much? - correct-answer - Blood sugar is high and
they are trying to excrete excess glucose
NUR 631 - Final Exam 2026|Complete
Questions And Answers
What will develop in aplastic anemia? - correct-answer - Pancytopenia - RBCs,
WBCs, thrombocytes are ALL low
What kind of inherited disorder is hemophilia a? - correct-answer - X-linked
recessive - from MOM to SON
Why will paresthesias develop in B12 deficient patients? - correct-answer -
Myelin sheath degeneration / demyelination
What is happening in CML? - correct-answer - transloation of genes between 9
and 22
,2|Page
What is granulocytopenia? - correct-answer - LOW - infections will lead to death
What happens at a cellular level in a sickle cell patient? Hemoglobin S is a result
of? - correct-answer - Valine replaces one amino acid (glutamate)
Where do we make oxytocin? - correct-answer - posterior pituitary
Why do we give pressors to severe shock patients? - correct-answer - To raise BP
- vasoconstriction through ADH
What hormone regulates calcium? - correct-answer - PTH
, 3|Page
What hormone level do we need to watch in a patient with small cell carcinoma
of the stomach? - correct-answer - ADH
If someone has a low ADH, what will we give? - correct-answer - Desmopressin
What does hypomethylation do in tumor progression? - correct-answer -
Increases from benign to malignant
If a patient has amenorrhea, abnormal hair growth, osteoporosis, galacteria
(hyperprolactinemia) - what test would you want to do? - correct-answer - CT
scan of head - looking for pituitary tumor
Why do diabetic patients pee so much? - correct-answer - Blood sugar is high and
they are trying to excrete excess glucose
