NURS 6501 Adv Patho Week 7 Quiz 7 Completed with 100% correct Answers

NURS 6501 Adv Patho Week 7 Quiz 7 Completed with 100% correct Answers Adv Patho Week 7 Quiz 7  Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 defciency anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in ______ is the most likely cause. Selected Answer: c. Intrinsic factor Correct Answer: c. Intrinsic factor  Question 2 1 out of 1 points The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma? Selected Answer: b. Japa n Correct Answer: b. Japa n  Question 3 1 out of 1 points A 21-year-old female was recently diagnosed with iron defciency anemia. In addition to fatigue and weakness, which of the following clinical signs and symptoms would she most likely exhibit? Selected Answer: b. Spoon-shaped nails Correct Answer: b. Spoon-shaped nails  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because: Selected Answer: b. Clotting factors are produced inthe liver. Correct Answer: b. Clotting factors are produced in the liver.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect could be the reason? Selected Answer: c. Decreased thrombopoietin Correct Answer: c. Decreased thrombopoietin  Question 6 1 out of 1 points During an infection, the nurse assesses the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes enlarge and become tender because: Selected Answer: a. Lymphocytes are rapidly dividing. Correct Answer: a. Lymphocytes are rapidly dividing.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points An adult patient’s blood sample is analyzed in a laboratory. Assuming a normal sample, which type of white blood cell accounts for the highest percentage? Selected Answer: a. Neutroph ils Correct Answer: a. Neutroph ils  Question 8 1 out of 1 points In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:Selected Answer: b. Clotting factors are depleted. Correct Answer: b. Clotting factors are depleted.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points A 45-year-old female undergoes a splenectomy to remove a tumor. Which of the following assessment fnding is most likely to occur following surgery? Selected Answer: a. Leukocyto sis Correct Answer: a. Leukocyto sis  Question 10 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old male is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. When the patient asks how he got this disease, how should the nurse respond? The most likely cause is: Selected Answer: b. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) Correct Answer: b. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Thrombocytopenia may be: Selected Answer: c. Congenital or acquired Correct Answer: c. Congenital or acquired  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A 67-year-old female has chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. A nurse recalls the primary cause of her anemia is:Selected Answer: b. Iron defciency Correct Answer: b. Iron defciency  Question 13 1 out of 1 points For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the erythrocytes to be: Selected Answer: c. Sequeste red Correct Answer: c. Sequeste red  Question 14 1 out of 1 points A 65-year-old male experienced loss of appetite, weight loss, lemon-yellow skin, liver enlargement, and a beefy red tongue shortly before his death. Autopsy suggested pernicious anemia, and the cause of death would most likely reveal: Selected Answer: c. Heart failure Correct Answer: c. Heart failure  Question 15 1 out of 1 points How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious anemia? Selected Answer: a. Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the urine. Correct Answer: a. Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the urine.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points After initial compensation, what hemodynamic change should the nursemonitor for in a patient who has a reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes? Selected Answer: d. Hyperdynamic circulatory state Correct Answer: d. Hyperdynamic circulatory state  Question 17 1 out of 1 points A hematologist is discussing hematopoiesis. Which information should be included? ________ participate in hematopoiesis. Selected Answer: a. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) Correct Answer: a. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)  Question 18 1 out of 1 points A 60-year-old female emphysema patient experiences a rapid and pounding heart, dizziness, and fatigue with exertion. Which of the following respiratory assessment fndings indicate the respiratory system is compensating for the increased oxygen demand? Selected Answer: b. Increased rate and depth of breathing Correct Answer: b. Increased rate and depth of breathing  Question 19 1 out of 1 points A 34-year-old male presents in the emergency room with extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. His skin and sclera appear to have a yellowish discoloration. These assessment fndings are consistent with which type of anemia? Selected Answer: d. Hemolytic anemia Correct Answer: d.Hemolytic anemia  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A 50-year-old female is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia. A nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets. Selected Answer: d. Overprodu ced Correct Answer: d. Overprodu ced  Question 21 0 out of 1 points A 20-year-old female undergoes lab testing for anemia. Results show high iron, bilirubin, and transferrin and low hemoglobin and hematocrit. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis to be documented on the chart? Selected Answer: d. Sideroblastic anemia Correct Answer: a. Pernicious anemia  Question 22 1 out of 1 points A 10-year-old male is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. When the parents ask who is responsible for this disease, what is the nurse’s best response? He most likely inherited it from: Selected Answer: c. Both his mother and father Correct Answer: c. Both his mother and father  Question 23 1 out of 1 points A 62-year-old female tells her health care provider she has been experiencing regular night sweats that cause her to wake up drenched. She also remarks that she has been unintentionally losing weight. Physical exam reveals enlarged lymph nodes on her neck that do not appear to bepainful. She should be screened for which of the following cancers? Selected Answer: b. Hodgkin lymphoma Correct Answer: b. Hodgkin lymphoma  Question 24 1 out of 1 points A nurse monitors for the most common childhood cancer, which is: Selected Answer: a. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) Correct Answer: a. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)  Question 25 1 out of 1 points When a nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the erythrocytes contain an abnormally low concentration of hemoglobin, the nurse calls these erythrocytes: Selected Answer: b. Hypochro mic Correct Answer: b. Hypochro mic  Question 26 1 out of 1 points A group of cells isolated in the laboratory have membrane-bound granules in their cytoplasm and they show phagocytic activity. Which of the following cells is most similar? Selected Answer: d. Eosinoph ils Correct Answer: d. Eosinoph ils  Question 27 1 out of 1 pointsA staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest proportion of total body iron is located in the: Selected Answer: a. Erythrocy tes Correct Answer: a. Erythrocy tes  Question 28 1 out of 1 points The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores? Selected Answer: c. Bone marrow biopsy Correct Answer: c. Bone marrow biopsy  Question 29 1 out of 1 points A 5-year-old female is diagnosed with acute leukemia. The nurse will most likely treat this patient with: Selected Answer: c. Chemother apy Correct Answer: c. Chemother apy  Question 30 1 out of 1 points A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to decrease thyroid activity. A nurse monitors for which of the following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment? Selected Answer: b. Basophil ia Correct Answer: b. Basophil ia Question 31 1 out of 1 points A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product of the clotting cascade is this patient unable to make? Selected Answer: d. Fibri n Correct Answer: d. Fibri n  Question 32 1 out of 1 points While reviewing lab results, the nurse recalls the most abundant cells in the blood are: Selected Answer: c. Erythrocy tes Correct Answer: c. Erythrocy tes  Question 33 1 out of 1 points A 40-year-old male vegetarian is diagnosed with folate defciency anemia. He reports that he is an alcoholic. Which of the following factors put him at greatest risk for developing his disease? Selected Answer: b. Being alcoholic Correct Answer: b. Being alcoholic  Question 34 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old male with infectious mononucleosis is being given instructions on how to prevent the spread of this infection to others. Which statement represents a correct instruction? Selected Answer: b. Do not share drinking glasses or eating utensils. Correct Answer: b. Do not share drinking glasses oreating utensils.  Question 35 1 out of 1 points A 5-year-old male was diagnosed with normocytic-normochromic anemia. Which of the following anemias does the nurse suspect the patient has? Selected Answer: b. Hemolytic anemia Correct Answer: b. Hemolytic anemia Saturday, April 15, 2017 6:32:22 PM EDT