NR 283 PATHO QUIZ WEEK 7
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:
Selected b.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
Correct b.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
•
Which major symptom in a patient with sickle cell anemia indicates to the nurse, the
patient is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis?
Selected b.
Answer: Pain
Correct b.
Answer: Pain
•
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 findings are consistent with which type of anemia?
Selected d.
Answer: Hemolytic anemia
Correct d.
Answer: Hemolytic anemia
•
A 52-year-old male IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5 years ago. He is
now experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse suspects a decrease in which of
the following vitamins?
Selected a.
Answer: K
Correct a.
Answer: K
A 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 a.
Answer: Erythrocytes
Correct a.
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, Answer: Erythrocytes
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 c.
Answer: Both his mother and father
Correct c.
Answer: Both his mother and father
•
How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious
anemia?
Selected a.
Answer: Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the
urine.
Correct a.
Answer: Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the
urine.
•
The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?
Selected c.
Answer: Bone marrow biopsy
Correct c.
Answer: Bone marrow biopsy
•
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 d.
Answer: Eosinophils
Correct d.
Answer: Eosinophils
•
A nurse is teaching the staff about platelets. Which information should the nurse
include? In addition to playing a role in hemostasis, platelets have the ability to:
Selected b.
Answer: Release biochemical mediators of inflammation
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• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:
Selected b.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
Correct b.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
•
Which major symptom in a patient with sickle cell anemia indicates to the nurse, the
patient is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis?
Selected b.
Answer: Pain
Correct b.
Answer: Pain
•
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 findings are consistent with which type of anemia?
Selected d.
Answer: Hemolytic anemia
Correct d.
Answer: Hemolytic anemia
•
A 52-year-old male IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5 years ago. He is
now experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse suspects a decrease in which of
the following vitamins?
Selected a.
Answer: K
Correct a.
Answer: K
A 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 a.
Answer: Erythrocytes
Correct a.
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, Answer: Erythrocytes
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 c.
Answer: Both his mother and father
Correct c.
Answer: Both his mother and father
•
How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious
anemia?
Selected a.
Answer: Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the
urine.
Correct a.
Answer: Administer radioactive cobalamin and measure its excretion in the
urine.
•
The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?
Selected c.
Answer: Bone marrow biopsy
Correct c.
Answer: Bone marrow biopsy
•
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 d.
Answer: Eosinophils
Correct d.
Answer: Eosinophils
•
A nurse is teaching the staff about platelets. Which information should the nurse
include? In addition to playing a role in hemostasis, platelets have the ability to:
Selected b.
Answer: Release biochemical mediators of inflammation
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