NSG 5000 CHAPTER 31 ALTERATIONS
OF HEMATOLOGIC FUNCTION IN
CHILDREN EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What is the cause of polycythemia in the fetus? - CORRECT-ANSWERSIncreased
erythropoiesis occurs in response to the hypoxic intrauterine environment
Why does fetal hemoglobin have a greater affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSFetal hemoglobin interacts less readily with diphosphoglycerate (DPG),
which inhibits hemoglobin oxygen binding
Which blood cell type is elevated at birth and Through the preschool years but decreases to
adult levels afterward? - CORRECT-ANSWERSMonocytes
OF HEMATOLOGIC FUNCTION IN
CHILDREN EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What is the cause of polycythemia in the fetus? - CORRECT-ANSWERSIncreased
erythropoiesis occurs in response to the hypoxic intrauterine environment
Why does fetal hemoglobin have a greater affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSFetal hemoglobin interacts less readily with diphosphoglycerate (DPG),
which inhibits hemoglobin oxygen binding
Which blood cell type is elevated at birth and Through the preschool years but decreases to
adult levels afterward? - CORRECT-ANSWERSMonocytes
