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1. 1. Which of the following patients would be 47-year-old female diagnosed with
most likely to develop disseminated intravas- sepsis
cular coagulation (DIC)?
2. Which instruction will the nurse include in the Use a soft-bristled toothbrush
discharge teaching plan of a patient who was
recently diagnosed with thrombocytopenia?
3. Which of these patients should the nurse as- An 81-year-old with thrombocytopenia
sess first? and an increase in waist circumference
A) A 32-year-old with pernicious anemia who
needs to receive a vitamin B12 injection
B) A 40-year-old with iron deficiency anemia
who needs a Z-track iron injection
C) A 67-year-old with acute myelocytic
leukemia who has petechiae on the legs
D) An 81-year-old with thrombocytopenia and
an increase in waist circumference
4. Why do vascular occlusions and infarcts occur The change in shape of red blood
frequently with sickle cell anemia cells
clog vessels
5. Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of the plasma cells
6. When making a differential diagnosis be- Reed-Sternberg cells
tween Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's disease,
the nurse understands that Hodgkin's disease
would have which of the following present?
7. While in the hospital for the management of minimizing visitors
acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), J.B.'s neu-
trophil count is 175. The most appropriate ac-
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tion for this condition would be
A) anticoagulant therapy.
B) minimizing visitors.
C) chemotherapy.
D) iron supplements.
8. A 52-year-old man presents to the clinic com- Multiple myeloma
plaining of back pain. X-rays reveals multiple
areas of reduced bone density and a com-
pression fracture of the vertebra. His lab work
revealed elevated serum calcium levels. Which
of the following diseases is most consistent
with these findings?
9. Which information is most important for the Maintain an oral fluid intake of at least
nurse to provide to the patient to prevent sick- 4500 mL/day
le cell crisis? decrease stress
10. Which discharge teaching is essential to in- Avoid contact sports.
clude for the patient with acute myeloid
leukemia (AML)?
11. Which of the following is indicative of he- Jaundice forms from destroyed rbc
molytic anemia?
12. . A chemotherapy patient has a hemoglobin Syncope
of 7.0 g/dL. Which of the following complaints
would be indicative of tissue hypoxia related
to anemia?
13. Causes of thrombocytopenia include: chemotherapy
14. von Willebrand factor is directly involved in platelet adhesion and aggregation
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15. Which of the following treatments is not suit- Splenectomy
able for aplastic anemia?
16. . A 3-year-old boy who exhibits prolonged hemophilia
bleeding after minor trauma and prolonged
clotting time, but normal platelet count, likely
has
17. What does leukocytosis frequently indicate? Presence of inflammation or infection.
18. Leukocytosis increase in white blood cells
19. Leukocytes white blood cells
20. Hemophilia An X-linked recessive disorder in which
blood fails to clot properly, leading to
excessive bleeding if injured.
21. Erythropoietin A hormone produced and released by
the kidney that stimulates the produc-
tion of red blood cells by the bone
marrow.
22. What is a deficit of all types of blood cells Pancytopenia
called
23. Which of the following is a neoplasm of blood Leukemia
cells?
24. A 5-year-old male child has a bleeding disease Hemophilia
that is characterized by areas of hemorrhage
in the joints and muscles after minor injuries.
Laboratory tests reveal a deficiency of a coag-