NURS 5432 UTA Final review Exam
Questions and Answers (2025/2026)
1. Microcyticanemia:Characterized by small, pale red blood cells.
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2. Hypochromic anemia:Anemia with low hemoglobin concentration.so o
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3. IronDeficiency Anemia (IDA):Caused by low iron intake or blood loss.
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4. Thalassemia:Hereditary disorder affecting hemoglobin synthesis.
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5. Leadpoisoning:Toxicaccumulationofleadcausinganemia.
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6. Hemoglobin (Hgb):Protein in red blood cells carrying oxygen.
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7. Hematocrit(Hct):Percentage of blood volume occupied by red cells.
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8. MeanCorpuscularVolume (MCV):Averagevolumeofredbloodcells.
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9. MeanCorpuscularHemoglobinConcentration(MCHC):Averageconcentra-
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tion of hemoglobin in red cells.
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10. RedBloodCellDistributionWidth(RDW):Measureofvariationin redblood cell
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size.
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11. Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC):Measure of blood's capacity to bind iron.
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, 12. Serum ferritin:Indicator of stored iron in the body.
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13. Elementaliron dosage for adults:100 to 200 mg/day for iron deficiency.
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14. Elemental iron dosage for children:3 to 6 mg/kg/day for iron deficiency.
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15. Reticulocyte count:Indicator of bone marrow response to anemia. so o
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16. IV iron therapy:Used for patients intolerant to oral iron.
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17. Ferric carboxymaltose:IV iron formulation given over 15 minutes.
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18. Lean body weight (LBW):Used to calculate required elemental iron.
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19. DesiredHemoglobin(Hgb):Targethemoglobinleveling/dL.
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20. Observed Hemoglobin (Hgb):Current hemoglobin level in g/dL. so so o
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21. Ferritinlevel in IDA:Low ferritin indicates iron deficiency anemia.
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22. Ferritin level inThalassemia:Normal ferritin despite low hemoglobin levels.
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23. Hemoglobinelectrophoresis:Testto identifytypesofhemoglobin present. so o
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24. Elevated reticulocyte count:Indicates increased red blood cell production.
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25. Hgbelectrophoresis:Testto identifytypesofhemoglobin.
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26. Elevated ferritin:Suggests increased iron stores in the body.
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27. Elevated total bilirubin:Indicates increased breakdown of red blood cells.
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28. Iron Deficiency Anemia:Anemia caused by insufficient iron levels.
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29. Thalassemia:Genetic disorder affecting hemoglobin production. o
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30. Ferritin Level LOW:Indicates depleted iron stores in the body.
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31. Ferritin level normal:Indicates adequate iron stores in the body.
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32. SerumIron Decreased:Low level of iron in the blood.
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33. Serum iron normal:Normal level of iron in the blood.
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34. TotalironbindingcapacityElevated:Increasedcapacitytobindironinblood.
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35. Total iron binding capacity Normal:Normal ability to bind iron in blood.
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Questions and Answers (2025/2026)
1. Microcyticanemia:Characterized by small, pale red blood cells.
so o
s so so so so so so
2. Hypochromic anemia:Anemia with low hemoglobin concentration.so o
s so so so so
3. IronDeficiency Anemia (IDA):Caused by low iron intake or blood loss.
so so so o
s so so so so so so so
4. Thalassemia:Hereditary disorder affecting hemoglobin synthesis.
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s so so so so
5. Leadpoisoning:Toxicaccumulationofleadcausinganemia.
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s so so so so so
6. Hemoglobin (Hgb):Protein in red blood cells carrying oxygen.
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s so so so so so so
7. Hematocrit(Hct):Percentage of blood volume occupied by red cells.
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s so so so so so so so
8. MeanCorpuscularVolume (MCV):Averagevolumeofredbloodcells.
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9. MeanCorpuscularHemoglobinConcentration(MCHC):Averageconcentra-
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tion of hemoglobin in red cells.
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10. RedBloodCellDistributionWidth(RDW):Measureofvariationin redblood cell
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size.
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11. Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC):Measure of blood's capacity to bind iron.
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1 /12 so so
, 12. Serum ferritin:Indicator of stored iron in the body.
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13. Elementaliron dosage for adults:100 to 200 mg/day for iron deficiency.
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14. Elemental iron dosage for children:3 to 6 mg/kg/day for iron deficiency.
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15. Reticulocyte count:Indicator of bone marrow response to anemia. so o
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16. IV iron therapy:Used for patients intolerant to oral iron.
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17. Ferric carboxymaltose:IV iron formulation given over 15 minutes.
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18. Lean body weight (LBW):Used to calculate required elemental iron.
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19. DesiredHemoglobin(Hgb):Targethemoglobinleveling/dL.
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20. Observed Hemoglobin (Hgb):Current hemoglobin level in g/dL. so so o
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21. Ferritinlevel in IDA:Low ferritin indicates iron deficiency anemia.
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22. Ferritin level inThalassemia:Normal ferritin despite low hemoglobin levels.
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23. Hemoglobinelectrophoresis:Testto identifytypesofhemoglobin present. so o
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24. Elevated reticulocyte count:Indicates increased red blood cell production.
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25. Hgbelectrophoresis:Testto identifytypesofhemoglobin.
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26. Elevated ferritin:Suggests increased iron stores in the body.
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27. Elevated total bilirubin:Indicates increased breakdown of red blood cells.
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28. Iron Deficiency Anemia:Anemia caused by insufficient iron levels.
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29. Thalassemia:Genetic disorder affecting hemoglobin production. o
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30. Ferritin Level LOW:Indicates depleted iron stores in the body.
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31. Ferritin level normal:Indicates adequate iron stores in the body.
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32. SerumIron Decreased:Low level of iron in the blood.
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33. Serum iron normal:Normal level of iron in the blood.
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34. TotalironbindingcapacityElevated:Increasedcapacitytobindironinblood.
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35. Total iron binding capacity Normal:Normal ability to bind iron in blood.
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