NURS 6512 Week 6 Midterm Exam: Advanced
Health Assessment: (Exam solutions, with updated
multiple versions resources for 2025 Exams)
WBC level Newborn - answer-9-30 Billion cells/L until 2 weeks old
WBC Levels in Adults - answer-3.4 to 9.6 billion
5 types of WBC - answer-Neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils
basophils
Usually What WBC is the largest - answer-Neutrophils
What WBC type is the largest as a newborn - answer-Lymphocytes until 8 years
old
Leukopenia - answer-less than 4000
* viral infection
* bacterial infection
* bone marrow issue
,Severe leukopenia - answer-less than 500
can be at risk for fatal infection dying of even a cold
when is leukocytosis common - answer-during pregnancy due to increased
neutrophils
What wbc type elevates with allergies - answer-Eosinophils
what wbc type elevates with infections (bacterial and viral) - answer-Viral:
lymphocytes
bacterial: neutrophils
vitiligo - answer-localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white
patches
nevi - answer-moles, large variation
Normal: all one color, clearly defined borders, flat or smooth, less than <6mm
atypical: mixed colors, irregular borders, textured, larger than 6mm
, Acne (acne vulgaris) - answer-Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation
the sebatious glands from retained secretions and Propionibacterium acnes
could be cystic as well
petechiae, purpura, ecchymoses - answer-Three terms that refer to bleeding that
occurs in the skin are petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses. Generally, the term
"petechiae" refers to smaller lesions. "Purpura" and "ecchymoses" are terms that
refer to larger lesions. In certain situations purpura may be palpable. In all
situations, petechiae, ecchymoses, and purpura do not blanch when pressed. If
there is any question, press on the lesions carefully with a glass slide. Don't break
the slide or cut the patient.
Telangiectasia - answer-skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated
blood vessels that are visible
spider angioma (telangiectasia) - answer-dilated radiating capillaries surrounding
a central arteriole on the face, forearms, and hands
radiating telangiectases blanch under diascopy, the center does not
red in color
f>m
liver disease, young children, hyperestrogenic states
treat with electrocautery and laser surgery
up to 1.5cm
dermatographia test - answer-take your fingernail run along the skin wait a few
seconds, if you see the mark still there elevating that is positive response
Health Assessment: (Exam solutions, with updated
multiple versions resources for 2025 Exams)
WBC level Newborn - answer-9-30 Billion cells/L until 2 weeks old
WBC Levels in Adults - answer-3.4 to 9.6 billion
5 types of WBC - answer-Neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils
basophils
Usually What WBC is the largest - answer-Neutrophils
What WBC type is the largest as a newborn - answer-Lymphocytes until 8 years
old
Leukopenia - answer-less than 4000
* viral infection
* bacterial infection
* bone marrow issue
,Severe leukopenia - answer-less than 500
can be at risk for fatal infection dying of even a cold
when is leukocytosis common - answer-during pregnancy due to increased
neutrophils
What wbc type elevates with allergies - answer-Eosinophils
what wbc type elevates with infections (bacterial and viral) - answer-Viral:
lymphocytes
bacterial: neutrophils
vitiligo - answer-localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white
patches
nevi - answer-moles, large variation
Normal: all one color, clearly defined borders, flat or smooth, less than <6mm
atypical: mixed colors, irregular borders, textured, larger than 6mm
, Acne (acne vulgaris) - answer-Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation
the sebatious glands from retained secretions and Propionibacterium acnes
could be cystic as well
petechiae, purpura, ecchymoses - answer-Three terms that refer to bleeding that
occurs in the skin are petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses. Generally, the term
"petechiae" refers to smaller lesions. "Purpura" and "ecchymoses" are terms that
refer to larger lesions. In certain situations purpura may be palpable. In all
situations, petechiae, ecchymoses, and purpura do not blanch when pressed. If
there is any question, press on the lesions carefully with a glass slide. Don't break
the slide or cut the patient.
Telangiectasia - answer-skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated
blood vessels that are visible
spider angioma (telangiectasia) - answer-dilated radiating capillaries surrounding
a central arteriole on the face, forearms, and hands
radiating telangiectases blanch under diascopy, the center does not
red in color
f>m
liver disease, young children, hyperestrogenic states
treat with electrocautery and laser surgery
up to 1.5cm
dermatographia test - answer-take your fingernail run along the skin wait a few
seconds, if you see the mark still there elevating that is positive response
