NURS 4020 Test 1 Questions with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Normal Lifespan of RBC - Answer 120 Days
Reasons for anemia - Answer Decreased production of RBCs
Increased destruction of RBCs
Blood loss
Decreased production of RBC's Pathologies - Answer Iron Deficiency
Megaloblastic Anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Thalassemia
Aplastic Anemia
Increased destruction of RBCs Pathologies - Answer Hemolytic Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Who gets Iron Deficiency? - Answer Women
Young
Poor diet
Where is iron absorbed? - Answer Duodenum
S/s Iron Deficiency Anemia - Answer No Early Signs
Pallor
Glossitis
Cheillitis (inflammed lips)
Treatment for Iron Deficiency Anemia - Answer Ferrous Sulfate (PO) + Vitamin C (increases
absorption)
Foods High in Iron - Answer Green leafy vegetables, liver, eggs
,Cobalamin Deficiency - Answer Vitamin B-12 deficiency
From GI issues (gastric bypass, gastrectomy)
Shilling Test - Answer Tests for Cobalamin Deficiency, 24-hour urine
Folic Acid Deficiency - Answer From decreased intake, alcoholics, certaing meds
(Methotrexate: antiseizure)
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Answer Chemo, radiation, lupus, HIV, Renal Disease especially
Hemolytic Anemia - Answer Watch renal function, since dead RBC's pass through kidneys-
clog renal tubules-> kidney failure
Mild Anemia S/s - Answer Hb: 10-14
Slight palpitations
Fatigue
Pale
Moderate Anemia S/s - Answer Hb: 6-10
Dizzy, more pale
Sever Anemia S/s - Answer Hb under 6
Tachycardia
Cold intolerance
Lethargy
Anorexia
Bone pain
Sickle Cell Crisis Interventions - Answer HOP
Hydration
Oxygen
Pain management
Sickle Cell Crisis Irritants - Answer Infection
high altitude
, Stress
Surgery
Blood loss
Sickle Cell Complications - Answer Usually fatal by middle age from complications with
spleen, lungs, kidneys, and brain
Nursing interventions for anemia - Answer Epigen (synthetic erythropoeitin)
Oxygen
Vitamins
Thalassemia - Answer Decreased production of Hemoglobin
Aplastic Anemia - Answer Pancytopenia
Thrombocytopenia - Answer Decreased platelets (under 150,000)
Worry about clotting
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Answer Autoimmune disease where the spleen
detroys platelets
Platelets lifetime - Answer 8-10 Days
ITP Treatment - Answer Corticosteroids (prednisone)
Splenectomy
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia - Answer 5-10 days after starting heparin therapy,
platelets can get too low
Heparin Antidote - Answer Protamine Sulfate
Plasmaphoresis - Answer Blood filter
Thrombocytopenia S/s - Answer Usually asymptomatic
Petechiae/purpura
Superficial Ecchymoses
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Normal Lifespan of RBC - Answer 120 Days
Reasons for anemia - Answer Decreased production of RBCs
Increased destruction of RBCs
Blood loss
Decreased production of RBC's Pathologies - Answer Iron Deficiency
Megaloblastic Anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Thalassemia
Aplastic Anemia
Increased destruction of RBCs Pathologies - Answer Hemolytic Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Who gets Iron Deficiency? - Answer Women
Young
Poor diet
Where is iron absorbed? - Answer Duodenum
S/s Iron Deficiency Anemia - Answer No Early Signs
Pallor
Glossitis
Cheillitis (inflammed lips)
Treatment for Iron Deficiency Anemia - Answer Ferrous Sulfate (PO) + Vitamin C (increases
absorption)
Foods High in Iron - Answer Green leafy vegetables, liver, eggs
,Cobalamin Deficiency - Answer Vitamin B-12 deficiency
From GI issues (gastric bypass, gastrectomy)
Shilling Test - Answer Tests for Cobalamin Deficiency, 24-hour urine
Folic Acid Deficiency - Answer From decreased intake, alcoholics, certaing meds
(Methotrexate: antiseizure)
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Answer Chemo, radiation, lupus, HIV, Renal Disease especially
Hemolytic Anemia - Answer Watch renal function, since dead RBC's pass through kidneys-
clog renal tubules-> kidney failure
Mild Anemia S/s - Answer Hb: 10-14
Slight palpitations
Fatigue
Pale
Moderate Anemia S/s - Answer Hb: 6-10
Dizzy, more pale
Sever Anemia S/s - Answer Hb under 6
Tachycardia
Cold intolerance
Lethargy
Anorexia
Bone pain
Sickle Cell Crisis Interventions - Answer HOP
Hydration
Oxygen
Pain management
Sickle Cell Crisis Irritants - Answer Infection
high altitude
, Stress
Surgery
Blood loss
Sickle Cell Complications - Answer Usually fatal by middle age from complications with
spleen, lungs, kidneys, and brain
Nursing interventions for anemia - Answer Epigen (synthetic erythropoeitin)
Oxygen
Vitamins
Thalassemia - Answer Decreased production of Hemoglobin
Aplastic Anemia - Answer Pancytopenia
Thrombocytopenia - Answer Decreased platelets (under 150,000)
Worry about clotting
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - Answer Autoimmune disease where the spleen
detroys platelets
Platelets lifetime - Answer 8-10 Days
ITP Treatment - Answer Corticosteroids (prednisone)
Splenectomy
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia - Answer 5-10 days after starting heparin therapy,
platelets can get too low
Heparin Antidote - Answer Protamine Sulfate
Plasmaphoresis - Answer Blood filter
Thrombocytopenia S/s - Answer Usually asymptomatic
Petechiae/purpura
Superficial Ecchymoses
