Hematology Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
What is the most common cause of anemia worldwide?
Answer: Iron deficiency.
Q2
What is a classic symptom triad of iron-deficiency anemia?
Answer: Fatigue, pallor, and glossitis (smooth, sore tongue).
Q3
What are key lab findings in iron-deficiency anemia?
Answer: ↓ Hgb/Hct, ↓ MCV, ↓ ferritin, ↑ TIBC.
Q4
What foods are rich in iron?
Answer: Red meats, liver, spinach, fortified cereals, beans.
Q5
What teaching is important for oral iron therapy?
Answer: Take on an empty stomach with vitamin C; expect dark stools.
Q6
What should the nurse teach to prevent GI irritation from oral iron?
Answer: Use a straw with liquid iron and rinse mouth after taking.
Q7
What condition results from a deficiency of vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?
Answer: Pernicious anemia (a type of megaloblastic anemia).
Q1
What is the most common cause of anemia worldwide?
Answer: Iron deficiency.
Q2
What is a classic symptom triad of iron-deficiency anemia?
Answer: Fatigue, pallor, and glossitis (smooth, sore tongue).
Q3
What are key lab findings in iron-deficiency anemia?
Answer: ↓ Hgb/Hct, ↓ MCV, ↓ ferritin, ↑ TIBC.
Q4
What foods are rich in iron?
Answer: Red meats, liver, spinach, fortified cereals, beans.
Q5
What teaching is important for oral iron therapy?
Answer: Take on an empty stomach with vitamin C; expect dark stools.
Q6
What should the nurse teach to prevent GI irritation from oral iron?
Answer: Use a straw with liquid iron and rinse mouth after taking.
Q7
What condition results from a deficiency of vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?
Answer: Pernicious anemia (a type of megaloblastic anemia).
