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Question: A 16-month-old female presents with tachycardia, pallor, anorexia, and systolic murmur. The nurse
is checking the lab results, and the hemoglobin determination indicates a level below _____ grams per deciliter.
5 7 10 14
Answer:
5
Question: A patient wants to know about risk factors for acute leukemia. Which of the following should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Answer:
Chemotherapy treatment for other cancers Excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure
Question: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection Eating genetically modified food Chemotherapy treatment for
other cancers Excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure Ovarian cancer
Answer:
Ovarian cancer
Question: A 21-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Her hematocrit is 32%.
Which of the following treatments would the nurse expect to be prescribed for her? Iron replacement
Splenectomy A bone marrow transplant No treatment is necessary
Answer:
Iron replacement
Question: A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to decrease thyroid activity. A nurse
monitors for which of the following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment? Eosinophilia
Basophilia Monocytosis Lymphocytosis
Answer:
Basophilia
Question: What is the most likely cause of the eosinophilia? Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions Viral and
bacterial infections Stress and anxiety reactions Fungal infections and delayed hypersensitivity
Answer:
Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
, Question: Leukocytosis can be defined as: a normal leukocyte count. a high leukocyte count. a low leukocyte
count. another term for leukopenia.
Answer:
a high leukocyte count.
Question: When a nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the erythrocytes contain an abnormally low
concentration of hemoglobin, the nurse calls these erythrocytes: hyperchromic. hypochromic. macrocytic.
microcytic.
Answer:
hypochromic.
Question: Autopsy on a stillborn fetus reveals cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, edema, and ascites as well as
fulminant intrauterine congestive heart failure. Considering these findings, what is the most likely cause of
death? Alpha thalassemia minor Alpha thalassemia major Hemoglobin H disease Alpha trait
Answer:
Alpha thalassemia major
Question: hich type of sickle cell crisis occurs only in young children? Hyperhemolytic crisis Vaso-occlusive
crisis Aplastic crisis Sequestration crisis
Answer:
Sequestration crisis
Question: A mother has a child that is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. While the mother does not have the
disease, which characteristic of her genetic makeup is responsible for the child's disease? Hb S and Hb S Hb S
and Hb A Hb S and Hb C Hb A and Hb C
Answer:
Hb S and Hb A
Question: A 3-year-old child presents with bruising on the legs and trunk and a petechial rash. The mother also
reports frequent nosebleeds. Lab tests reveal a decreased platelet count. This symptomology supports which
medical diagnosis? Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Leukemia Thalassemia Hemophilia
Answer:
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Question: What is a priority assessment for Hodgkin lymphoma in children? Painless adenopathy in cervical
nodes Significant bruising Weight gain Petechiae
Answer:
Painless adenopathy in cervical nodes
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Question: A 16-month-old female presents with tachycardia, pallor, anorexia, and systolic murmur. The nurse
is checking the lab results, and the hemoglobin determination indicates a level below _____ grams per deciliter.
5 7 10 14
Answer:
5
Question: A patient wants to know about risk factors for acute leukemia. Which of the following should the
nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Answer:
Chemotherapy treatment for other cancers Excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure
Question: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection Eating genetically modified food Chemotherapy treatment for
other cancers Excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure Ovarian cancer
Answer:
Ovarian cancer
Question: A 21-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Her hematocrit is 32%.
Which of the following treatments would the nurse expect to be prescribed for her? Iron replacement
Splenectomy A bone marrow transplant No treatment is necessary
Answer:
Iron replacement
Question: A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to decrease thyroid activity. A nurse
monitors for which of the following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment? Eosinophilia
Basophilia Monocytosis Lymphocytosis
Answer:
Basophilia
Question: What is the most likely cause of the eosinophilia? Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions Viral and
bacterial infections Stress and anxiety reactions Fungal infections and delayed hypersensitivity
Answer:
Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
, Question: Leukocytosis can be defined as: a normal leukocyte count. a high leukocyte count. a low leukocyte
count. another term for leukopenia.
Answer:
a high leukocyte count.
Question: When a nurse is reviewing lab results and notices that the erythrocytes contain an abnormally low
concentration of hemoglobin, the nurse calls these erythrocytes: hyperchromic. hypochromic. macrocytic.
microcytic.
Answer:
hypochromic.
Question: Autopsy on a stillborn fetus reveals cardiomegaly, hepatomegaly, edema, and ascites as well as
fulminant intrauterine congestive heart failure. Considering these findings, what is the most likely cause of
death? Alpha thalassemia minor Alpha thalassemia major Hemoglobin H disease Alpha trait
Answer:
Alpha thalassemia major
Question: hich type of sickle cell crisis occurs only in young children? Hyperhemolytic crisis Vaso-occlusive
crisis Aplastic crisis Sequestration crisis
Answer:
Sequestration crisis
Question: A mother has a child that is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. While the mother does not have the
disease, which characteristic of her genetic makeup is responsible for the child's disease? Hb S and Hb S Hb S
and Hb A Hb S and Hb C Hb A and Hb C
Answer:
Hb S and Hb A
Question: A 3-year-old child presents with bruising on the legs and trunk and a petechial rash. The mother also
reports frequent nosebleeds. Lab tests reveal a decreased platelet count. This symptomology supports which
medical diagnosis? Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Leukemia Thalassemia Hemophilia
Answer:
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Question: What is a priority assessment for Hodgkin lymphoma in children? Painless adenopathy in cervical
nodes Significant bruising Weight gain Petechiae
Answer:
Painless adenopathy in cervical nodes
