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Master physical examination skills and clinical diagnosis with this comprehensive NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment Midterm Study Guide updated for 2026/2027. Designed for advanced practice nursing students, this guide features verified study solutions covering key topics including electrolyte imbalances (hypokalemia), dermatological assessment (atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, skin lesions, and hair/nail disorders), cranial nerve evaluations, HEENT examination techniques and red-flag conditions, facial facies, and abdominal physical exam maneuvers (Murphy's, McBurney's, Rovsing's, and Psoas signs).

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NURS 6512 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
ACTUAL PAPER VERIFIED STUDY SOLUTIONS ◉


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


◉ Hemoglobin (Hgb) what does it go. Answer: carries oxygen
throughout the body making up 95% of dry wt of RBC


◉ Hemoglobin is what type of structure. Answer: quaternary
structure made of 4 globular proteins (2 alpha/2beta) with an iron
center for o2 binding


◉ Erythocytosis and 6 causes. Answer: elevated Hgb caused by:
polycythemia, high altitude, heart disease, copd/pulm disease,
dehydration, renal issue


◉ anemia and at least 5 causes. Answer: low hbg, due to :
iron deficiency or vitamin b12 /folate deficiency, chronic renal
failure, aplastic anemia, bone marrow issue, leukemia, lymphoma, or
blood loss

,◉ Normal Hgb levels. Answer: 11.6-16.6g/dl


◉ when hgb is abnormal be concerned of what. Answer: blood
oxygen carrying capacity concern


◉ Hematocrit Hct what is it. Answer: percentage of overall solution:
packed cell volume of RBC


◉ normal hct level. Answer: 35.5 to 48.6%


◉ Hgb compared to hct. Answer: Hct= hgb x3


◉ loss of plasma volume from the vascular space does what to hct.
Answer: increases it: think dehydration, severe burn, elevated hct


◉ overhydration does what to hct. Answer: decreases hct: not
necessarily bleeding

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right after hemorrage what happens to rbc and plasma. Answer:
its an equal loss of both rbc and plasma until hrs later whaen
interstial fluid shifts into vascular space decreases hct


◉ how many days does bone marrow take to make rbc. Answer: 7
days to make them


◉ risk of hypovolemic shock during acute or chronic loss. Answer:
acute due to no time to compensate: think dialysis vs hemorrhage


◉ less than 15% of hct. Answer: cardiac failure


◉ greater than 60% of hct. Answer: spontaneous blood clot


◉ what happens to hct during pregnancy. Answer: in last trimester
hct decreases due to increased plasma volume


◉ Platelet count norms and function. Answer: 135-371 billion/L
function to prevent bleeding


◉ decreased platelets mean. Answer: risk for bleeding

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