COMPREHENSIVE NURS 6512 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ 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
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
⩥ 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
