FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER LABS ANCC EXAM PREPARATION EXAM 218 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Hgb male - answer 13.5 to 17.5 g/dL
Hgb female - answer 12.0 to 15.5 g/dl
female
male - answer 36% to 46 %
41% to 53%
MCV (size of RBC) - answer 80 to100 fL >100 fl (macrocytic anemia) such as B12 deficiency (due to pernicious anemia) or folate deficiency <80 (microcytic anemia) such as iron deficiency or thalassemia trait
Platelet count . - answer 140 − 415 × 103/mL Thrombocytopenia increased risk of bleeding Thrombocytosis increased risk of clotting, emboli
Total WBC count - answer 4.0 − 10.5 × 103/mL Elevation usually due to bacterial infection Neutrophils (or segs) - answer 56%-62%
>70% usually due to bacterial infections
Bands . - answer Also called "shift to the left" Elevation due to serious bacterial infection Bands are immature neutrophils
Lymphocytes - answer Elevation due to viral infections
Eosinophils - answer Elevation in allergies and parasitic infections
Reticulocytes - answer Elevated after acute hemorrhage, hemolysis
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - answer Elevated - Hypothyroidism (>5.5 mU/L) Very low - Hyperthyroidism (0.4 mU/L)
International Normalized Ratio (INR) - answer Atrial Fibrillation/Thrombosis PE: 2.0-3.0 times normal Bioprosthetic Valves: 2.0-3.0 Prosthetic Valves 2.5-3.5
alpha or beta thalassemia trait (or minor), - answer normal to high ferritiniron and normal to "below normal" TIBC/transferrin levels.
The gold standard test to diagnose thalassemia - answer hemoglobin electrophoresis.
Where is the best location to listen for the S3 heart sound? - answer pulmonic area L n.
A good example of a disease with no screening test - answer ovarian cancer.
Therefore, screening all women for this cancer is currently not recommended.
reportable disease. - answer Tuberculosis Lyme disease, meningococcemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles, rubella, diphtheria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV,
two different names that are used interchangeably
osteoarthritis - answer degenerative joint disease (DJD) two different names that are used interchangeably
two different names that are used interchangeably
atopic dermatitis - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
eczema
two different names that are used interchangeably
senile arcus - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
arcus senilis two different names that are used interchangeably
purulent otitis media . - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
acute otitis media .
two different names that are used interchangeably
group A beta streptococcus n. - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
strep pyogenes .
two different names that are used interchangeably
tinea corporis . - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
ringworm
two different names that are used interchangeably
enterobiasis or - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
Hgb male - answer 13.5 to 17.5 g/dL
Hgb female - answer 12.0 to 15.5 g/dl
female
male - answer 36% to 46 %
41% to 53%
MCV (size of RBC) - answer 80 to100 fL >100 fl (macrocytic anemia) such as B12 deficiency (due to pernicious anemia) or folate deficiency <80 (microcytic anemia) such as iron deficiency or thalassemia trait
Platelet count . - answer 140 − 415 × 103/mL Thrombocytopenia increased risk of bleeding Thrombocytosis increased risk of clotting, emboli
Total WBC count - answer 4.0 − 10.5 × 103/mL Elevation usually due to bacterial infection Neutrophils (or segs) - answer 56%-62%
>70% usually due to bacterial infections
Bands . - answer Also called "shift to the left" Elevation due to serious bacterial infection Bands are immature neutrophils
Lymphocytes - answer Elevation due to viral infections
Eosinophils - answer Elevation in allergies and parasitic infections
Reticulocytes - answer Elevated after acute hemorrhage, hemolysis
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - answer Elevated - Hypothyroidism (>5.5 mU/L) Very low - Hyperthyroidism (0.4 mU/L)
International Normalized Ratio (INR) - answer Atrial Fibrillation/Thrombosis PE: 2.0-3.0 times normal Bioprosthetic Valves: 2.0-3.0 Prosthetic Valves 2.5-3.5
alpha or beta thalassemia trait (or minor), - answer normal to high ferritiniron and normal to "below normal" TIBC/transferrin levels.
The gold standard test to diagnose thalassemia - answer hemoglobin electrophoresis.
Where is the best location to listen for the S3 heart sound? - answer pulmonic area L n.
A good example of a disease with no screening test - answer ovarian cancer.
Therefore, screening all women for this cancer is currently not recommended.
reportable disease. - answer Tuberculosis Lyme disease, meningococcemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles, rubella, diphtheria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV,
two different names that are used interchangeably
osteoarthritis - answer degenerative joint disease (DJD) two different names that are used interchangeably
two different names that are used interchangeably
atopic dermatitis - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
eczema
two different names that are used interchangeably
senile arcus - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
arcus senilis two different names that are used interchangeably
purulent otitis media . - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
acute otitis media .
two different names that are used interchangeably
group A beta streptococcus n. - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
strep pyogenes .
two different names that are used interchangeably
tinea corporis . - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
ringworm
two different names that are used interchangeably
enterobiasis or - answer two different names that are used interchangeably
