NURS 3114 Hematology 2024 exam
Nursing considerations for folic acid deficiency anemia - Answer-Med Education
Nutrition Education
Fall Prevention
What is aplastic anemia? - Answer-Bone marrow failure/suppression
Hypoproliferative
Rare
Causes of aplastic anemia - Answer-Cancer (Leukemia)
Chemo/Radiation
Toxins
Hepatitis
TB
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
DX of aplastic anemia - Answer-Bone marrow biopsy (pale, fatty marrow)
S/S of aplastic anemia - Answer-Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
,Infection
Bruising
Bleeding
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Common Anemia S/S
Tx of aplastic anemia - Answer-Bone Marrow Transplant
Epogen, Neupogen
Common site for bone marrow aspiration - Answer-Iliac Crest
Indication for bone marrow aspiration - Answer-assess for abnormal cells/evaluate
response to Tx
Risks of bone marrow aspiration - Answer-Bleeding
Infection
What is a bone marrow aspiration? - Answer-Long, wide bore needle used to withdraw bone
marrow.
Used to obtain tissue for diagnostic purposes or to collect bone marrow for medical
procedures such as stem cell transplantation.
Pain relief post procedure is difficult to obtain.
Pt should only feel pressure during the procedure.
,What are thrombocytes? - Answer-Platelets
Primary role of thrombocytes? - Answer-Promote coagulation
- Initiate clotting process
- plug openings in capillary walls
- play a role in clot shrinkage and retraction
Platelets (thrombocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-1%
WBCs (leukocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-3%
RBCs (erythrocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-41%
Which cell contains hemoglobin? - Answer-RBCs
Lifespan of RBCs - Answer-120 days
Types of WBCs - Answer-Monocytes (become macrophages)
Eosinophils
Neutrophils (1st to show up)
Basophils
Lymphocytes (B or T cells)
, Why don't RBCs have a nucleus? - Answer-To make room for more hemoglobin
What is Hematopoesis? - Answer-Complex process of the formation and maturation of blood
cells
Where are blood cells produced? - Answer-Bone Marrow
What is the difference between red and yellow bone marrow? - Answer-Red: where RBCs
are created
Yellow: where fat is stored
Cells are born as what? - Answer-Undifferentiated Stem Cells
What are undifferentiated stem cells? - Answer-Precursor cells that mature within bone
marrow
(what cells are born as)
Difference between Hemoglobin and Oxyhemoglobin? - Answer-Hemoglobin = iron + protein
Oxyhemoglobin = oxygen + protein
Normal RBC value for men? - Answer-4.7 - 6.1 million
Normal RBC value for women? - Answer-4.2 - 5.4 million
Nursing considerations for folic acid deficiency anemia - Answer-Med Education
Nutrition Education
Fall Prevention
What is aplastic anemia? - Answer-Bone marrow failure/suppression
Hypoproliferative
Rare
Causes of aplastic anemia - Answer-Cancer (Leukemia)
Chemo/Radiation
Toxins
Hepatitis
TB
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
DX of aplastic anemia - Answer-Bone marrow biopsy (pale, fatty marrow)
S/S of aplastic anemia - Answer-Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
,Infection
Bruising
Bleeding
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Common Anemia S/S
Tx of aplastic anemia - Answer-Bone Marrow Transplant
Epogen, Neupogen
Common site for bone marrow aspiration - Answer-Iliac Crest
Indication for bone marrow aspiration - Answer-assess for abnormal cells/evaluate
response to Tx
Risks of bone marrow aspiration - Answer-Bleeding
Infection
What is a bone marrow aspiration? - Answer-Long, wide bore needle used to withdraw bone
marrow.
Used to obtain tissue for diagnostic purposes or to collect bone marrow for medical
procedures such as stem cell transplantation.
Pain relief post procedure is difficult to obtain.
Pt should only feel pressure during the procedure.
,What are thrombocytes? - Answer-Platelets
Primary role of thrombocytes? - Answer-Promote coagulation
- Initiate clotting process
- plug openings in capillary walls
- play a role in clot shrinkage and retraction
Platelets (thrombocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-1%
WBCs (leukocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-3%
RBCs (erythrocytes) make up ____% of blood volume - Answer-41%
Which cell contains hemoglobin? - Answer-RBCs
Lifespan of RBCs - Answer-120 days
Types of WBCs - Answer-Monocytes (become macrophages)
Eosinophils
Neutrophils (1st to show up)
Basophils
Lymphocytes (B or T cells)
, Why don't RBCs have a nucleus? - Answer-To make room for more hemoglobin
What is Hematopoesis? - Answer-Complex process of the formation and maturation of blood
cells
Where are blood cells produced? - Answer-Bone Marrow
What is the difference between red and yellow bone marrow? - Answer-Red: where RBCs
are created
Yellow: where fat is stored
Cells are born as what? - Answer-Undifferentiated Stem Cells
What are undifferentiated stem cells? - Answer-Precursor cells that mature within bone
marrow
(what cells are born as)
Difference between Hemoglobin and Oxyhemoglobin? - Answer-Hemoglobin = iron + protein
Oxyhemoglobin = oxygen + protein
Normal RBC value for men? - Answer-4.7 - 6.1 million
Normal RBC value for women? - Answer-4.2 - 5.4 million
