Hematology Pathophysiology Exam with Questions and Answers

Hematology Pathophysiology Exam with Questions and Answers A nurse is discussing a granulocyte. Which type of cell is the nurse describing? ANSWER Neutrophil (Neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils are types of granulocytes) A patient has a decreased number of leukocytes. Which term will the nurse use to describe this finding? ANSWER Leukopenia (Leukopenia is present when the count is lower than normal) A nurse wants to talk about the most common granulocyte cell. Which type of cells will the nurse describe? ANSWER Neutrophils (Neutrophilia is another term that may be used to describe granulocytosis because neutrophils are the most numerous of the granulocytes) A patient has a shift to the left or left shift. What other term can the nurse use to describe this finding? ANSWER Leukemoid reaction (Premature release of the immature cells is responsible for the phenomenon known as a shift to the left or leukemoid reaction) A patient has rheumatoid arthritis and the neutrophils are being sequestered in the spleen. Which diagnosis will the nurse observe documented on the chart? ANSWER Felty syndrome (Abnormal neutrophil distribution and sequestration are associated with hypersplenism and a pseudoneutropenia, which in the presence of rheumatoid arthritis constitute Felty syndrome.) A patient has monocytopenia. Which history data is significant for the monocytopenia? ANSWER Uses prednisone/glucocorticoid therapy (Monocytopenia, a decrease in