Perioperative Nursing Management
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical in defense against disease
Granulocyte - CORRECT ANSWER - Main group of leukocytes
Neutrophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Most numerous leukocyte, chemically attracted to
sites of inflammation and are active phagocytes
Eosinophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Relatively uncommon, attack parasitic worms and
involved in allergic reactions
Basophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Least numerous, release histamine and heparin
Agranulocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Main group of lymphocytes that lack visibly
staining granules
T-lymphocytes (T cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Manage and direct immune responses
and specialize in cellular immunity
B-lymphocytes (B cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Play a role in humoral (blood)
immunity
Natural killer (NK) cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense against infected and abnormal
body cells
Monocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Becomes macrophages and activates T-lymphocytes
, Platelet - CORRECT ANSWER - Small fragments circulating in blood
Clotting - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of preventing blood loss from intact vessels
Vascular spasm - CORRECT ANSWER - First stage of clotting, duration of 30 minutes
Platelet plug - CORRECT ANSWER - Second stage of clotting, platelet adhesion,
activation, and aggregation
Coagulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Third stage of clotting, intrinsic and extrinsic
pathways
Thrombin - CORRECT ANSWER - Activates platelets, accelerates clot formation,
converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Fibrinogen - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesized in liver, involved in signaling necessary
for wound healing
Anticoagulant Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Interfere in the blood clotting cascade,
prevent clots from forming
Heparins - CORRECT ANSWER - Indirect thrombin inhibitors, prevent clots from
forming
Warfarin - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin K antagonist, decreases synthesis of clotting
factors
Prothrombin Time (PT) - CORRECT ANSWER - How long it takes for blood to clot
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical in defense against disease
Granulocyte - CORRECT ANSWER - Main group of leukocytes
Neutrophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Most numerous leukocyte, chemically attracted to
sites of inflammation and are active phagocytes
Eosinophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Relatively uncommon, attack parasitic worms and
involved in allergic reactions
Basophils - CORRECT ANSWER - Least numerous, release histamine and heparin
Agranulocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Main group of lymphocytes that lack visibly
staining granules
T-lymphocytes (T cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Manage and direct immune responses
and specialize in cellular immunity
B-lymphocytes (B cells) - CORRECT ANSWER - Play a role in humoral (blood)
immunity
Natural killer (NK) cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense against infected and abnormal
body cells
Monocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - Becomes macrophages and activates T-lymphocytes
, Platelet - CORRECT ANSWER - Small fragments circulating in blood
Clotting - CORRECT ANSWER - Process of preventing blood loss from intact vessels
Vascular spasm - CORRECT ANSWER - First stage of clotting, duration of 30 minutes
Platelet plug - CORRECT ANSWER - Second stage of clotting, platelet adhesion,
activation, and aggregation
Coagulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Third stage of clotting, intrinsic and extrinsic
pathways
Thrombin - CORRECT ANSWER - Activates platelets, accelerates clot formation,
converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Fibrinogen - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesized in liver, involved in signaling necessary
for wound healing
Anticoagulant Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Interfere in the blood clotting cascade,
prevent clots from forming
Heparins - CORRECT ANSWER - Indirect thrombin inhibitors, prevent clots from
forming
Warfarin - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin K antagonist, decreases synthesis of clotting
factors
Prothrombin Time (PT) - CORRECT ANSWER - How long it takes for blood to clot
