NSG 5000 Chapter 29 ALTERATIONS OF
ERYTHROCYTES, PLATELETS, AND HEMOSTATIC
FUNCTION QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid.
Which statement by the student indicates that more teaching is
needed? Correct Answer Folic acid absorption is dependent
on the enzyme folacin.
A healthcare professional in an urban Clinic is seeing a patient
who has iron deficiency anemia. What question by the
professional is most appropriate to assess for the calls of IDA?
Correct Answer Have you ever noticed any blood in your
stool?
A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory
results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and
a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional
associate with these findings? Correct Answer Folate
deficiency anemia
A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother
brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron
deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most
appropriate? Correct Answer Arrange to test for parasitic
infections
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis
and states he is the third person in his family to have this
condition in the last two years. What response by the healthcare
, professional is most appropriate? Correct Answer We can test
your blood for factor X Leiden
A patient has defective secretion of the intrinsic factor leading to
anemia. What treatment option does the healthcare professional
discuss with the patient? Correct Answer B12 injections
initially given once a week
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze colored skin, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. What condition does the healthcare professional
prepare to teach the patient about? Correct Answer Hereditary
hemochromatosis
A patient has Polycythemia vera and presents to the emergency
department with plethora and neurological changes. The student
asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of
these symptoms. What response by the professional is best?
Correct Answer Increased blood viscosity
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and
dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle,
concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is
most appropriate for the suspected anemia? Correct Answer
Oral mucus membranes and tongue
A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections.
The platelet count on admission was 222,000 four days later is
113,000. What action by the healthcare professional is best?
Correct Answer Switch the heparin to lepirudin
ERYTHROCYTES, PLATELETS, AND HEMOSTATIC
FUNCTION QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid.
Which statement by the student indicates that more teaching is
needed? Correct Answer Folic acid absorption is dependent
on the enzyme folacin.
A healthcare professional in an urban Clinic is seeing a patient
who has iron deficiency anemia. What question by the
professional is most appropriate to assess for the calls of IDA?
Correct Answer Have you ever noticed any blood in your
stool?
A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory
results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and
a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional
associate with these findings? Correct Answer Folate
deficiency anemia
A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother
brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron
deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most
appropriate? Correct Answer Arrange to test for parasitic
infections
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis
and states he is the third person in his family to have this
condition in the last two years. What response by the healthcare
, professional is most appropriate? Correct Answer We can test
your blood for factor X Leiden
A patient has defective secretion of the intrinsic factor leading to
anemia. What treatment option does the healthcare professional
discuss with the patient? Correct Answer B12 injections
initially given once a week
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze colored skin, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. What condition does the healthcare professional
prepare to teach the patient about? Correct Answer Hereditary
hemochromatosis
A patient has Polycythemia vera and presents to the emergency
department with plethora and neurological changes. The student
asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of
these symptoms. What response by the professional is best?
Correct Answer Increased blood viscosity
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and
dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle,
concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is
most appropriate for the suspected anemia? Correct Answer
Oral mucus membranes and tongue
A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections.
The platelet count on admission was 222,000 four days later is
113,000. What action by the healthcare professional is best?
Correct Answer Switch the heparin to lepirudin
