WELL EXPLAINED STUDY GUIDE
1. RBC - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<females 4.2-5.4 million
males 4.7-6.1 million
2. decrease RBC - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<anemia
3. WBC - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<5,000-10,000
4. elevated WBC - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<infection
5. decreased WBC - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<immunosuppression
6. Iron - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<females 60-160 mcg
males 80-180
7. elevated iron - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<hemochromatosis, iron excess
liver disorder, magaloblastic anemia
8. decreased iron - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<anemia or hemorrhage
9. platelets - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<150,000-4000,000
, 10. increased platelets - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<malignancy or polycythemia
vera
11. decreased platelets - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<autoimmune disease
bone marrow suppression or enlarged spleen
12. Hbg - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<females 12-16
males 14-18
13. decrease Hgb and Hct - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<anemia
14. Hct - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<females 37%-47%
males 42-52%
15. anemia in children
16. S & SX: - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<pallor, brittle spoon shaped nails
irritability, muscle weakness
systolic heart murmur, enlarged heart, HF
17. iron supplements - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<give 1 hr before or 2 hr after
antacid to prevent malabsorpt
N/D and constipation common at start of therapy
use straw for liquid iron to prevent staining of teeth
18. aPTT - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<1.5-2X control range of 30-40 seconds
test clotting factors and monitor heparin therapy
19. increased aPTT - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<hemophilia
disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC
, liver disease
20. PT - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<11-12.5 seconds, 85-100%
21. increased PT time - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<evidence of deficiency or clotting
22. decreaed PT time - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<evidence of vit K excess= bleed
out
23. acute hemolytic blood transfusion reactions - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<**low
back pain, TACHYcardia, HYPOtension
24. febrile reactions - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<30 min-6 hr after transfusion
-chills, fever, flushing, headache
use WBC filter, administer antipyretics
25. mild allergic reactions - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<during or up to 24hr after
transfusion
- itching, urticarial, flushing
administer benadryl
26. anaphylactic shock - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<wheezing, dyspnea, cyanosis,
hypotension
maintain airway, admin O2, IV fluids, antihistamines, corticosteroids and vasopressor
27. fluid overload - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<HYPERtension,
jugular vein distention, peripheral edema
orthopnea, crackles at base of lungs
sudden anxiety
28. sepsis and septic shock - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<-fever, N/V, abdominal pain,
chills HYPOtension
, administer antibiotics, blood cultures, vasopressor (dopamine)
29. if disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<admin heparin in early stage
-blood products and clotting factors in late stage
30. PICA - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<eating things like soil, chalk, for at least 1
month
31. parenteral iron - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<given Z track
32. erythropoietin - epoetin alfa (epogen, Procrit) - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<used
to increased production of RBC
monitor increase in BP, Hgb, Hct
33. folic acid - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<turn urine dark yellow
necessary for new RBC
34. hypovolemia causes - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<peritonitis, ascites, burns , NPO
35. causes of dehydration - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<hyperventilation
DKA
tube feeding without sufficient water intake
36. subjective and objective HYPOvolemia - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<Hyperthermia, Tachycardia, HYPOtension
decreased central venous pressure
hypoxia
thirst, dizziness, N/V,
-poor skin turgor, tentin