NURS 5461 Quiz 1 With Correct Answers
Pernicious anemia
Correct answer: lack of intrinsic factor, decreased b12
Pernicious anemia s/s
Correct answer: beefy red tongue, fatigue, paresthesia of hands/feet, fatigue
macrocytic anemias
Correct answer: Pernicious anemia, folate deficiency anemia >103mm
causes of macrocytic anemias
Correct answer: liver disease, low b12 or folate, gastrectomy,
malabsorption, alcoholics
microcytic anemia
Correct answer: iron deficiency, anemia of chronic disease late stage, lead
poisoning, thalassemias,, occult blood in stool, menorrhagia, <87mm
normocytic anemia
Correct answer: anemia of chronic disease, sickle cell, impaired bone
marrow, hemolytic anemia, 87-103mm
primary storage for iron
Correct answer: ferritin >100 = normal
,increased ferritin
Correct answer: inflammatory disease, hepatitis, CRF,
transferrin
Correct answer: regulates iron absorption and transport in body, low levels
= protein malnutrition, >200 is normal
total iron binding capacity (TIBC)
Correct answer: high when iron low 240-450
> 400 with iron deficiency anemia
Primary hypothyroidism
Correct answer: High TSH, low T3 and T4
Secondary hypothyroidism
Correct answer: low TSH, low T3/T4, malfunction of pituitary
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Correct answer: autoimmune thyroiditis, high TSH, low T3/T4
Myxedema
Correct answer: puffy face with hypothyroid
Grave's disease
Correct answer: autoimmune disorder leading to hyperthyroidism, antibodies
mimicking TSH, high T4/T3
, Primary Hyperthyroidism
Correct answer: Low TSH High T3,T4
excessive iodine uptake
Correct answer: hyperthyroidism
first test for thyroid
Correct answer: TSH
TSH improvement after levothyroxine
Correct answer: 6-8 weeks
subclinical hypothyroid
Correct answer: elevated TSH, normal T4 and Free T4
PTU, methimazole
Correct answer: treat hyperthyroidism- agranulocytosis and liver disease SE
prevalence of HTN after 65 years of age
Correct answer: higher in women
DBP stabilizes?
Correct answer: age 50 and older, SBP worsens
nocturnal BP
Pernicious anemia
Correct answer: lack of intrinsic factor, decreased b12
Pernicious anemia s/s
Correct answer: beefy red tongue, fatigue, paresthesia of hands/feet, fatigue
macrocytic anemias
Correct answer: Pernicious anemia, folate deficiency anemia >103mm
causes of macrocytic anemias
Correct answer: liver disease, low b12 or folate, gastrectomy,
malabsorption, alcoholics
microcytic anemia
Correct answer: iron deficiency, anemia of chronic disease late stage, lead
poisoning, thalassemias,, occult blood in stool, menorrhagia, <87mm
normocytic anemia
Correct answer: anemia of chronic disease, sickle cell, impaired bone
marrow, hemolytic anemia, 87-103mm
primary storage for iron
Correct answer: ferritin >100 = normal
,increased ferritin
Correct answer: inflammatory disease, hepatitis, CRF,
transferrin
Correct answer: regulates iron absorption and transport in body, low levels
= protein malnutrition, >200 is normal
total iron binding capacity (TIBC)
Correct answer: high when iron low 240-450
> 400 with iron deficiency anemia
Primary hypothyroidism
Correct answer: High TSH, low T3 and T4
Secondary hypothyroidism
Correct answer: low TSH, low T3/T4, malfunction of pituitary
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Correct answer: autoimmune thyroiditis, high TSH, low T3/T4
Myxedema
Correct answer: puffy face with hypothyroid
Grave's disease
Correct answer: autoimmune disorder leading to hyperthyroidism, antibodies
mimicking TSH, high T4/T3
, Primary Hyperthyroidism
Correct answer: Low TSH High T3,T4
excessive iodine uptake
Correct answer: hyperthyroidism
first test for thyroid
Correct answer: TSH
TSH improvement after levothyroxine
Correct answer: 6-8 weeks
subclinical hypothyroid
Correct answer: elevated TSH, normal T4 and Free T4
PTU, methimazole
Correct answer: treat hyperthyroidism- agranulocytosis and liver disease SE
prevalence of HTN after 65 years of age
Correct answer: higher in women
DBP stabilizes?
Correct answer: age 50 and older, SBP worsens
nocturnal BP
