NUR 134 HEMATOLOGY (WEEK ONE) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027
Erythropoietin def - Answers Hormone given off by the kidneys and liver that increases rate of
RBC production when oxygen levels begin to fall short
7 CBC values? - Answers WBC
RBC
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
MCV
MCHC
Platelet (MM3)
wbc value - Answers 4.5-11
rbc value - Answers 3.5-5.5
hemoglobin value - Answers 12-18
hematocrit value - Answers 36-54%
hematocrit def - Answers % of RBC's in plasma
erythropoisis? - Answers production of RBC
MCV value - Answers 80-100
MCHC value - Answers 31-36
platelet (MM3) value? - Answers 150,000-400,000
Neutropenia def?
risk for what when you have neutropenia?
2 treatments for it? - Answers Low neutrophils/WBC
Risk for infection
treatment - Neupogen or neulasta
how often is neupogen/filgastrim vs neulasta/pehfilgastrim done? - Answers daily
vs
, once between treatments
Thrombocytopenia def?
risk for?
treatment? - Answers low platelets
risk for bleeding/injury
transfuse platelets
anemia def?
three treatments? - Answers Low RBC (HGB or HCT)
Treatment: PROCRIT (epoetin alfa), blood transfusion, and iron rich foods
examples of iron rich foods? - Answers red mear
dark leafy greens
dried fruit
iron rich cereals
mollusks
turkey or chicken giblets
beans, lentils, chickpeas, and soybeans
Pancytopenia def - Answers Significant drop in RBC, WBC, and platelets
Mean Corpuscular volume (MCV) range, and meaning? - Answers Range of 80-100
Meaning the size and volume of RBC
Microcytic anemia def - Answers MCV below the normal range
Normocytic anemia def - Answers MCV within normal range
Macrocytic anemia def - Answers MCV above normal range
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC or MCH) range and def? - Answers Normal
range of 32-36
Meaning the concentration/mass of hemoglobin within the RBC
Hypochromic - Answers MCHC below the normal range
UPDATE 2026/2027
Erythropoietin def - Answers Hormone given off by the kidneys and liver that increases rate of
RBC production when oxygen levels begin to fall short
7 CBC values? - Answers WBC
RBC
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
MCV
MCHC
Platelet (MM3)
wbc value - Answers 4.5-11
rbc value - Answers 3.5-5.5
hemoglobin value - Answers 12-18
hematocrit value - Answers 36-54%
hematocrit def - Answers % of RBC's in plasma
erythropoisis? - Answers production of RBC
MCV value - Answers 80-100
MCHC value - Answers 31-36
platelet (MM3) value? - Answers 150,000-400,000
Neutropenia def?
risk for what when you have neutropenia?
2 treatments for it? - Answers Low neutrophils/WBC
Risk for infection
treatment - Neupogen or neulasta
how often is neupogen/filgastrim vs neulasta/pehfilgastrim done? - Answers daily
vs
, once between treatments
Thrombocytopenia def?
risk for?
treatment? - Answers low platelets
risk for bleeding/injury
transfuse platelets
anemia def?
three treatments? - Answers Low RBC (HGB or HCT)
Treatment: PROCRIT (epoetin alfa), blood transfusion, and iron rich foods
examples of iron rich foods? - Answers red mear
dark leafy greens
dried fruit
iron rich cereals
mollusks
turkey or chicken giblets
beans, lentils, chickpeas, and soybeans
Pancytopenia def - Answers Significant drop in RBC, WBC, and platelets
Mean Corpuscular volume (MCV) range, and meaning? - Answers Range of 80-100
Meaning the size and volume of RBC
Microcytic anemia def - Answers MCV below the normal range
Normocytic anemia def - Answers MCV within normal range
Macrocytic anemia def - Answers MCV above normal range
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC or MCH) range and def? - Answers Normal
range of 32-36
Meaning the concentration/mass of hemoglobin within the RBC
Hypochromic - Answers MCHC below the normal range
