SCI225 / SCI 225 Final Exam:
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Leukocytosis can be defined as
A. A normal leukocyte count
B. a high leukocyte count
C. a low leukocyte count
D. Another term for loop leukopenia
B. a high leukocyte count
Rational: Leukocytosis is present when the count is higher than normal it is not another
term for leukopenia
An IV drug user was diagnosed with Hepatitis C 5 years ago. The patient is now
experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse suspects a decrease in which of
the following vitamins:
A. Vitamin K
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin B12
A. Vitamin K
Rational: Lack of vitamin k not D or B12, interferes with clotting
What is the most likely cause of eosinophilia
A. parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
B. viral and bacterial infections
C. stress and anxiety reactions
D. fungal interactions and delayed hypersensitivity
A. parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
Rational: parasitic invasions and allergic disorders are associated with eosinophilia viral
infections do not lead to eosinophilia nor do stress and anxiety reactions or fungal
infections
Which mother fetus combination is at most risk for maternal fetal blood
incompatibility
A. a mother is RH positive, and fetus is RH negative
B. mother is RH negative and fetus is RH positive
C. mother has type A blood and fetus has type O blood
D. mother has type AB blood and fetus has type B blood
, B. mother is RH negative and fetus is RH positive
Rationale: maternal fetal incompatibility exists if mother and fetus differ in AB and O
blood type or if the fetus is RH positive and the mother is RH negative. Symptoms do
not occur in a type O fetus symptoms do not occur in type AB baby mothers
A nurse is planning care for a child with iron deficiency anemia. Characteristics
of iron deficiency anemia include which of the following:
Select all that apply
A. It is most common between the ages of six months and two years old
B. it is related to gender and race
C. it may be related to socioeconomic factors
D. it is rare among teenagers
E. it is difficult to diagnose in early stages
A. It is most common between the ages of six months and two years old
C. it may be related to socioeconomic factors
E. it is difficult to diagnose in early stages
A three-year old child presents with bruising on the legs and trunk and a
petechial rash. The mother also reports frequent nosebleeds. Lab tests reveal a
decreased platelet count. This symptomology supports which medical diagnosis
A. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ITP
B. Leukemia
C. Thalassemia
D. Hemophilia
A. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ITP
Rational: a decreased platelet count is the cause of ITP neither leukemia thalassemia
nor hemophilia is related to platelets.
A 51 year old male is at the health clinic for an annual physical exam. After
walking from the car to the clinic he developed substernal pain he also reported
discomfort in his left shoulder and his jaw lasting 2 to 3 minutes and then
subsiding with rest he indicates that this has occurred frequently over the past
few months with similar exertion the nurse suspects he is most likely
experiencing
A. stable angina
B. unstable angina
C. Prinzmetal angina
D. myocardial infarction
A. stable angina
Rational: stable angina is associated with activity and subsides with rest unstable
angina is a form of acute coronary syndrome that results from reversible myocardial
Pathophysiology | Nightingale | Latest
Leukocytosis can be defined as
A. A normal leukocyte count
B. a high leukocyte count
C. a low leukocyte count
D. Another term for loop leukopenia
B. a high leukocyte count
Rational: Leukocytosis is present when the count is higher than normal it is not another
term for leukopenia
An IV drug user was diagnosed with Hepatitis C 5 years ago. The patient is now
experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse suspects a decrease in which of
the following vitamins:
A. Vitamin K
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin B12
A. Vitamin K
Rational: Lack of vitamin k not D or B12, interferes with clotting
What is the most likely cause of eosinophilia
A. parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
B. viral and bacterial infections
C. stress and anxiety reactions
D. fungal interactions and delayed hypersensitivity
A. parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
Rational: parasitic invasions and allergic disorders are associated with eosinophilia viral
infections do not lead to eosinophilia nor do stress and anxiety reactions or fungal
infections
Which mother fetus combination is at most risk for maternal fetal blood
incompatibility
A. a mother is RH positive, and fetus is RH negative
B. mother is RH negative and fetus is RH positive
C. mother has type A blood and fetus has type O blood
D. mother has type AB blood and fetus has type B blood
, B. mother is RH negative and fetus is RH positive
Rationale: maternal fetal incompatibility exists if mother and fetus differ in AB and O
blood type or if the fetus is RH positive and the mother is RH negative. Symptoms do
not occur in a type O fetus symptoms do not occur in type AB baby mothers
A nurse is planning care for a child with iron deficiency anemia. Characteristics
of iron deficiency anemia include which of the following:
Select all that apply
A. It is most common between the ages of six months and two years old
B. it is related to gender and race
C. it may be related to socioeconomic factors
D. it is rare among teenagers
E. it is difficult to diagnose in early stages
A. It is most common between the ages of six months and two years old
C. it may be related to socioeconomic factors
E. it is difficult to diagnose in early stages
A three-year old child presents with bruising on the legs and trunk and a
petechial rash. The mother also reports frequent nosebleeds. Lab tests reveal a
decreased platelet count. This symptomology supports which medical diagnosis
A. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ITP
B. Leukemia
C. Thalassemia
D. Hemophilia
A. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura ITP
Rational: a decreased platelet count is the cause of ITP neither leukemia thalassemia
nor hemophilia is related to platelets.
A 51 year old male is at the health clinic for an annual physical exam. After
walking from the car to the clinic he developed substernal pain he also reported
discomfort in his left shoulder and his jaw lasting 2 to 3 minutes and then
subsiding with rest he indicates that this has occurred frequently over the past
few months with similar exertion the nurse suspects he is most likely
experiencing
A. stable angina
B. unstable angina
C. Prinzmetal angina
D. myocardial infarction
A. stable angina
Rational: stable angina is associated with activity and subsides with rest unstable
angina is a form of acute coronary syndrome that results from reversible myocardial
