RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3
TEST 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ An adult patient's blood sample is analyzed in a laboratory.
Assuming a normal sample, which type of white blood cell accounts
for the highest percentage?
A. Neutrophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Basophils
D. Lymphocytes
Answer: Neutrophils
◉ A hematologist is discussing hematopoiesis. Which information
should be included? ________ participate in hematopoiesis.
A. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
B. Eosinophils
C. Basophils
D. Neutrophils
Answer: Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
,◉ While reviewing lab results, the nurse recalls the most abundant
cells in the blood are:
A. Leukocytes
B. Lymphocytes
C. Erythrocytes
D. Thrombocytes
Answer: Erythrocytes
◉ A nurse recalls that monocytes are blood cells that mature
(differentiate) into:
A. Macrophages
B. Neutrophils
C. Eosinophils
D. Mast cells
Answer: Macrophages
◉ A patient has researched white blood cells on the Internet. Which
statement indicates the patient has a good understanding?
_______________ contain preformed granules of vasoactive amines.
,A. Neutrophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Monocytes
D. Basophils
Answer: Basophils
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason?
A. Increased megakaryocytes
B. Increased platelet cell division
C. Decreased thrombopoietin
D. Decreased spleen function
Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when
the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in ______
is the most likely cause.
A. Erythropoietin
, B. Intrinsic factor
C. Ferritin
D. Gastric enzymes
Answer: Intrinsic factor
◉ A staff member asks what leukocytosis means. How should the
nurse respond? Leukocytosis can be defined as:
A. A high leukocyte count
B. Another term for leukopenia
C. A normal leukocyte count
D. A low leukocyte count
Answer: A high leukocyte count
◉ A 15-year-old male is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.
When the patient asks how he got this disease, how should the nurse
respond? The most likely cause is:
A. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
B. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
C. Toxoplasma gondii
D. Adenovirus
TEST 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ An adult patient's blood sample is analyzed in a laboratory.
Assuming a normal sample, which type of white blood cell accounts
for the highest percentage?
A. Neutrophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Basophils
D. Lymphocytes
Answer: Neutrophils
◉ A hematologist is discussing hematopoiesis. Which information
should be included? ________ participate in hematopoiesis.
A. Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
B. Eosinophils
C. Basophils
D. Neutrophils
Answer: Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)
,◉ While reviewing lab results, the nurse recalls the most abundant
cells in the blood are:
A. Leukocytes
B. Lymphocytes
C. Erythrocytes
D. Thrombocytes
Answer: Erythrocytes
◉ A nurse recalls that monocytes are blood cells that mature
(differentiate) into:
A. Macrophages
B. Neutrophils
C. Eosinophils
D. Mast cells
Answer: Macrophages
◉ A patient has researched white blood cells on the Internet. Which
statement indicates the patient has a good understanding?
_______________ contain preformed granules of vasoactive amines.
,A. Neutrophils
B. Eosinophils
C. Monocytes
D. Basophils
Answer: Basophils
◉ A newborn baby is diagnosed with a blood disorder in which her
platelet count is low. Which of the following does the nurse suspect
could be the reason?
A. Increased megakaryocytes
B. Increased platelet cell division
C. Decreased thrombopoietin
D. Decreased spleen function
Answer: Decreased thrombopoietin
◉ A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when
the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in ______
is the most likely cause.
A. Erythropoietin
, B. Intrinsic factor
C. Ferritin
D. Gastric enzymes
Answer: Intrinsic factor
◉ A staff member asks what leukocytosis means. How should the
nurse respond? Leukocytosis can be defined as:
A. A high leukocyte count
B. Another term for leukopenia
C. A normal leukocyte count
D. A low leukocyte count
Answer: A high leukocyte count
◉ A 15-year-old male is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.
When the patient asks how he got this disease, how should the nurse
respond? The most likely cause is:
A. Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
B. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
C. Toxoplasma gondii
D. Adenovirus
