FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER LABS ANCC EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER LABS ANCC EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hgb male - ANS 13.5 to 17.5 g/dL Hgb female - ANS 12.0 to 15.5 g/dl female male - ANS 36% to 46 % 41% to 53% MCV (size of RBC) - ANS 80 to100 fL >100 fl (macrocytic anemia) such as B12 deficiency (due to pernicious anemia) or folate deficiency <80 (microcytic anemia) such as iron deficiency or thalassemia trait Platelet count . - ANS 140 − 415 × 103/mL Thrombocytopenia increased risk of bleeding Thrombocytosis increased risk of clotting, emboli Total WBC count - ANS 4.0 − 10.5 × 103/mL Elevation usually due to bacterial infection Neutrophils (or segs) - ANS 56%-62% >70% usually due to bacterial infections Bands . - ANS Also called "shift to the left" Elevation due to serious bacterial infection Bands are immature neutrophils Lymphocytes - ANS Elevation due to viral infections Eosinophils - ANS Elevation in allergies and parasitic infections Reticulocytes - ANS Elevated after acute hemorrhage, hemolysis Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - ANS Elevated - Hypothyroidism (>5.5 mU/L) Very low - Hyperthyroidism (0.4 mU/L) International Normalized Ratio (INR) - ANS Atrial Fibrillation/Thrombosis PE: 2.0-3.0 times normal Bioprosthetic Valves: 2.0-3.0 Prosthetic Valves 2.5-3.5 alpha or beta thalassemia trait (or minor), - ANS normal to high ferritiniron and normal to "below normal" TIBC/transferrin levels. The gold standard test to diagnose thalassemia - ANS hemoglobin electrophoresis. Where is the best location to listen for the S3 heart sound? - ANS pulmonic area L n. A good example of a disease with no screening test - ANS ovarian cancer. Therefore, screening all women for this cancer is currently not recommended. reportable disease. - ANS Tuberculosis Lyme disease, meningococcemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles, rubella, diphtheria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, two different names that are used interchangeably osteoarthritis - ANS degenerative joint disease (DJD) two different names that are used interchangeably two different names that are used interchangeably atopic dermatitis - ANS two different names that are used interchangeably eczema two different names that are used interchangeably senile arcus - ANS two different names that are used interchangeably arcus senilis two different names that are used interchangeably purulent otitis media