NUMBER THREE) | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT 2025/26
Vaccines that are not recommended for pregnant patients Answer - Pregnant
patients cannot receive life vaccines such as:
MMR
Varicella
intranasal influenza
Zoster
Iron deficiency anemia signs and symptoms Answer - HCT > 30
pica: usual food cravings such as size clay
dyspnea and mild fatigue
headache
palpitations
weakness
tachycardia
Pallor
postural hypotension
Iron deficiency anemia laboratory Answer - Low HGB
low HCT
, low MCV ( microcytic)
low MCHC
low RBCs
low serum iron
low Ferritin
High TIBC
high RDW -
Iron deficiency anemia management Answer - Oral ferrous sulfate 300- 325 MG
1 to 2 hours after meals
Iron should not be taken with antacids as they interfere with absorption.
Juice that has vitamin C increases absorption
foods high in iron:
Raisins
green leafy Vegetable
Red meats
Citrus products
bread and cereals
Thalassemia Answer - an inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin,
leading to hypochromia
Found in African-American, Middle Eastern, Indian, African Americans
Thalassemia symptoms Answer - Fatigue.
Weakness.
Pale or yellowish skin.
Facial bone deformities.