NURS 5315 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS 5315
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Leukocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in the number of white blood cells
Leukopenia - ANS✔✔ deficiency of white blood cells
Neutrophilia - ANS✔✔ elevated neutrophil count; commonly seen in bacterial infections,
inflammation, & necrotic tissue
Neutropenia - ANS✔✔ a decreased number of neutrophils; commonly seen in liver disease,
viral infections, & drugs
Eosinophilia - ANS✔✔ increase in numbers of eosinophils; commonly seen in allergic reactions
& parasitic infections
Eosinopenia - ANS✔✔ decrease in the number of eosinophils; commonly seen with
pancytopenia & steroid use
Basophilia - ANS✔✔ elevation in the number of basophils in the blood; seen with allergic
reactions
monocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in the number of monocytes; seen when someone is recovering
from an infection or with a TB infection
Monocytopenia - ANS✔✔ Decreased number of monocytes; can be seen with steroid use and
HIV infection
, Lymphocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in number of lymphocytes; seen in viral infections, lymphoma
& leukemia
Lymphocytopenia - ANS✔✔ decrease in the number of lymphocytes in the blood; seen with
AIDS, chemotherapy & steroid use
Leukemia - ANS✔✔ malignant disorder of the blood and blood forming organs
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS✔✔ P: marked by > 30% of lymphoblasts in the blood
or bone marrow
Age of onset: most common in children but is seen in adults
S/S: fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue, lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly,
hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss, anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and eechymosis
Prognosis: survival rate decreases with age
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - ANS✔✔ P: marked by a proliferation of immature
myeloid cells, decreased apoptosis and a lack of cellular differentiation. It is aggressive and fast-
growing.
Age of onset: most common adult leukemia; incidence increases with age.
Prognosis: remission rates are inversely r/t age
S/S of Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) - ANS✔✔ Fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue,
lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss,
anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and ecchymosis. Survival rate decreases with age. 3 CNS
may be affected: headache, vomiting, papilledema, facial palsy, meningeal irritation.
S/S of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - ANS✔✔ Fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue,
lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss,
anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and ecchymosis. Survival rate decreases with age. 3 CNS
may be affected: headache, vomiting, papilledema, facial palsy, meningeal irritation
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Leukocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in the number of white blood cells
Leukopenia - ANS✔✔ deficiency of white blood cells
Neutrophilia - ANS✔✔ elevated neutrophil count; commonly seen in bacterial infections,
inflammation, & necrotic tissue
Neutropenia - ANS✔✔ a decreased number of neutrophils; commonly seen in liver disease,
viral infections, & drugs
Eosinophilia - ANS✔✔ increase in numbers of eosinophils; commonly seen in allergic reactions
& parasitic infections
Eosinopenia - ANS✔✔ decrease in the number of eosinophils; commonly seen with
pancytopenia & steroid use
Basophilia - ANS✔✔ elevation in the number of basophils in the blood; seen with allergic
reactions
monocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in the number of monocytes; seen when someone is recovering
from an infection or with a TB infection
Monocytopenia - ANS✔✔ Decreased number of monocytes; can be seen with steroid use and
HIV infection
, Lymphocytosis - ANS✔✔ increase in number of lymphocytes; seen in viral infections, lymphoma
& leukemia
Lymphocytopenia - ANS✔✔ decrease in the number of lymphocytes in the blood; seen with
AIDS, chemotherapy & steroid use
Leukemia - ANS✔✔ malignant disorder of the blood and blood forming organs
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) - ANS✔✔ P: marked by > 30% of lymphoblasts in the blood
or bone marrow
Age of onset: most common in children but is seen in adults
S/S: fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue, lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly,
hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss, anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and eechymosis
Prognosis: survival rate decreases with age
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - ANS✔✔ P: marked by a proliferation of immature
myeloid cells, decreased apoptosis and a lack of cellular differentiation. It is aggressive and fast-
growing.
Age of onset: most common adult leukemia; incidence increases with age.
Prognosis: remission rates are inversely r/t age
S/S of Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) - ANS✔✔ Fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue,
lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss,
anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and ecchymosis. Survival rate decreases with age. 3 CNS
may be affected: headache, vomiting, papilledema, facial palsy, meningeal irritation.
S/S of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - ANS✔✔ Fever, pallor, bleeding, fatigue,
lymphadenopathy, infection, joint pain, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, night sweats, weight loss,
anemia, thrombocytopenia, petechiae and ecchymosis. Survival rate decreases with age. 3 CNS
may be affected: headache, vomiting, papilledema, facial palsy, meningeal irritation
