NSC306
1. Which of the following blood components is decreased in anemia?
Erythrocytes
Granulocytes
Leukocytes
Platelets
2. The nurse explains to the parents of a 1-year-old child admitted to the hospital in a sickle cell crisis that the local tissue damage the child has on admission is caused by which of the following?
Autoimmune reaction complicated by hypoxia
Lack of oxygen in the red blood cells
Obstruction to circulation
Elevated serum bilirubin concentration.
3. The nurse understands that the client with pernicious anemia will have which distinguishing laboratory findings?
Schilling’s test elevated
Intrinsic factor, absent.
Sedimentation rate, 16 mm/hour
RBCs 5.0 million
4. When a client is diagnosed with aplastic anemia, the nurse monitors for changes in which of the following physiological functions?
Bleeding tendencies
Intake and output
Peripheral sensation
Bowel function
5. A client with anemia may be tired due to a tissue deficiency of which of the following substances?
Carbon dioxide
Factor VIII
Oxygen
T-cell antibodies
6. Which of the following disorders results from a deficiency of factor VIII?
Sickle cell disease
Christmas disease
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
7. ___ involves tissues becoming red, swollen, and painful.
Inflammation
fever
infection
tissue irritation
8. The last stage of inflammation is _______
tissue repair.
vasodilation and increased permeability of blood vessels.
phagocyte migration and cytolysis by complement.
activation of cell-mediated immunity
9. Which of the following nursing assessments is a late symptom of polycythemia vera?
Headache
Dizziness
Pruritus
Shortness of breath
10. Lewis has been kicked in the head. When it becomes inflamed,
more blood flows to that region.
blood flows to that region.
red blood cells fight off microscopic bacteria.
antigens are released through the site of injury.
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