Exam 21: Alterations of Hematologic Function

A patient is admitted to the emergency department with a diagnosis of polycythemia vera (PV).Which treatment should the nurse discuss with the patient?

A 21-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia.Her hematocrit is 32%.Which of the following treatments would the nurse expect to be prescribed for her?

A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with lymphadenopathy.Which assessment finding will help confirm this diagnosis?

A 57-year-old male presents to his primary care provider for red face, hands, feet, ears, and headache and drowsiness.A blood smear reveals an increased number of erythrocytes, indicating:

The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?

A newborn is diagnosed with congenital intrinsic factor deficiency.Which of the following types of anemia will the nurse see documented on the chart?

An IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5 years ago.The patient is now experiencing impaired blood clotting.The nurse suspects a decrease in which of the following vitamins?

Thrombocytopenia may be:

A 5-year-old is diagnosed with acute leukemia.The patient will mostly likely be treated with:

A 58-year-old female presents in the clinic with fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers.Laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit, a high mean corpuscular volume, and normal plasma iron.These assessment findings are consistent with which type of anemia?

A patient wants to know about risk factors for acute leukemia.Which of the following should the nurse include? (select all that apply)

A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems because:

A 10-year-old is diagnosed with leukemia.The nurse assesses for which other condition that could be associated with his disease?

A 5-year-old was diagnosed with normocytic-normochromic anemia.Which type of anemia does the nurse suspect the patient has?

The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma?

A 15-year-old male is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.Which of the following assessment findings would he most likely demonstrate? (select all that apply)

A 50-year-old female was diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia.Which of the following assessment findings would most likely occur?

A 45-year-old male is diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia.When he asks what the most likely cause of this disease is, what is the nurse's best response?

Leukocytosis can be defined as:

A patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma reports severe pain.This pain can be attributed to: