Exam 24: Disorders of White Blood Cells and Lymphoid Tissues

A geriatrician is following a number of clients on a subacute geriatric medical unit, some of whom require diagnostic blood work. Which of the following clients would be most likely to have an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) screening test ordered? An adult with

When talking about the various types of granulocytes, which granule contains heparin, an anticoagulant?

A physician is explaining to a 40-year-old male patient the importance of completing his course of antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis. The physician explains the damage that could occur to lung tissue by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Which of the following phenomena would underlie the physician's explanation?

A nurse practitioner is providing care for a client with low levels of the plasma protein gamma globulin. The nurse would recognize that the client is at risk of developing which of the following health problems?

When talking about the lifespan of various blood components, the students should know that once a neutrophil moves into tissue, it lives approximately for how long?

A 5th grade elementary student asks the school nurse how much blood is in an entire body. The nurse should respond that the average grown-up adult has

When looking at a granulocyte under a microscope, the anatomy student would describe it as a cell

A couple who is expecting their first child has been advised by friends to consider harvesting umbilical cord blood in order to have a future source of stem cells. The couple has approached their caregiver with this request and is seeking clarification of exactly why stem cells are valuable and what they might expect to gain from harvesting it. How can their caregiver best respond to the couple's enquiry? Stem cells can

The blood work of a 44-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of liver disease secondary to alcohol abuse indicates low levels of albumin. Which of the following phenomena would a clinician be most justified in anticipating?

Following a bone marrow biopsy, which of the following assessments would indicate the patient is experiencing a complication as a result of this diagnostic procedure?

During science class, a student asks, "What's the difference between plasma and serum in the blood?" The nurse responds that the primary difference between plasma and serum is that plasma contains

An oncologist has ordered a bone marrow biopsy for a client and is explaining the reasons for the test and what the client might expect during the test. Which of the following explanations best reflects an aspect of a bone marrow biopsy?

A 29-year-old construction worker got a sliver under his fingernail 4 days ago. The affected finger is now reddened, painful, swollen, and warm to touch. Which of the following hematological processes is most likely occurring in the bone marrow in response to the infection?

Which of the following statements best conveys a characteristic of red blood cells?

Which of the following colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) is given to ESRD patients to help with their chronic anemia?

Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the process of hematopoiesis?

A hospital laboratory technician is performing routine blood analysis as part of an inpatient's assessment and is examining the sample in a test tube following processing in a centrifuge and the addition of an anticoagulant. Which of the following observations would the technician most likely interpret as an anomaly?

A nurse is providing care for several patients on an acute medical unit of a hospital. Which of the following patients would be most likely to benefit from hematopoietic growth factors?

Following an injury resulting in a small cut from a knife, the first cells to go to the area of the cut would be the

A student makes the statement to a colleague, "Blood plasma is essentially just a carrier for the formed elements like red blood cells and white blood cells." What would be the most accurate response to this statement?