NURS660 Hematology Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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NURS660
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NURS660
NURS660 Hematology Exam Questions With
100% Verified Answers
A patient is experiencing shortness of breath, pallor, and dizziness. Do you suspect an acute or
chronic anemia? - answerAcute blood loss
Chronic is often asymptomatic until very severe
What does an MCV value tell you? What is a norm...
Anisocytosis on your peripheral smear is/is not concerning - answer✔not concerning
normal size variant
Blasts on your peripheral smear is/is not concerning - answer✔Very concerning
blasts = red flag for leukemia, requires an oncology referral
blasts should remain in bone marrow until mature and ready to be released
Smudge cells on peripheral smear are seen with - answer✔CLL
What are the two smear cells you may see on a patient with IDA? - answer✔ovalcyte/elliptocyte
OR teardrop cells
Target cells and basophilic stippling on smears are indicative of... - answer✔thalassemia
Spherocytes on smear may indicate - answer✔hemolytic anemia
What is the most common trigger for the bone marrow to produce more RBCs? -
answer✔decrease in o2
Name the normal lab values for these labs
RBC
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit - answer✔RBC: 4.1-5.8
Hgb: 12-16 in women
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