A nurse is caring for a patient who cannot clot. Which end product of the clotting cascade is
this patient unable to make?
Selected Answer: d.
Fibrin
Correct Answer: d.
Fibrin
Question 2
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (pernicious anemia).
How should the nurse respond when the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A
decrease in ______ is the most likely cause.
Selected Answer: c.
Intrinsic factor
Correct Answer: c.
Intrinsic factor
Question 3
A 45-year-old male is diagnosed with macrocytic, normochromic anemia. The nurse suspects
the most likely cause of this condition is:
Selected Answer: a.
Defective DNA synthesis
Correct Answer: a.
Defective DNA synthesis
, Question 4
In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses for active bleeding after
intravascular clotting because:
Selected Answer: b.
Clotting factors are depleted.
Correct Answer: b.
Clotting factors are depleted.
Question 5
The nurse will check which of the following tests to directly measure iron stores?
Selected Answer: c.
Bone marrow biopsy
Correct Answer: c.
Bone marrow biopsy
Question 6
A nurse is teaching the staff about platelets. Which information should the nurse include? In
addition to playing a role in hemostasis, platelets have the ability to:
Selected Answer: b.
Release biochemical mediators of inflammation
Correct Answer: b.
Release biochemical mediators of inflammation
Question 7
A group of cells isolated in the laboratory have membrane-bound granules in their cytoplasm
and they show phagocytic activity. Which of the following cells is most similar?
Selected Answer: d.
Eosinophils
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