Hematology

What should the nurse avoid in a patient with thrombocytopenia?

• IM injections

• Vegetables in diet

• ROM excercises

• Coughing and deep breathing

Maximum administration time for PRBC is

• 6 hours

• 4 hours

• 1 hour

• 12 hours

Sickle Cell Anemia is characterized by...

• Sickle shaped RBCs

• Bananas

• Hearts

• Easy Breathing

Education by the nurse to a patient following a splenectomy should include.....

• Be sure to run daily

• Receive yearly vaccines

• Do not donate blood

• Routine transfusion of blood products

Possible causes of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Select all that apply...

• Rubella

• Chicken Pox

• Asthma

• Hepatitis C

• HIV

Main indicator of Aplastic Anemia

• Pale, fatty, fibrous bone marrow

• Orange peel skin

• Decreased total iron binding capacity

• hand-foot disorder

Therapeutic intervention for a patient with Polycythemia Vera (PV) primary...

• Removal of toes

• Phlebotomy

• Injections of Platelets

• Intubation

What blood product is initially responsible for clotting?

• RBCs

• Plasma

• Lymphoctyes

• Platelets

A patient with iron deficiency anemia is prescribed iron supplements. What should the nurse include when educating the patient?

• Take melatonin to help you sleep.

• You should not eat vegetables.

• You should take vitamin C.

• You may have diarrhea.

The rapid destruction of RBC's may be evident in what clinical finding?

• Vomiting

• Jaundice

• Constipation

• Vision loss