Diagnostic Tests | Blood | Anemia | Medications and Nutrients | Odds & Ends |
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What is normal platelet count?
150,000 to 400,000 mm3
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What is PRBC
Prescribed for clients
who have an Hgb of less than 8 g/dL. |
What is Aplastic Anemia?
Bone Marrow suppression of new stem cell production resulting in a deficiency of circulating WBC, platelets, and or RBCs
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What is protamine sulfate?
Antidote for Heparin Overdose
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What is foods high in iron?
Red meat, Egg yolks , Dark, leafy greens (spinach, collards), Dried fruit (prunes, raisins)
Mollusks (oysters, clams, scallops) Turkey or chicken giblets, Beans, lentils, chick peas and soybean, Liver, Artichokes |
What is INR?
2 to 3 on warfarin (Coumadin)
therapy |
What is 0.9% NSS
Blood products are infused only
with what type of fluid |
What is Thalassemia?
An autosomal recessive genetic disorder of inadequate production of normal hemoglobin
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what is vitamin K?
Antidote for Warfarin Overdose
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What is Vitamin B12 deficiency?
Type of anemia may see this sign - smooth, sore, bright red tongue
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What is aptt?
Monitored for heparin therapy
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What is acute hemolytic blood transfusion reaction?
chills, fever, low back pain, tachycardia, flushing, hypotension, chest tightening or pain,
tachypnea, nausea, anxiety, and hemoglobinuria |
What is Pernicious Anemia?
Deficiency of intrinsic factor produced by
gastric mucosa, which is necessary for absorption of vitamin B12 |
What is Folic Acid?
Large doses of _______will turn the client’s urine dark yellow
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What is Erythropoietin?
A hematopoietic growth factor used to increase production of RBCs
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What is D-dimer?
Measures hypercoagulability of the blood.
›› Elevated level indicates clot formation has occurred. |
What is treatment for anaphylactic reaction?
Maintain airway; administer oxygen, IV fluids, antihistamines, corticosteroids,
and vasopressors |
What is Schilling Test?
test measures vitamin B12 absorption with and without intrinsic factor. It is used to
differentiate between malabsorption and pernicious anemia |
What is PICA?
Persistent eating of substances not normally considered food (non nutritive substances), such as soil or chalk, for at least 1 month
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What is Gastrectomy?
client who had a __________ will require monthly injections of vitamin B12 for the
rest of his life. |
What is bleeding and infection?
Two Complications following Bone Marrow Biopsy.
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What is Furosemide (Lasix)?
Medication ordered prior too or in between PRBC infusion to prevent fluid overload.
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What is GI Bleeding ?
Common cause of anemia in older adult clients
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What is the Z track technique?
Administering an iron preparation intramuscularly, it should be given deep in the muscle.
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What is DIC?
Condition where you clot, clot, clot and then you bleed, bleed, bleed
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