CHAPTER 19 PrepU EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
EXAM WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
What would be the physiologic basis for a placenta previa?
A. low placental implantation
B. a loose placental implantation
C. a uterus with a midseptum
D. a placenta with multiple lobes --ANSWER--A. low placental
implantation
The cause of placenta previa is usually unknown, but for some reason
the placenta is implanted low instead of high on the uterus.
A client in her 20th week of gestation develops HELLP syndrome.
What are features of HELLP syndrome? Select all that apply.
A. leukocytosis
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, B. hemolysis
C. elevated liver enzymes
D. hyperthermia
E. low platelet count --ANSWER--B. hemolysis
C. elevated liver enzymes
E. low platelet count
The HELLP syndrome is a syndrome involving hemolysis
(microangiopathic hemolytic anemia), elevated liver enzymes, and a
low platelet count. Hyperthermia and leukocytosis are not features of
HELLP syndrome.
A nurse is caring for a client who just experienced a spontaneous
abortion (miscarriage) in the first trimester. When asked by the client
why this happened, which is the best response from the nurse?
A. abnormal fetal development
B. lack of sufficient progesterone produced by the corpus luteum
C. rejection of the embryo through an immune response
D. implantation abnormality --ANSWER--A. abnormal fetal
development
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VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
EXAM WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
What would be the physiologic basis for a placenta previa?
A. low placental implantation
B. a loose placental implantation
C. a uterus with a midseptum
D. a placenta with multiple lobes --ANSWER--A. low placental
implantation
The cause of placenta previa is usually unknown, but for some reason
the placenta is implanted low instead of high on the uterus.
A client in her 20th week of gestation develops HELLP syndrome.
What are features of HELLP syndrome? Select all that apply.
A. leukocytosis
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, B. hemolysis
C. elevated liver enzymes
D. hyperthermia
E. low platelet count --ANSWER--B. hemolysis
C. elevated liver enzymes
E. low platelet count
The HELLP syndrome is a syndrome involving hemolysis
(microangiopathic hemolytic anemia), elevated liver enzymes, and a
low platelet count. Hyperthermia and leukocytosis are not features of
HELLP syndrome.
A nurse is caring for a client who just experienced a spontaneous
abortion (miscarriage) in the first trimester. When asked by the client
why this happened, which is the best response from the nurse?
A. abnormal fetal development
B. lack of sufficient progesterone produced by the corpus luteum
C. rejection of the embryo through an immune response
D. implantation abnormality --ANSWER--A. abnormal fetal
development
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