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EXAM REVIEW SET 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
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◉ What is the hemoglobin threshold for anemia in women according
to the CDC and WHO? Answer: Less than 12 g/dL.
◉ What is the hemoglobin threshold for anemia in pregnant women
according to the CDC and WHO? Answer: Less than 11 g/dL.
◉ What hematocrit levels indicate anemia in men? Answer: Less
than 42%.
◉ What hematocrit levels indicate anemia in women? Answer: Less
than 36%.
◉ What are the three main causes of anemia? Answer: Blood loss,
decreased production of RBCs, or increased destruction of RBCs.
◉ What does CBC stand for and what does it measure? Answer:
Complete Blood Count; it measures various components of blood
including RBCs, WBCs, platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCV.
,◉ What is the normal range for MCV (mean corpuscular volume)?
Answer: 80-100 fL.
◉ What does MCH measure in the context of anemia? Answer: The
average amount of hemoglobin found in red blood cells, with a
normal range of 22-31 picograms.
◉ What does MCHC measure? Answer: Mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration; normal range is 31-36 picograms.
◉ What is Serum Ferritin and what does it indicate? Answer: It is the
body's major iron storage protein, correlating with total body iron
stores; normal is 16-300 ng/ml for men and 4-161 ng/ml for
women.
◉ What does TIBC stand for and what does it indicate? Answer:
Total Iron Binding Capacity; it indicates the capacity to bind iron,
with a normal range of 250-460 ug/dl.
◉ What does a decreased reticulocyte count indicate in anemia?
Answer: It indicates decreased RBC production, particularly in iron
deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease.
◉ What is the normal range for serum iron? Answer: 50-175 ug/dl.
,◉ What is classified as microcytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with
MCV less than 80, commonly due to Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) or
Thalassemia.
◉ What characterizes normocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with
MCV between 80-100, including Anemia of Chronic Disease and
acute blood loss.
◉ What defines macrocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with MCV
greater than 100, often due to Vitamin B12 deficiency or Folate
deficiency.
◉ What does the USPSTF recommend regarding routine screening
for iron deficiency anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women?
Answer: Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of
benefits and harms; it is a Grade B recommendation.
◉ What does the CDC recommend for screening non-pregnant
women of childbearing age? Answer: They recommend screening
every 5-10 years starting in adolescence and annually for high-risk
women.
, ◉ What are some high-risk factors for iron deficiency anemia in
women? Answer: Extensive menstrual or other blood loss, low iron
intake, and previous diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia.
◉ What is normocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia associated with
normally sized red blood cells.
◉ What conditions can lead to normocytic anemia? Answer: Chronic
disease states, acute blood loss, hemolysis, volume overload, aplastic
anemia, infection, inflammation, and renal insufficiency.
◉ What is the most common cause of normocytic anemia? Answer:
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD), which is mild or moderate anemia
caused by a chronic systemic disease.
◉ What are common causes of anemia of chronic disease (ACD)?
Answer: Chronic infection or inflammation, cancer, liver disease, and
renal failure.
◉ What type of anemia is typically seen in anemia of chronic
disease? Answer: ACD may be microcytic but typically results in
normocytic, normochromic anemia.
◉ What are some clinical presentations of normocytic anemia?
Answer: Fatigue, malaise, and dyspnea on exertion if severe.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING PREMIUM
EXAM REVIEW SET 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What is the hemoglobin threshold for anemia in women according
to the CDC and WHO? Answer: Less than 12 g/dL.
◉ What is the hemoglobin threshold for anemia in pregnant women
according to the CDC and WHO? Answer: Less than 11 g/dL.
◉ What hematocrit levels indicate anemia in men? Answer: Less
than 42%.
◉ What hematocrit levels indicate anemia in women? Answer: Less
than 36%.
◉ What are the three main causes of anemia? Answer: Blood loss,
decreased production of RBCs, or increased destruction of RBCs.
◉ What does CBC stand for and what does it measure? Answer:
Complete Blood Count; it measures various components of blood
including RBCs, WBCs, platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCV.
,◉ What is the normal range for MCV (mean corpuscular volume)?
Answer: 80-100 fL.
◉ What does MCH measure in the context of anemia? Answer: The
average amount of hemoglobin found in red blood cells, with a
normal range of 22-31 picograms.
◉ What does MCHC measure? Answer: Mean corpuscular
hemoglobin concentration; normal range is 31-36 picograms.
◉ What is Serum Ferritin and what does it indicate? Answer: It is the
body's major iron storage protein, correlating with total body iron
stores; normal is 16-300 ng/ml for men and 4-161 ng/ml for
women.
◉ What does TIBC stand for and what does it indicate? Answer:
Total Iron Binding Capacity; it indicates the capacity to bind iron,
with a normal range of 250-460 ug/dl.
◉ What does a decreased reticulocyte count indicate in anemia?
Answer: It indicates decreased RBC production, particularly in iron
deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease.
◉ What is the normal range for serum iron? Answer: 50-175 ug/dl.
,◉ What is classified as microcytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with
MCV less than 80, commonly due to Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) or
Thalassemia.
◉ What characterizes normocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with
MCV between 80-100, including Anemia of Chronic Disease and
acute blood loss.
◉ What defines macrocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia with MCV
greater than 100, often due to Vitamin B12 deficiency or Folate
deficiency.
◉ What does the USPSTF recommend regarding routine screening
for iron deficiency anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women?
Answer: Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of
benefits and harms; it is a Grade B recommendation.
◉ What does the CDC recommend for screening non-pregnant
women of childbearing age? Answer: They recommend screening
every 5-10 years starting in adolescence and annually for high-risk
women.
, ◉ What are some high-risk factors for iron deficiency anemia in
women? Answer: Extensive menstrual or other blood loss, low iron
intake, and previous diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia.
◉ What is normocytic anemia? Answer: Anemia associated with
normally sized red blood cells.
◉ What conditions can lead to normocytic anemia? Answer: Chronic
disease states, acute blood loss, hemolysis, volume overload, aplastic
anemia, infection, inflammation, and renal insufficiency.
◉ What is the most common cause of normocytic anemia? Answer:
Anemia of chronic disease (ACD), which is mild or moderate anemia
caused by a chronic systemic disease.
◉ What are common causes of anemia of chronic disease (ACD)?
Answer: Chronic infection or inflammation, cancer, liver disease, and
renal failure.
◉ What type of anemia is typically seen in anemia of chronic
disease? Answer: ACD may be microcytic but typically results in
normocytic, normochromic anemia.
◉ What are some clinical presentations of normocytic anemia?
Answer: Fatigue, malaise, and dyspnea on exertion if severe.
