NURS 3366 Exam 2 Review Questions and 100% Correct Answers 2026/27 Update
(Pathophysiologic Processes: Implications for Nursing) – UTA.
RBCs: 4– 6 million/mm3
Hemoglobin (Hgb): 14-18 gm / L
Hematocrit (Hct): 42 to 52%
MCV: 80-95 mm3
Platelets 150,000 to 400,000/ cmm
WBCs: 6,000-10,000 / mm3
1. During a routine sports physical a nurse was able to palpate (feel) a client’s spleen and
concluded it was enlarged. Which of the following could be a cause? SATA(more than one
answer is correct).
A. The client may have poor dietary intake in vitamins.
B. The client may have contacted the Epstein-Barr virus causing his spleen to swell.
C. Anemia caused by an autoimmune disorder may have caused the spleen to enlarge.
D. The client may have celiac disease and due to his consumption of gluten caused his spleen
to swell.
2. Tabitha fainted during class and was taken to the Emergency room for treatment. The following
were her lab results: RBC: 3.4 million; MCV 82; Hgb; 10. What does Tabitha have?
A. Normocytic anemia due to a low MCV value.
B. Normocytic anemia due to a high MCV value.
C. Anemia due to a low Hgb and RBC count.
D. Anemia due to a high Hgb count.
3. A baby was brought to the hospital emergency room after arriving from his vacation overseas.
He has a temperature of 102.7 and a dense red rash on his chest, back and arms. What disease
could this baby possibly have?
A. Influenza
B. Varicella
C. Variola
D. Rubeola
4. Ben was recently admitted to the hospital due to heavy blood loss caused by a car accident. He’s
received several blood transfusions to help restore his blood volume to normal. With a blood
type of AB-, what type of blood can Ben NOT receive?
A. B+
B. A-
C. O-
D. B-
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, 5. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that dries up the lubricating fluids of the
A. Eyes
B. Mouth
C. None of the above
D. A & B
6. Which of the following are released by the body during systemic inflammation (systemic
inflammatory mediators)?
A. Histamine, Leukotrienes and Prostaglandins
B. C-reactive proteins, complements and circulating prostaglandins
C. Neutrophils, Macrophages and Lymphocytes
D. Chemotactic substances, erythrocytes and thrombocytes
7. A woman walks into a clinic complaining signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. This is
particular to an autoimmune disease. Which autoimmune disease may this woman be
diagnosed with?
A. Myasthenia Gravis
B. Celiac Disease
C. Goodpasture’s syndrome
D. Grave’s disease
8. A client, diagnosed with chronic renal failure, is likely to have which type of anemia?
A. Microcytic anemia
B. Normocytic anemia
C. Macrocytic anemia
D. Polycythemia
9. A nursing student is learning about different clotting deficiencies. He is trying to remember
which clotting deficiency, caused by a genetic defect, results in a decreased presence of a tissue
clotting factor?
A. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)
B. Von Willebrand Disease
C. Hemophilia
D. None of the above
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(Pathophysiologic Processes: Implications for Nursing) – UTA.
RBCs: 4– 6 million/mm3
Hemoglobin (Hgb): 14-18 gm / L
Hematocrit (Hct): 42 to 52%
MCV: 80-95 mm3
Platelets 150,000 to 400,000/ cmm
WBCs: 6,000-10,000 / mm3
1. During a routine sports physical a nurse was able to palpate (feel) a client’s spleen and
concluded it was enlarged. Which of the following could be a cause? SATA(more than one
answer is correct).
A. The client may have poor dietary intake in vitamins.
B. The client may have contacted the Epstein-Barr virus causing his spleen to swell.
C. Anemia caused by an autoimmune disorder may have caused the spleen to enlarge.
D. The client may have celiac disease and due to his consumption of gluten caused his spleen
to swell.
2. Tabitha fainted during class and was taken to the Emergency room for treatment. The following
were her lab results: RBC: 3.4 million; MCV 82; Hgb; 10. What does Tabitha have?
A. Normocytic anemia due to a low MCV value.
B. Normocytic anemia due to a high MCV value.
C. Anemia due to a low Hgb and RBC count.
D. Anemia due to a high Hgb count.
3. A baby was brought to the hospital emergency room after arriving from his vacation overseas.
He has a temperature of 102.7 and a dense red rash on his chest, back and arms. What disease
could this baby possibly have?
A. Influenza
B. Varicella
C. Variola
D. Rubeola
4. Ben was recently admitted to the hospital due to heavy blood loss caused by a car accident. He’s
received several blood transfusions to help restore his blood volume to normal. With a blood
type of AB-, what type of blood can Ben NOT receive?
A. B+
B. A-
C. O-
D. B-
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, 5. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that dries up the lubricating fluids of the
A. Eyes
B. Mouth
C. None of the above
D. A & B
6. Which of the following are released by the body during systemic inflammation (systemic
inflammatory mediators)?
A. Histamine, Leukotrienes and Prostaglandins
B. C-reactive proteins, complements and circulating prostaglandins
C. Neutrophils, Macrophages and Lymphocytes
D. Chemotactic substances, erythrocytes and thrombocytes
7. A woman walks into a clinic complaining signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. This is
particular to an autoimmune disease. Which autoimmune disease may this woman be
diagnosed with?
A. Myasthenia Gravis
B. Celiac Disease
C. Goodpasture’s syndrome
D. Grave’s disease
8. A client, diagnosed with chronic renal failure, is likely to have which type of anemia?
A. Microcytic anemia
B. Normocytic anemia
C. Macrocytic anemia
D. Polycythemia
9. A nursing student is learning about different clotting deficiencies. He is trying to remember
which clotting deficiency, caused by a genetic defect, results in a decreased presence of a tissue
clotting factor?
A. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)
B. Von Willebrand Disease
C. Hemophilia
D. None of the above
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