SCI 225 Final Exam Questions and Correct
Answers - Nightingale College
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (pernicious
anemia). The most likely cause is a decrease in:
Intrinsic Factor
A nurse realizes a patient has thrombocytopenia when the platelet count is below
__ platelets per cubic millimeter.
100,000
A 25-year-old female has a heavy menses during which she loses a profuse
amount of blood. Which of the following adaptations should the nurse expect?
Peripheral vasoconstriction
A 12-month-old toddler weighing 18 pounds is brought to the clinic because of
weakness, slow physical growth, and developmental delays. His mother reports
that the only food he will consume is cow's milk. The symptoms support a
diagnosis of which form of anemia?
Iron deficiency
, The alpha and beta thalassemias are inherited in an _____ fashion.
Autosomal recessive
A mother has a child that is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. While the mother
does not have the disease, which characteristic of her genetic makeup is
responsible for the child's disease?
Hb S and Hb A
A patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the following
modifiable risk factors would the nurse suggest the patient change?
Smoking cigarettes
What term should the nurse use to document a detached blood clot?
thromboembolus
A 75-year-old male has severe chest pain and dials 911. Based upon the lab
findings indicating a patient has elevated levels of cardiac troponins I and T, the
nurse suspects which of the following has occurred?
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Answers - Nightingale College
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (pernicious
anemia). The most likely cause is a decrease in:
Intrinsic Factor
A nurse realizes a patient has thrombocytopenia when the platelet count is below
__ platelets per cubic millimeter.
100,000
A 25-year-old female has a heavy menses during which she loses a profuse
amount of blood. Which of the following adaptations should the nurse expect?
Peripheral vasoconstriction
A 12-month-old toddler weighing 18 pounds is brought to the clinic because of
weakness, slow physical growth, and developmental delays. His mother reports
that the only food he will consume is cow's milk. The symptoms support a
diagnosis of which form of anemia?
Iron deficiency
, The alpha and beta thalassemias are inherited in an _____ fashion.
Autosomal recessive
A mother has a child that is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. While the mother
does not have the disease, which characteristic of her genetic makeup is
responsible for the child's disease?
Hb S and Hb A
A patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the following
modifiable risk factors would the nurse suggest the patient change?
Smoking cigarettes
What term should the nurse use to document a detached blood clot?
thromboembolus
A 75-year-old male has severe chest pain and dials 911. Based upon the lab
findings indicating a patient has elevated levels of cardiac troponins I and T, the
nurse suspects which of the following has occurred?
Myocardial infarction (MI)
