NSG 3850 Patho Exam 1 Prep
NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A low mean corpusclar hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia?
a. vitamin B12 deficiency
b. folate deficiency
c. iron deficiency
d. erythropoietin deficiency - Correct Answer-C
Most carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as
a. carboxyhemoglobin
b. bicarbonate ion
c. dissolved carbon dioxide
d. carbonic acid - Correct Answer-B
A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the diagnosis of iron-deficiency
anemia is
a. elevated total iron-binding capacity
b. elevated MCHC and MCV
c. elevated total and indirect bilirubin
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d. positive direct or indirect Coombs test - Correct Answer-A
What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic anemia?
a. leukocytosis
b. thrombocythemia
c. neutrophilia
d. pancytopenia - Correct Answer-D
The most effective therapy for anemia associated with kidney failure is
a. iron administration
b. high-protein diet
c. erythropoietin administration
d. vitamin B12 and folate administration - Correct Answer-C
Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of
a. iron
b. intrinsic factor
c. folate
d. erythropoietin - Correct Answer-B
The cause of the most common form of anemia is
a. acute bleeding
b. iron deficiency
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c. protein malnutrition
d. chronic malnutrition - Correct Answer-B
Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia bc they are both
a. hyperchromic
b. microcytic
c. genetic
d. response to iron therapy - Correct Answer-B
A pt. is diagnosed with aplastic anemia. The nurse expects to find what pt.
symptoms upon assessment?
a. lethargy
b. heart palpitations
c. transient murmurs
d. bradycardia
e. orthopnea - Correct Answer-A, B, C
The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with anemia of chronic renal failure
about the disease. Which statements made by the nurse are correct regarding the
patient's treatment? (Select all that apply.)
a, "Since your glomerular filtration is 13 mL/min, you'll be started on dialysis."
b. "Your hematocrit is 29%, so you're going to start on erythropoietin therapy."
c. "Your hemoglobin is 9 g/dL, so you'll need erythropoietin therapy."
d. "We need to get your hemoglobin up to at least 15 g/dL"
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NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A low mean corpusclar hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia?
a. vitamin B12 deficiency
b. folate deficiency
c. iron deficiency
d. erythropoietin deficiency - Correct Answer-C
Most carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as
a. carboxyhemoglobin
b. bicarbonate ion
c. dissolved carbon dioxide
d. carbonic acid - Correct Answer-B
A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the diagnosis of iron-deficiency
anemia is
a. elevated total iron-binding capacity
b. elevated MCHC and MCV
c. elevated total and indirect bilirubin
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d. positive direct or indirect Coombs test - Correct Answer-A
What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic anemia?
a. leukocytosis
b. thrombocythemia
c. neutrophilia
d. pancytopenia - Correct Answer-D
The most effective therapy for anemia associated with kidney failure is
a. iron administration
b. high-protein diet
c. erythropoietin administration
d. vitamin B12 and folate administration - Correct Answer-C
Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of
a. iron
b. intrinsic factor
c. folate
d. erythropoietin - Correct Answer-B
The cause of the most common form of anemia is
a. acute bleeding
b. iron deficiency
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c. protein malnutrition
d. chronic malnutrition - Correct Answer-B
Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia bc they are both
a. hyperchromic
b. microcytic
c. genetic
d. response to iron therapy - Correct Answer-B
A pt. is diagnosed with aplastic anemia. The nurse expects to find what pt.
symptoms upon assessment?
a. lethargy
b. heart palpitations
c. transient murmurs
d. bradycardia
e. orthopnea - Correct Answer-A, B, C
The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with anemia of chronic renal failure
about the disease. Which statements made by the nurse are correct regarding the
patient's treatment? (Select all that apply.)
a, "Since your glomerular filtration is 13 mL/min, you'll be started on dialysis."
b. "Your hematocrit is 29%, so you're going to start on erythropoietin therapy."
c. "Your hemoglobin is 9 g/dL, so you'll need erythropoietin therapy."
d. "We need to get your hemoglobin up to at least 15 g/dL"
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