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Question #: 1
A client informs the nurse that he is having a difficult time coping with seasonal allergies and have taken some
over-the-counter medications to assist with control of symptoms. What results would indicate to the nurse that the
client does have allergies?
A. Elevated eosinophils
B. Elevated basophils
C. Elevated basophils
D. Elevated neutrophils
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Question #: 2
A client is being treated for anemia and has a hemoglobin level of 9.6 g/dL. What does the nurse understand is the
basic nutritional component of heme in hemoglobin that the client may be deficient in?
A. Folic acid
B. Copper
C. Protein
D. Iron
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Question #: 3
A client is brought to the emergency department with suspected bleeding esophageal varices. Which hemoglobin
level should the nurse immediately report to the physician?
A. 13.0 g/dL
B. 10.2 g/dL
C. 5.0 g/dL
D. 11.4 g/dL
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, Question #: 4
A client is found to have a low hemoglobin and hematocrit when laboratory work was performed. What does the
nurse understand the anemia may have resulted from? Select all that apply.
A. Infection
B. Blood loss
C. Abnormal erythrocyte production
D. Destruction of normally formed red blood cells
E. Inadequate formed white blood cells
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Question #: 5
A client is in the hospital with a bleeding gastric ulcer and requires a blood transfusion. He has been typed and
cross-matched for 2 units of packed red blood cells and found to have type O blood. What type of blood will the
nurse administer to this client?
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type AB
D. Type O
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Question #: 6
A client is suspected of having leukemia and is having a series of laboratory and diagnostic studies performed.
What does the nurse recognize as the hallmark signs of leukemia? Select all that apply.
A. Diarrhea
B. Nausea and vomiting
C. Frequent infections
D. Fatigue from anemia
E. Easy bruising
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Question #: 7
Albumin is a protein in the plasma portion of the blood. Under normal conditions, albumin cannot pass through the