ATI MEDSURG TEST BANK
HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDER
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
ERABORATION
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,1. Of the four major blood components, plasma:
a. is made up of circulating ions.
b. comprises about 55% of blood volume.
c. is transported to the cells by serum proteins.
d. comprises about 45% of blood volume.
ANS: B
Blood has four major components: (1) a fluid component called plasma, (2) circulating solutes such as ions, (3) serum
proteins, and (4) cells. Plasma comprises about 55% of blood volume and is the transportation medium for important
serum proteins such as albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, prothrombin, and plasminogen. The hematopoietic cells comprise
the remaining 45% of blood volume.
2. Erythrocytes (RBCs) are flexible biconcave disks without nuclei whose primary component is an oxygen- carrying
molecule called:
a. erythropoietin.
b. a reticulocyte.
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,c. hemoglobin.
d. 2,3-DPG
ANS: C
Erythrocytes (RBCs) are flexible biconcave disks without nuclei whose primary component is an oxygen-carrying
molecule called hemoglobin. RBCs are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called
erythropoietin. Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidney in response to a perceived decrease in perfusion or tissue
hypoxia. Reticulocytes are immature RBCs that may be released when there is a demand for RBCs that exceeds the
number of available mature cells. The oxygen affinity for hemoglobin is modulated primarily by the concentration of 2,3-
diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and depends on the blood pH and body temperature.
3. Erythrocytes (RBCs) are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called:
a. reticulocytes.
b. hemoglobin.
c. 2,3-DPG.
d. erythropoietin.
ANS: D
RBCs are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called erythropoietin.
Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidney in response to a perceived decrease in perfusion or tissue hypoxia.
Reticulocytes are immature RBCs that may be released when there is a demand for RBCs that exceeds the number of
available mature cells. The RBC transports hemoglobin, whose function is the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Hemoglobin binds with oxygen in the lungs and transports it to the tissues. The oxygen affinity for hemoglobin is
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, modulated primarily by the concentration of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and depends on the blood pH and body
temperature.
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a splenectomy, and notices that the patient’s platelet count has
increased. The nurse realizes that the increase is due to:
a. platelet response to infection.
b. stimulation secondary to erythropoietin.
c. the patient’s inability to store platelets.
d. the platelet’s 120-day life cycle.
ANS: C
Two thirds of the platelets circulate in the blood. The spleen stores the remaining third and may become enlarged if excess
or rapid platelet removal occurs. In patients who have had a splenectomy, 100% of the platelets remain in circulation.
Platelets are the first responders in the clotting response (not infection), and they form a platelet plug that temporarily
repairs an injured vessel. RBCs (not platelets) are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth
factor called erythropoietin. Platelets have a life span of 8 to 12 days, but they may be used more rapidly if there are many
vascular injuries or clotting stimuli. Maturation of RBCs takes 4 to 5 days, and their life span is about 120 days.
5. The nurse examines the patient’s complete blood count with differential analysis and notices that the patient’s
neutrophils are elevated, but the lymphocytes are lower than normal. The drop in lymphocyte count in the differential is
most likely due to:
a. the increase in neutrophil count.
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HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDER
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
ERABORATION
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,1. Of the four major blood components, plasma:
a. is made up of circulating ions.
b. comprises about 55% of blood volume.
c. is transported to the cells by serum proteins.
d. comprises about 45% of blood volume.
ANS: B
Blood has four major components: (1) a fluid component called plasma, (2) circulating solutes such as ions, (3) serum
proteins, and (4) cells. Plasma comprises about 55% of blood volume and is the transportation medium for important
serum proteins such as albumin, globulin, fibrinogen, prothrombin, and plasminogen. The hematopoietic cells comprise
the remaining 45% of blood volume.
2. Erythrocytes (RBCs) are flexible biconcave disks without nuclei whose primary component is an oxygen- carrying
molecule called:
a. erythropoietin.
b. a reticulocyte.
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,c. hemoglobin.
d. 2,3-DPG
ANS: C
Erythrocytes (RBCs) are flexible biconcave disks without nuclei whose primary component is an oxygen-carrying
molecule called hemoglobin. RBCs are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called
erythropoietin. Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidney in response to a perceived decrease in perfusion or tissue
hypoxia. Reticulocytes are immature RBCs that may be released when there is a demand for RBCs that exceeds the
number of available mature cells. The oxygen affinity for hemoglobin is modulated primarily by the concentration of 2,3-
diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and depends on the blood pH and body temperature.
3. Erythrocytes (RBCs) are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called:
a. reticulocytes.
b. hemoglobin.
c. 2,3-DPG.
d. erythropoietin.
ANS: D
RBCs are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth factor called erythropoietin.
Erythropoietin is secreted by the kidney in response to a perceived decrease in perfusion or tissue hypoxia.
Reticulocytes are immature RBCs that may be released when there is a demand for RBCs that exceeds the number of
available mature cells. The RBC transports hemoglobin, whose function is the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Hemoglobin binds with oxygen in the lungs and transports it to the tissues. The oxygen affinity for hemoglobin is
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, modulated primarily by the concentration of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and depends on the blood pH and body
temperature.
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a splenectomy, and notices that the patient’s platelet count has
increased. The nurse realizes that the increase is due to:
a. platelet response to infection.
b. stimulation secondary to erythropoietin.
c. the patient’s inability to store platelets.
d. the platelet’s 120-day life cycle.
ANS: C
Two thirds of the platelets circulate in the blood. The spleen stores the remaining third and may become enlarged if excess
or rapid platelet removal occurs. In patients who have had a splenectomy, 100% of the platelets remain in circulation.
Platelets are the first responders in the clotting response (not infection), and they form a platelet plug that temporarily
repairs an injured vessel. RBCs (not platelets) are generated from precursor stem cells under the influence of a growth
factor called erythropoietin. Platelets have a life span of 8 to 12 days, but they may be used more rapidly if there are many
vascular injuries or clotting stimuli. Maturation of RBCs takes 4 to 5 days, and their life span is about 120 days.
5. The nurse examines the patient’s complete blood count with differential analysis and notices that the patient’s
neutrophils are elevated, but the lymphocytes are lower than normal. The drop in lymphocyte count in the differential is
most likely due to:
a. the increase in neutrophil count.
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