FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER LABS ANCC EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER LABS ANCC EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hgb male - ANS 13.5 to 17.5 g/dL Hgb female - ANS 12.0 to 15.5 g/dl female male - ANS 36% to 46 % 41% to 53% MCV (size of RBC) - ANS 80 to100 fL 100 fl (macrocytic anemia) such as B12 deficiency (due to pernicious anemia) or folate deficiency 80 (microcytic anemia) such as iron deficiency or thalassemia trait Platelet count . - ANS 140 − 415 × 103/mL Thrombocytopenia increased risk of bleeding Thrombocytosis increased risk of clotting, emboli Total WBC count - ANS 4.0 − 10.5 × 103/mL Elevation usually due to bacterial infection Neutrophils (or segs) - ANS 56%-62% 70% usually due to bacterial infections Bands . - ANS Also called "shift to the left" Elevation due to serious bacterial infection Bands are immature neutrophils Lymphocytes - ANS Elevation due to viral infections Eosinophils - ANS Elevation in allergies and parasitic infections Reticulocytes - ANS Elevated after acute hemorrhage, hemolysis Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - ANS Elevated - Hypothyroidism (5.5 mU/L) Very low - Hyperthyroidism (0.4 mU/L) International Normalized Ratio (INR) - ANS Atrial Fibrillation/Thrombosis PE: 2.0-3.0 times normal Bioprosthetic Valves: 2.0-3.0 Prosthetic Valves 2.5-3.5 alpha or beta thalassemia trait (or minor), - ANS normal to high ferritiniron and normal to "below normal" TIBC/transferrin levels. The gold standard test to diagnose thalassemia - ANS hemoglobin electrophoresis. Where is the best location to listen for the S3 heart sound? - ANS pulmonic area L n. A good example of a disease with no screening test - ANS ovarian cancer. Therefore, screening all women for this cancer is currently not recommended. reportable disease. - ANS Tuberculosis Lyme disease, meningococcemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, measles, rubella, diphtheria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, two different names that are used interchangeably osteoarthritis - ANS degenerative joint disease (DJD) two different names that are used interchangeably two different names that are used interchangeably atopic dermatitis - ANS two different names that are used interchangeably eczema two different names that are used interchangeably senile arcus - ANS two different names that are used interchangeably arcus senilis two different names that are used interchangeably purulent otitis media