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