Exam 29: Overview of the Blood

Anemia is generally diagnosed when the hemoglobin level drops below

A nurse overhears a physician state that a client with cancer receiving chemotherapy is leukopenic.The nurse interprets that the client's leukocyte count must be less than which of the following values?

The nurse would become especially concerned about the risk of bleeding when a client's platelet count drops below which of the following standard critical values?

Which of the following would not be considered a risk factor for the development of blood vessel thrombosis?

The nurse concludes that a client's white blood cell count is within normal limits if the values falls within which of the following ranges?

The nurse understands that which of the following is a potential physiologic effect on an Rh-positive fetus from having an Rh-negative mother?

The nurse caring for a client with anemia understands that the body will stimulate red blood cell production through secretion of erythropoietin in the presence of which of the following conditions in the body?

Which of the following substances is helpful in achieving a platelet plug at the site of injury to a blood vessel?

In the intrinsic clotting pathway,what vitamin is necessary to achieve adequate clotting?

The nurse anticipates that a client who has a deficiency in which of the following minerals is likely to be at risk for developing anemia?

Of the normal 5000-mL volume of blood in the body,the plasma composition is approximately

A client with type A blood requires a transfusion of packed red blood cells.The nurse understands that this client could receive a unit of blood of which of the following types?

What symptom is seen in clients with a low quantity of platelets?

After injury to a blood vessel,what is the first reflexive step in establishing hemostasis?

Blood types refer to differences in which of the following?

After a blood vessel has been injured,hemostasis is usually achieved by