Exam 16: the Hematologic System

The lymphatic system is composed of: (Select all that apply.)

In making an assessment of a patient with a bleeding disorder who has a dark complexion,the nurse should check the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet for _____________.

Matching The student nurse is drawing a diagram of the phases of the monocyte cell to present to the nursing class.The student correctly diagrams the phases in which order of occurrence? -Step: 2

The nurse uses a visual aid to depict the several kinds of hemoglobin.The hemoglobin that changes the shape of the red blood cell (RBC)on which it resides is hemoglobin:

The nurse is assessing an 82-year-old African American male with sickle cell anemia and notes the sclera of his eyes to be yellow.The nurse correctly interprets this finding as:

The elderly patient's daughter asks why her father seems to be catching so many colds.Which response by the nurse is the best?

Matching The student nurse is drawing a diagram of the phases of the monocyte cell to present to the nursing class.The student correctly diagrams the phases in which order of occurrence? -Step: 4

A female patient being seen in an outpatient clinic states she is having excessive menstruation and reports saturating four peri-pads per day.The nurse estimates the blood loss for this patient as ______ mL per day.

The nurse is reviewing a patient's assessment data upon admission to the acute care facility and observes signs of iron deficiency anemia that include:

The nurse explains that the function of blood includes: (Select all that apply.)

The normal range of hemoglobin is from _____ g/dL to _____ g/dL.

When the patient with pernicious anemia says,"I don't know why I am so tired," the nurse can clarify by saying that the fatigue is related to:

The nurse explains that age-related changes that occur in the hematologic system include: (Select all that apply.)