Anemias
•This patient with pale conjunctiva and fatigue has a ferritin level of 6 ng/mL.
•What is iron-deficiency anemia?
•This intervention is the top priority for a client in a vaso-occlusive crisis with pain rated 10/10.
•What is administering opioids?
•This diagnosis is supported by pancytopenia, frequent infections, and elevated blast cells.
•What is leukemia?
•This lab confirms chronic iron deficiency in a menstruating woman.
•What is low ferritin?
•This antidote is used when a warfarin patient has an INR > 5 and active bleeding.
•What is vitamin K?
•This lab result explains the unsteady gait and confusion in a vegan client.
•What is low vitamin B12?
•This part of Virchow’s Triad applies to a bedbound postop patient.
•What is venous stasis?
•This cancer originates in plasma cells and is associated with bone pain and hypercalcemia.
•What is multiple myeloma?
•This lab is used to titrate warfarin dosage.
•What is INR?
•This set of precautions includes using a soft toothbrush and avoiding IM injections.
•What are bleeding precautions?
•This intervention enhances iron absorption in an anemic pregnant patient.
•What is administering iron with vitamin C?
•This lab result supports suspicion of a PE in a client with chest pain and tachycardia.
•What is elevated D-dimer?
•This priority intervention protects a client with an ANC < 500.
•What is neutropenic precautions?
•This test is monitored for safety in a patient receiving heparin IV.
•What is aPTT?
•This long-term treatment is required for a client with pernicious anemia.
•What are monthly IM B12 injections?
•This anemia type is suggested by a high MCV and glossitis.
•What is vitamin B12 deficiency?
•This medication is used postoperatively to prevent clot formation in high-risk patients.
•What is enoxaparin or Lovenox?
•This difference distinguishes leukemia from lymphoma.
•What is leukemia originates in blood and bone marrow; lymphoma in lymph nodes?
•This blood component is primarily responsible for clot formation after injury.
•What are platelets?
•This action helps reduce infection risk in a client receiving chemotherapy.
•What is implementing neutropenic precautions?
•This food should be avoided when taking oral iron due to absorption interference.
•What is milk or calcium-rich food?
•This dangerous event could occur if a nurse massages a leg with a known DVT.
•What is a pulmonary embolism?
•This diagnostic sign on imaging supports bone involvement in multiple myeloma.
•What are lytic bone lesions?
•This condition is characterized by low RBCs, WBCs, and platelets.
•What is pancytopenia?
•This nursing action comes first when a client shows signs of a pulmonary embolism.
•What is applying oxygen?