Anemias
A patient with aplastic anemia has pancytopenia. This will be seen on laboratory findings.
What is decreased RBCs, WBCs, and platelets?
(anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia)
Hallmark feature of DIC.
What is excessive clotting and bleeding?
Hemarthrosis in a patient with hemophilia should be managed in this way.
What is rest, ice, elevate, factor replacement?
Type of blood cell abnormally increased in leukemia.
What are immature white blood cells (blasts)?
Hallmark cell type seen in Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
What is the Reed-Sternberg cell?
Triggers for a sickle cell crisis.
What is hypoxia, infection, dehydration, cold, stress?
Laboratory value elevated in DIC that indicates fibrinolysis.
What is the D-dimer?
Organ that produces most of the body’s clotting factors.
What is the liver?
Definitive diagnostic test for leukemia.
What is a bone marrow biopsy?
“B symptoms” associated with lymphoma.
What are fever, night sweats, and weight loss?
Pain management strategy standard during a vaso-occlusive sickle cell crisis.
What are opioid analgesics, such as morphine?
Primary goal in treating DIC.
What is to treat the underlying cause?
Over-the-counter medications that patients with hemophilia should avoid.
What is/are Aspirin or NSAIDs?
Common symptom of leukemia due to anemia.
Protein found in the urine that is a key diagnostic sign of multiple myeloma.
What is Bence-Jones protein?
Hydroxyurea is used in the treatment of sickle cell disease in order to increase this and prevent further episodes of crisis.
What is fetal Hbg?
Blood products appropriate to be administered in treatment of DIC.
What are fresh frozen plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate?
Synthetic hormone used in mild hemophilia to release stored Factor VIII.
What is desmopressin (DDAVP)?
Nursing priority associated with the high risk of infection during chemotherapy.
What is implement neutropenic precautions (reverse isolation, hand hygiene)?
Common skeletal symptoms see in multiple myeloma.
What are bone pain or pathologic fractures?
Laboratory finding indicating the bone marrow is attempting to compensate in anemia.
Safety measures essential to prevent bleeding in a patient with DIC.
What are avoid IM injections, use soft toothbrush, electric razor, and minimize invasive procedures?
Important safety concern for a patient with hemophilia during routine daily activities.
What is risk of uncontrolled bleeding from even minor trauma or injuries?
Primary treatment used for most types of leukemia.
What is chemotherapy?
How Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma spreads.
What is unpredictably and often widespread at diagnosis?