HIV/AIDS
This type of virus causes HIV infection.
Retrovirus
The organ is responsible for many metabolic, detoxification, and protein synthesis functions and is located in the right upper abdomen
liver
In the chain of infection, which link represents the infectious agent itself?
Infectious agent
When evaluating iron deficiency anemia, the nurse must understand how iron is stored and moved. Which protein serves as the primary storage form of iron inside tissues like the liver?
Ferritin
This type of leukemia develops from the myeloid stem cell line and is characterized by an accumulation of immature myeloid cells(blasts)
AML - Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A nurse teaching about HIV transmission. Which body fluid is a recognized source of HIV transmission
Blood
This condition occurs when the blood flow through the portal venous system is obstructed or increased in resistance
Portal hypertension
This is the single most important measure a nurse can perform to prevent the spread of infection between patients
Hand hygiene
This type of white blood cell is the most abundant and is one of the body's first responders to bacterial infection
Neutrophils
A patient with CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) has an extremely high white blood cell count. The nurse understands that the disease is associated with specific genetic abnormality involving chromosomes 9 and 22. What is this abnormality called.
Philadelphia chromosome
A patient with HIV has a very low level of these cells, increasing the risk for opportunistic infections.
CD4 T lymphocytes
This hepatitis virus is strongly associated with blood exposure, including contaminated needles, and there is currently no vaccine for it.
Hepatitis C
In the chain of infection, this link refers to where a microorganism normally lives and grows.
Reservoir.
Often abbreviated as CBC, this basic lab evaluation is the most common screening test used to analyze the total number of RBCs, WBCs and platelte in a blood sample.
Complete Blood Count
A patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is receiving chemotherapy. The nurse knows that treatment often include CNS prophylaxis because ALL commonly involves this area.
Central Nervous System
A nurse is teaching a patient with HIV about preventing opportunistic infections. Which laboratory value is most important for determining the patient's level of immune suppresion?
CD4 T-cell count
A patient with hepatic dysfunction increasingly confused and develops a characteristic hand-flapping movement when the wrists are extended. What complication should the nurse suspect?
Hepatic encephalopathy
A patient is suspected of having an infection that requires the nurse to wear a gown and gloves when entering the room. What type of precaution used?
Contact precaution
These microscopic, pinhead-sized red or purple hemorrhagic spots on the skin are a classic clinical manifestation of severe thrombocytopenia and indicate bleeding from small capillaries.
Petechiae
A patient with essential thrombocythemia has an abnormal high platelet count. The nurse recognizes that this condition places the patient at increased risk for this major complication.
Thrombosis (blood clot formation)
A patient newly diagnosed with HIV asks why antiretroviral therapy should be started even though the patient feels healthy. What is the nurse's best response?
Antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV replication and helps preserve immune function.
A patient with acute liver failure develops prolonged bleeding. Which laboratory value would the nurse expect to be abnormal because of impaired clotting-factor production?
PT/INR
A patient is suspected of having tuberculosis. The nurse should initiate the appropriate isolation and wear a fit-tested respirator when caring for the patient. What type of precautions are appropriate?
Airborne precaution.
Produced almost entirely by the liver, this abundant plasma protein is crucial for maintaining fluid balance because it generates the oncotic pressure needed to keep water inside the vascular space.
Albumin
A patient is being evaluated for Hodgkin lymphoma. A lymph node biopsy reveals the characteristic large abnormal cells shown in the image. These cells are a key diagnotic finding for this disease
Reed-Sternberg cells