Blood, blood, blood
WBC .5
List two nursing interventions that could be put in place to keep your patient safe.
PPE-mask, gloves, gown
Private room
No flowers
No fresh fruit
Monitor temp
A patient with hemophilia asks which sports he can look into playing. Name 1 that you could suggest
Golf, swimming, bowling, dancing, fishing
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus will show what signs and symptoms if developing immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)? Name 1
Petechiae
Bruising in various stages of healing
bleeding from gums
What medication is given to treat this?
Medication used to treat sickle cell anemia.
Hydroxyurea
Hormone that increases the rate of red blood cell production
Erythropoietin
Thrombocytopenia
<150,000-platelets
What is deficient in pancytopenia
RBC, WBC, and platelets
A 3 year old with bruising, petechiae, fever of 103, and abdominal pain was brought in by the parent with concern for the child. A bone marrow biopsy was ordered to test for what?
Leukemia
60 y/o female history of cervical cancer previously treated with chemotherapy. She presents today with bruising and overall weakness. These are s/s of?
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Supplement administered to help patient form mature RBCs.
Folic acid
Supplement used to treat iron deficiency anemia
ferrous sulfate
Anemia-there are 2 of them
Hemoglobin-<12
Hematocrit-<38
Desired effect of a bone marrow transplant
Increase WBC and platelet count.
Priority for a patient with hemophillia that got injured.
Patient presents with Hodgkin's after a scan it is shows affected areas in multiple lymph nodes and surrounding tissues. The patient experiences no night sweats or weakness. What Stage would you classify his cancer?
Stage IV A
Priority treatment for a patient with sickle cell crisis.
Maintain tissue perfusion
Chemotherapy agent used to treat leukemia
Cytotoxin
Leukocytosis
>11,000 WBC
At what hemoglobin level is it common to be discussing transfusing a unit of PRBC
<7
Name a nursing intervention to stop bleeding
Apply pressure
A child diagnosed with RSV, showing petechiae on chest. These are symptoms of?
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Risk on sickle cell patients after administering a blood transfusion.
Excess iron
Factor used to treat hemophilia A
Factor VIII
Thrombocytosis
>450,000 platelets
List 2 s/s to watch for a patient that is receiving a unit of PRBC.
Headache, chills, back pain, dyspnea, hypotension, pruritus, urticaria, wheezing, increased temperature, tachycardia, dyspnea, muscle cramping, seizure, lethargy
A Hemophilia A patient requires what to blood product to be administered prior to an essential surgery.
Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
Patient is bleeding out of IV sites and showing signs and symptoms of a PE should be tested for:
DIC-Disseminated intravascular coagulation
List 2 interventions that will help a patient in a sickle cell crisis
Reduce stressors, rehydrate, reduce pain
Treatment of nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy
ondansetron
Neutropenia
<1.5 WBC