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WBC differential
Dieseases
OMG! What do I do?
Medications
Red blood cells
100
A clients eosinophils will rise if they have this type of chronic disease
What is asthma, allergies, hay fever, eczema
100
Your patient is brought to the ER by his home health nurse with a suspected MI. The nurse will expect that the patient will have an elevation in which WBC.
What is monocytes
100
Your patient with RA has lab results that come back with a total WBC of 3900 mcl. They would be placed on this type of precautions.
What is Protective?
100
Your patient is receiving heparin for the first time, name the emergency complication are you going to watch for
What is HIT heparin induced thrombocytopenia
100
This blood disorder is classified by red blood cells that are hard, sticky, and C shaped
What is Sickle cell anemia?
200
A client with chicken pox will be expected to have an increase in which WBC differential?
What is Lymphocytes
200
Your admitting a patient who has been traveling outside the U.S. They have been having lose stool and just was diagnosed with travelers diarrhea. The nurse expects that this diagnosis will cause which blood value to be low?
What is platelet
200
A female cancer patient receiving chemotherapy has labs drawn before treatment that day. Her results come back as 4.1 RBC, 12.3 Hemoglobin, 7000 WBC, and 45,000 platelets. The patient would be placed on this type of precaution.
What is bleeding?
200
Your patient is ready for discharge pending lab results for if warfarin therapy has been effective. This is the blood value you are going to check and what do you want it to be?
What is INR 2.5-3.5
200
Thalessemia or cooley’s anemia is treated with these two interventions
What is Blood transfusions and folate supplements
300
Inflammation will cause a client to have an elevation in which WBC? (Ex: bacterial endocarditis, lupus.)
What is monocytes
300
A nurse is evaluating a patient that just came to the U.S. from Africa. The patient has a normal H&H, but has leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia. What is the patients likely disease.
What is Ebola
300
In the ER a female patient with lupus is being assessed after having come in noticing increased fatigue, SOB, unusual bruising and new rash sites. Lab results come back with low levels of RBC, WBC, and platelets across the board. This is called, and what would you do for her as a nurse?
What is Pancytopenia and Hold Medications
300
Gentamycin peak and tough levels will be drawn at this dose
What is Every 3rd dose
300
Reticulocytes are this type of red blood cell and is found in this concentration in the blood normally
What is Immature red blood cells, and at (0.5% to 1.5%)
400
You are caring for a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the ER. Which WBC will you expect to be elevated?
What is basophils.
400
Your patient with cancer is receiving a dose of Neumega (oprelvekin). This is given to increase which blood value?
What is platelets
400
Your ER patient has a sputum culture that came back positive for Staphlococcus aureus bacteria, what do you do now?
What is Notify doctor for specific antibiotic
400
A patient on methylpredinisone would have these electrolytes monitored (3 possible answers)
What is K+, Ca 2+, Na+
400
The most common anemia is caused by a decrease in what mineral?
What is iron
500
Your patient has TB. What WBC will the nurse expect to be elevated?
What is neutrophils
500
Von Williebrand disease is inherited as this disorder.
What is autosomal dominant disorder
500
What blood condition is controlled by phlebotomy (contolled blood letting)?
What is Polycythemia (increased RBC)
500
These blood test results would you check for a patient who continually takes naproxen for pain control. (4 possible answers)
What is hemoglobin, hematocrit, WBC, and platelets
500
These two blood tests are used to determine the type of anemia a patient has.
What is MVC and MCH?