The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner reviews a child's complete blood count with differential white blood cell values and recognizes a "left shift" because of
A. a decreased eosinophil count.
B. a decreased lymphocyte count.
C. an elevated monocyte count.
D. an elevated neutrop...
Burns - Chapter 27 - Hematological
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The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner reviews a child's complete blood count with
differential white blood cell values and recognizes a "left shift" because of
A. a decreased eosinophil count.
B. a decreased lymphocyte count.
C. an elevated monocyte count.
D. an elevated neutrophil count. - Answer-D. an elevated neutrophil count.
A complete blood count on a 12monthold infant reveals microcytic, hypochromic anemia
with a hemoglobin of 9.5 g/dL. The infant has mild pallor with no hepatosplenomegaly.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner suspects
A. hereditary spherocytosis.
B. iron deficiency anemia.
C. lead intoxication.
D. sicklecell anemia. - Answer-B. iron deficiency anemia.
3. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner evaluates a 5yearold child who presents
with pallor and obtains labs revealing a hemoglobin of 8.5 g/dL and a hematocrit of
31%. How will the nurse practitioner manage this patient?
A. Prescribe elemental iron and recheck labs in 1 month.
B. Reassure the parent that this represents mild anemia.
C. Recommend a diet high in ironrich foods.
D. Refer to a hematologist for further evaluation. - Answer-A. Prescribe elemental iron
and recheck labs in 1 month.
. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is managing care for a child
diagnosed with irondeficiency anemia who had an initial hemoglobin of 8.8 g/dL and
hematocrit of 32% who has been receiving ferrous sulfate as 3 mg/kg/day of elemental
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