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The patient is admitted to the emergency department after attempting an aspirin
overdose. The nurse identifies that the patient is hyperventilating and monitors for
which acid-base disorder?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - Answer B. Respiratory alkalosis
When reviewing an arterial blood gas, the nurse identifies which of the following findings
are consistent with an uncompensated respiratory acidosis? Choose all that apply.
1. pH 7.30
2. PaO2 82 mm Hg
3. PaCO2 48 mm Hg
4. HCO3 28 mEq/L
5. SaO2 90% - Answer 1. pH 7.30
3. PaCO2 48 mm Hg
Admitted for evaluation of a bowel obstruction and has a nasogastric tube placed to low
intermittent suction. The physician orders arterial blood gases, and the following results
are reported:
pH 7.37
PaCO2 33mm Hg
PaCO2 94 mm Hg
,HCO3 19 mm Hg
SaO2 98%
What is the nurse's interpretation of these results?
1. Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
2. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
3. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
4. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis -Answer 1. Fully compensated metabolic
acidosis
The nurse recognizes that is a function of red blood cells?
1. To facilitate osmosis between O2 and CO2
2. To transport O2 from the lungs to tissues
3. To transport CO2 from the lungs to tissues
4. To facilitate active transport between O2 and CO2 -Answer 2. To transport O2 from
the lungs to tissues
During the completion of a physical assessment on a patient, the nurse notes that the
patient has a red, swollen, smooth, shiny and tender tongue. The nurse correlates this
finding to which disorder?
1. Thrombocytosis
2. Leukopenia
3. Iron deficiency anemia
4. Vitamin K deficiency - Answer 3. Iron deficiency anemia
What term does the nurse use when documenting an elevated red blood cell (RBC)
count?
1. Anemia
2. Neutropenia
3. Polycythemia
, 4. Thrombocytopenia - Answer 3. Polycythemia
The nurse is going to review the complete blood cell (CBC) count for the female client
who was just admitted to the medical-surgical unit. The CBC count is as follows: white
blood cells 6.10/mm3; hemoglobin 15 g/dL; red blood cells 4.4 million cells/mm3; platelet
180,000/mm3. What does the nurse interpret about these findings?
1. The client is anemic.
2. The client has leukopenia.
3. The client has thrombocytopenia.
4. The patient's laboratory values are within normal limits. Answer 4. The patient's
laboratory values are within normal limits.
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient with renal failure who is experiencing
anemia. Based upon the previous information, which etiology will the nurse include in
the plan?
1. A loss of the kidney hormone erythropoietin
2. A loss of appetite related to elevated BUN and creatinine
3. The renal dialysis used to treat the chronic renal failure
4. Loss of blood through the urine because the failing kidney does not function properly
- Answer 1. Loss of the kidney hormone erythropoietin
Anemia and Renal Failure Caused by SCD
Sickle cell disease can cause an individual to develop anemia and renal failure for
several reasons. Among these are:
3. Administration of analgesics
4. Administration of intravenous fluids - Answer 1. Administration of oxygen
A patient is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of aplastic anemia. When
teaching the patient and family about this disease process, what does the nurse
include?
1. "Aplastic anemia is a disease in which there is an overproduction of white blood
cells."
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