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NRNP 6540 Week 8 Knowledge Check: Hematological and Immune System Disorders

1. Question: Which of the following statements about CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia are true? Women are more likely to be affected then men
2. Question: Knowing that elderly persons frequently encounter multiple chronic comorbidities, which type of anemia is very common in this population?
3. Question: What is the World Health Organization’s definition of anemia by Hemoglobin for men and women?
4. Question: Farma is a 68-year-old female who comes to you with non-specific complaints of fatigue and red blood in the toilet after having bowel movements she attributes to her hemorrhoids bleeding for the past 4 months. What type of anemia would you suspect?
5. Question: Jonathan was brought in to the urgent care center with weight loss, fatigue, splenomegaly, and upper left quadrant A complete blood count (CBC) with differential and platelet count and a comprehensive chemistry panel were done. From which of the following conditions may Jonathan be suffering?
6. Question: What lab test differentiates anemia of inflammation (previously call anemia of chronic disease) and iron deficiency anemia?
7. Question: Which of the following conditions has the presentation of increased platelet destruction by the immune system?
8. Question: Match the type of anemia with the correct description.
9. Question: Which statement is true of platelets in the body?
10. Question: What are potential causes of iron deficiency anemia? Select all that
    

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NRNP 6540 Week 8 Knowledge Check: Hematological and Immune System Disorders

1. Question: What would you prescribe for your older female patient diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia as first-line treatment?
2. Question: Describe two ways that iron deficiency anemia can occur.
3. Question: Albert, your 89-year-old male patient, was diagnosed with CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Describe the incidence, most common age affected, and gender
4. Question: Describe at least four methods by which an older person can develop iron deficiency anemia.
5. Question: Margery is a 78-year-old female who comes to you with non-specific complaints of fatigue and red blood in the toilet after having stools she attributes to her hemorrhoids bleeding for the past 4 months. What type of anemia would you
6. Question: Briefly describe the mechanism of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
7. Question: What educational information would you give to your older patient taking iron supplements by mouth? List at least three educational statements.
8. Question: You have a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although rare, it is more common in the older adult and has a poor prognosis. List four contributing factors to developing AML:
9. Question: Your 69-year-old female patient who is complaining of easy bruising also admits to some recent shortness of breath and dizziness when standing up quickly. What questions about her past medical and surgical history do you want to explore? Name at least three PMH items.
10. Question: What is the classification of iron deficiency anemia?