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Which would the nurse explain as a type of leukemia that affects noticeably more children and teens than adults?
- A. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- B. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- C. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
- D. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The majority of cases of ALL are children under the age of 5 years.
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The typical medical treatment of polycythemia vera involves repeated phlebotomies for which intended benefit?
- A. stimulate bone marrow.
- B. Reduce blood viscosity
- C. increase hemoglobin.
- D. reduce symptoms of gout.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Repeated phlebotomy decreases blood viscosity and prevent blood clots.
Neutrophils release an enzyme that destroys certain bacteria.
Correct Answer: lysozyme
Rationale: Lysozyme is an enzyme released by the neutrophils that kills certain bacteria when the bacteria is recognized in the body.
The nurse is reading the results of a white blood cell count differential. Which abnormal reading indicates a severe allergic reaction?
- A. Increased basophil count
- B. Increased lymphocyte count
- C. Increased monocyte count
- D. Increased neutrophil count
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An increased basophil count may indicate a severe allergic reaction.
The nurse is aware that a person with Hodgkin disease, who has two or more abnormal lymph nodes on the same side of the diaphragm and cancer extending locally from one lymph node area into a nearby organ, would be in which stage?
- A. stage I.
- B. stage II.
- C. stage III.
- D. stage IV.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Stage II indicates that there are two or more abnormal lymph nodes on the same side of the diaphragm and cancer that extends from a lymph node area into a nearby organ.
Which does the elevation in the eosinophil count to 10% indicate?
- A. Anemia
- B. Allergy
- C. Infection
- D. Hypoxia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Normal values of eosinophils are 1% to 4%. An elevation to 10% would indicate the presence of an allergic reaction.