NURS 324 Exam 1
Your patient presents with tachycardia, exertional dyspnea, fatigue, bounding pulses,
and postural dizziness. What is your diagnosis?
Anemia
Define anemia
a deficiency in the blood's ability to carry oxygen
What are the causes of anemia?
erythrocyte loss (bleeding), decreased erythrocyte production, or hemolysis
Your patient presents with mouth sores, joint pain, renal damage, pleuritis, and
photosensitivity rash. What is your diagnosis?
Lupus
Define lupus
a chronic inflammatory condition where immune complexes damage different bodily
tissues and systems
Your patient presents with spastic ataxia, memory loss, peripheral neuropathy,
emotional instability, jaundice, and magenta burning tongue. What is your diagnosis?
pernicious anemia
Define pernicious anemia
a deficiency in vitamin B12 due to a lack of intrinsic absorption factor
Your patient presents with anemia, hemolysis, acute pain episodes, swelling of hands
and feet, and frequent infections. What is your diagnosis?
sickle cell anemia
Define sickle cell anemia
inward, elongated red blood cells that are stiff and sticky --> keeps them from passing
through blood vessels smoothly
Your patient presents with splenomegaly, heptomegaly, bloodshot eyes, thick blood,
heavy menstrual cycle, and reddened palms and mucous membranes. What is your
diagnosis?
polycythemia vera
Define polycythemia vera
too many red blood cells due to a gene mutation