Portage Learning pathophysiology exam 4
The three stages of hemostasis include each of the following except:
vascular dilation
Which of the following medications would decrease a person's risk for clotting? Select all that apply.
heparin, warfarin, lovenox
Which of the following is a hypercoagulable state? Select all that apply.
congestive heart failure, smoking, post-surgical state
Which of the following is FALSE of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Select all that apply.
lab results show a decreased PT, PTT
In which of the following ways is blood flow NOT negatively affected?
low hematocrit
Which of the following increases the strength of the muscular contraction?
inotropic influence
Which of the following is NOT a regulator of blood pressure?
parasympathetic nervous system activation
Which of the following does NOT lead to an increased risk for DVT? Select all that apply.
non-smoker
Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with iron deficiency anemia?
neurologic changes
What are the two major causes of microcytic anemias?
iron deficiency anemia, thalassemias
Treatment of or prevention of sickling crisis in sickle cell disease include each of the following except:
iron supplementation
A child with homozygous sickle cell disease arrives at the ER. Lab tests indicate pneumococcal sepsis, a
bacterial infection. Imaging called spleen scintigraphy measures IV administered radiopharmaceutical
tracers present in the tissue, and is used to assess the size, shape, position, and health of the organ. While
the physician could palpate the patient's spleen, it could not be visualized by the scintigraphy. What is the
likely complication this patient is experiencing?
functional asplenia
Which of the following is NOT true of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia?