Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is classified as a microcytic, hypochromic anemia. This classification refers to which of the following laboratory data?
A. Hemoglobin and hematocrit
B. Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
C. Serum ferritin and serum iron
D. Total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation
B
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The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient with open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following statements is most important to include in the patient teaching?
a. Compliance with drug therapy is essential to prevent loss of vision. b. Damage to the eye caused by glaucoma is reversible in early stages. c. Regardless of treatment, peripheral vision will be eventually lost. d. Eye pain is experienced until the optic nerve atrophies, causing blindness.
The nurse is assessing a 30-year-old unemployed immigrant from an underdeveloped country who has been in the United States for 1 month. Which of these problems related to his nutritional status might the nurse expect to find?
a. Obesity b. Hypotension c. Osteomalacia (softening of the bones) d. Coronary artery disease
A patient has arrived to the clinic for a routine physical examination. Prior to assessing the patient's blood pressure, what should the nurse do?
A) Make sure the arm selected is covered with clothing. B) Palpate the radial artery to confirm a pulse is present. C) Position the arm so that it is below waist level. D) Ask the patient to sit quietly in a chair for 5 minutes.
According to the Joint National Commission Seventh Report (JNC VII), normal blood pressure is defined as
a. systolic pressure more than 110 mm Hg and diastolic pressure less than 90 mm Hg b. systolic pressure more than 100 mm Hg and diastolic pressure less than 80 mm Hg c. systolic pressure less than 120 mm Hg and diastolic pressure less than 80 mm Hg d. systolic pressure less than 100 mm Hg and diastolic pressure more than 90 mm Hg e. systolic pressure less than 110 mm Hg and diastolic pressure less than 90 mm Hg