Week 6 Final Exam: NR511 / NR-511
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Anemia
Question:
What is the most common cause of megaloblastic anemia (Pernicious anemia)
Answer:
vitamin B12 deficiency
•Macrocytic and normochromic cells
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Question:
What is sideroblastic anemia?
Answer:
•Group of blood disorders in which the body has enough iron but is unable to use it to make hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood.
As a result, iron accumulates in the mitochondria of red blood cells, giving a ringed appearance to the nucleus
Question:
Diagnostic exam to identify sideroblastic anemia
Answer:
•The Prussian blue stain is the diagnostic test
Ringed sideroblasts would be seen in this stain.
Question:
What should always be checked before starting iron in children?
Answer:
•The NP should always check a lead level before starting iron supplementation in children because an elevated lead level will cause anemia despite a normal iron level.
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