Week 6 Final Exam: NR511 NR-511

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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