If an Rh-negative mother is giving birth to an Rh-positive infant, the clinician should be prepared to administer:

Which procedure reduces the potential for infection primarily by addressing the portal of entry?

A 30-year-old woman who has given birth 12 hours prior is displaying signs and symptoms of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The client’s husband is confused as to why a disease of coagulation can result in bleeding. Which statement by the nurse best characterizes DIC?

A medical technologist performing routine blood analysis as part of an inpatient’s assessment is examining the sample in a test tube following processing in a centrifuge and the addition of an anticoagulant. Which observation would the technologist most likely interpret as an anomaly?

In which individuals would a clinician most suspect multiple myeloma as a diagnosis?

The radiographer is performing an exam on a client who suffered a spinal injury at T4 several years ago. The client develops a flushed neck, reports feeling unwell, and has an elevated blood pressure. What are the radiographer’s priority actions? Select all that apply.

A student makes the statement to a colleague, “Blood plasma is essentially just a carrier for the formed cells like red blood cells and white blood cells.” What would be the most accurate response to this statement?

Following a spider bite she received while camping, a 20-year-old female presented to the emergency department with rash, edema, and fever and was subsequently diagnosed with serum sickness. Which statement best conveys the physiologic rationale for the broad systemic effects of this event?

A 60-year-old male office worker presents to a clinic complaining of new-onset of lower back pain that has been worsening over the last 6 weeks. The clinician knows that which component of his physical assessment and history is most indicative of a serious pathologic process (like aortic aneurysm or cancer)?

A newly diagnosed HIV-positive adolescent has blood work drawn that includes a CD8+ T-cell count. The clinician knows that which functions of CD8+ T cells listed below will assist the adolescent’s immune system in fighting off the viral attack? Select all that apply.