1.やさしい
In iron-deficiency anemia, the total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) is usually:
- ANormal
- BLow
- CHigh
- DAbsent
2.やさしい
A patient has a hemoglobin of 19.5 g/dL (195 g/L) and a hematocrit of 58%. Which term describes this?
- AIron-deficiency anemia
- BPolycythemia (erythrocytosis)
- CPancytopenia (all cells low)
- DThrombocytopenia (low platelets)
3.やさしい
About what proportion of total serum calcium is in the free (ionized) form?
- AAlmost none
- BNearly all
- CAbout half
- DAbout one tenth
4.ふつう
慢性腎臓病の患者に、貧血が多いのはなぜですか?
- A腎臓が、赤血球の産生を促すエリスロポエチンをあまり作らなくなるため
- B尿毒症性の毒素により、骨髄が赤血球ではなく白血球を作るようになるため
- C傷んだ腎臓が、赤血球を濾過して破壊するため
- D腎疾患での高カリウムが、赤血球を壊すため
5.ふつう
In the US, when is a pregnant woman without known risk factors usually screened for gestational diabetes?
- AAt about 24–28 weeks of pregnancy
- BOnly after the baby is born
- CAt about 38–40 weeks of pregnancy
- DAt about 6–8 weeks of pregnancy
6.ふつう
A patient with diabetes also takes propranolol. Why is regular glucose monitoring especially important?
- AThe drug stops the meter from reading correctly
- BThe drug causes very high glucose in all patients
- CThe drug can mask warning signs of hypoglycemia
- DThe drug blocks the insulin injection site
7.むずかしい
A young adult has fatigue, bruising and fever. The white cell count is 85 × 10³/µL with many blasts, the hemoglobin is 7.9 g/dL (79 g/L) and the platelets are 22 × 10³/µL. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- AIron-deficiency anemia
- BAcute leukemia
- CPolycythemia vera
- DAcute viral infection
8.むずかしい
At the start of a shift, the nurse reviews four new results. Which patient needs attention first?
- APotassium 5.2 mEq/L in a patient with stable chronic kidney disease
- BGlucose 180 mg/dL (10 mmol/L) after a meal in a patient with diabetes
- CSodium 119 mEq/L in a patient with new confusion and vomiting
- DHemoglobin 11.0 g/dL (110 g/L) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
解答
- 1. C · High
- 2. B · Polycythemia (erythrocytosis)
- 3. C · About half
- 4. A · 腎臓が、赤血球の産生を促すエリスロポエチンをあまり作らなくなるため
- 5. A · At about 24–28 weeks of pregnancy
- 6. C · The drug can mask warning signs of hypoglycemia
- 7. B · Acute leukemia
- 8. C · Sodium 119 mEq/L in a patient with new confusion and vomiting
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