Question 4 of the Medical Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN

Question 4 Medical Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN

The nurse is caring for a 25-year-old woman who is newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia and is educating her about her diagnosis. Which of the following descriptions most accurately describes sickle cell anemia?

Red blood cells become floppy and crescent shaped, impeding blood flow.
Red blood cells become stiff and crescent shaped, impeding blood flow.
Red blood cells clump together and impede blood flow.
Red blood cells become stiff and triangular, impeding blood flow.

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Be alert for words like better, best, more, most/mostly, main/mainly, major/majority, higher/highest/highly, greater/greatest, biggest, largest, optimal, strongly/stronger/strongest, significant, essential, preferred, ideal/ideally, closest, special, especially critical, crucial, central, predominantly, definitely, absolutely, largely, key, and primary/primarily, specific/specifically in questions. They indicate that there might be other answers that could work, but the correct answer is the one that is the best of the choices given.

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Question 4 - Medical Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN

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