Question

a nurse is caring for a client who has acute lymphocytic leukemia and reports a fever, chills, fatigue, and pallor over the past week. when checking the clients laboratory results, which of the following values should the nurse identify as contributing to the clients fatigue and pallor? a. magnesium 2.0 meq/l b. hgb 6.5 g/dl c. wbc count 9.6/mm^3 d. creatinine 0.8 mg/dl

Explanation:

Fatigue and pallor are common symptoms of anemia. Hemoglobin (Hgb) measures the oxygen - carrying capacity of the blood. A low Hgb level (normal adult male: 13.5 - 17.5 g/dL, normal adult female: 12.0 - 15.5 g/dL) indicates anemia. Magnesium level is within normal range (1.7 - 2.2 mEq/L), WBC count is normal (4,000 - 11,000/mm³), and creatinine level is normal (0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL).

Answer:

B. Hgb 6.5 g/dL