Question

question 81
1 pts
olivia is a 44 y/o female who comes to your clinic with a chief complaint of \fatigue. \during
the hpi she tells the np that she is no longer able to walk a couple of blocks with her
neighbor. she states that she feels her heart
acing\ at times; she sometimes feels dizzy, and
often has notices that her breathing increases. this has been going on for a month. the np
draws some stat labs on her and the results are as follows: hgb is 8.4, hct is 33, rbcs are 3.7
and mcv is 68.
if diane has iron deficiency anemia the np would expect the following lab results:
rdw high/ mcv low
rdw high, mcv high
rdw normal (50% of time)/mcv low
none of the above

Explanation:

In iron - deficiency anemia, red blood cells (RBCs) are small (low mean corpuscular volume - MCV). As the body tries to compensate for the anemia, there is a variation in RBC size, which is reflected by a high red - cell distribution width (RDW).

Answer:

RDW high/MCV low