The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has a History

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a history of congestive heart failure with generalized pitting edema. Which laboratory results will the nurse expect to find in the patient's chart?

• A) Glycosylated hemoglobin 12%
• B) Platelet count 450,000/mm³
• C) Hematocrit 32%
• D) Prothrombin time 8.8 seconds

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