A Client Is Diagnosed with a Deficiency of Ascorbic Acid

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with a deficiency of ascorbic acid. During physical assessment the nurse notes areas of petechial and ecchymosis and inflamed, bleeding gums. Which disease does the nurse suspect?

• A)Scurvy
• B)Megaloblastic anemia
• C)Rickets
• D)Beriberi

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