A Nurse Reviews the Laboratory Data for an Older Patient

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse reviews the laboratory data for an older patient. The nurse would be most concerned about which finding?

• A)Hematocrit of 35%
• B)Hemoglobin of 11.8 g/dL
• C)Platelet count of 400,000/µL
• D)White blood cell (WBC) count of 2800/µL

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