A Patient with a History of Iron-Deficiency Anemia Who Has

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with a history of iron-deficiency anemia who has not taken iron supplements for several years is experiencing increased fatigue and occasional palpitations. The nurse would expect the patient's laboratory findings to include

• A) hematocrit (Hct) 38%.
• B) red blood cell count (RBC) 4,500,000/ml.
• C) hemoglobin (Hb) 8.6 g/dl (86 g/L).
• D) normal RBC indices.

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Definitions:

Output

Refers to the total amount of goods or services produced by an entity in a given period.

Production Function

A mathematical relationship that describes the maximum amount of output that can be produced from a given set of inputs under certain technology.

Returns To Scale

The rate at which production output increases as a result of a proportional increase in all inputs or resources.

Marginal Product

The increase in output resulting from a one-unit increase in the input, keeping all other inputs constant.