A Client Is Diagnosed with Appendicitis

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with appendicitis. One of the laboratory tests the nurse would expect to monitor would be:

• A) serum sodium.
• B) white blood cell (WBC) count.
• C) hemoglobin (Hgb) and hematocrit (Hct).
• D) bilirubin level.

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