A Patient with a History of Sickle Cell Disease Has

question 88

Multiple Choice

A patient with a history of sickle cell disease has a total bilirubin level of 0.9 mg/dL with a direct bilirubin level of 0.3 mg/dL.Which additional data should the nurse obtain to plan care for this patient?

• A)None, these results are normal.
• B)Ultrasound of the gallbladder
• C)Liver function tests
• D)Serum electrolytes

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Definitions:

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the deviation of the model predictions from the actual observed values.

Estimated Regression Equation

An equation derived from regression analysis used to predict the dependent variable based on one or more independent variables.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure used in statistical analysis to determine the explanatory power of a regression model.

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.