The student nurse assumes care of a patient who was diagnose…
The student nurse assumes care of a patient who was diagnosed with pernicious anemia 18 months after having a total gastrectomy. The patient asks, “Why do I have this anemia?” Which reason does the student nurse give the patient?
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The nurse observes a patient during a seizure and notes that the patient’s entire body became rigid, and the muscles in all four extremities alternated between relaxation and contraction. Which type of seizure would the nurse document that the patient had experienced?
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A female patient has been seen in the clinic and anemia secondary to a gastrointestinal bleed has been diagnosed. The patient appears pale and complains of feeling exhausted. On further assessment, the nurse notes that the patient is complaining of heart palpitations and is tachycardic with a pulse of 130bpm. The patient also complains of weakness, dizziness, and headache, and is noted to have multiple episodes of coffee-ground emesis. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the nurse should determine that the hemoglobin results would indicate which finding?
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