The patient with cirrhosis has an albumin of 2.8 g/dL. The nurse ...

[evelyn o bentley]

The patient with cirrhosis has an albumin of 2.8 g/dL. The nurse is aware that normal is 3.5 g/dL to 5 g/dL. Based on these findings, what would the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?
 
  a. Jaundice
  b. Edema
  c. Copious urine output
  d. Pallor

Question 2

What should the nurse expect of a patient with a malabsorption of vitamin K?
 
  a. Lowered hemoglobin
  b. Elevated hematocrit
  c. Increased prothrombin time
  d. Diminished white blood cell count

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Low serum albumin levels result also from excessive loss of

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Prothrombin times are increased because malabsorption of vitamin K or inability to produce the clotting factors VII, IX, and X cause the patient to have bleeding tendencies.

[evelyn o bentley]

Excellent

[bulacsom]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it