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genevieve1028

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The nurse is caring for a patient with pernicious anemia. The patient asks the nurse why she experiences constant fatigue. Which response most accurately answers the patient's question?
 
  a. Your anemia causes inadequate oxygen delivery to your cells, which causes you to feel fatigue.
  b. Your anemia causes an enlarged spleen, which makes breathing difficult and leads to fatigue.
  c. Your anemia causes proliferation of white cells, which leads to fatigue.
  d. Your anemia causes excessive manufac-ture of red blood cells, which overworks your body and leads to fatigue.

Question 2

Jaundice results from excessive release of which substance into the bloodstream?
 
  a. Histamine
  b. Bilirubin
  c. Plasma
  d. Platelets


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The fatigue experienced by people with anemia is related to the lack of oxygenation due to the lack of RBCs to carry the oxygen.

Answer to Question 2

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Excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia) from the increased hemolysis of red blood cells are responsible for jaundice.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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