Question 1
A healthcare professional is assessing a patient who has cancer and a hemoglobin of 8.8 mg/dL. What factors should the professional assess the patient for?
◦ Chronic bleeding
◦ Malabsorption of iron
◦ Malnutrition
◦ Recent blood transfusion
◦ Current infection
Question 2
In teaching a women’s community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
◦ Women older than 45 years of age
◦ Women who have never had children
◦ Women who have a high body mass index
◦ Woman who have smoked for more than 10 years