A client with peptic ulcer disease develops a penetrating
stomach ulcer. This is an example of an upper GI
hemorrhage. These hemorrhages leads to blood loss, which
often causes anemia of acute blood loss.
After endoscopic repair within 12h, a blood draw is
performed. Biochemistry results are as follows:
Ferritin NORMAL
Vitamin B12 NORMAL
Vitamine B9 NORMAL
Predict the results that the RN would expect for the hematology
measurements indicated below that would align with an acute
hemorrhage:
RBC count would be (low,...