NR 324 Week 4 EDAPT; Hematologic Alterations

Nursing Care of Hematologic Alterations: 1342767194178 A client with low hemoglobin and hematocrit will have: pale skin experience fatigue Because of the low oxygen-carrying capacity, dyspnea can be present. They can have low blood pressure and/or tachycardia (not bradycardia), depending on whether these are chronic or acute symptoms. Erythrocytosis (high RBC count) can be caused by high altitude chronic smoking erythrocytopenia (low RBC count) can be caused by: Folate deficiency iron deficiency excess menses Normal Laboratory Values Red Blood Cells (RBC) Female: 4.2-5.4 x 106 Male: 4.7-6.1 He