Anemia
Anemia ( 15 Questions)
The nurse observes that the client has pallor and spoon-shaped nails.
Which additional clinical manifestation should the nurse expect to assess in this client?
Restless legs syndrome is not typically associated with iron-deficiency anemia. The hallmark clinical manifestations of iron-deficiency anemia include pallor, spoon-shaped nails (koilonychia), fatigue, weakness, and cold intolerance. Restless legs syndrome is characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an irresistible urge to move them, which is unrelated to iron-deficiency anemia.
High transferrin saturation is not an expected clinical manifestation of iron-deficiency anemia. In fact, iron-deficiency anemia is characterized by a decrease in transferrin saturation. Transferrin saturation is a measure of the iron-carrying capacity of transferrin in the blood. In iron-deficiency anemia, the body struggles to adequately transport iron, leading to low transferrin saturation.
Normal white blood cell count is not a typical clinical manifestation of iron-deficiency anemia. Iron-deficiency anemia primarily affects red blood cells and their ability to carry oxygen. While anemia may lead to fatigue and weakness, it does not directly impact white blood cell counts.
Elevated serum iron levels are not expected in iron-deficiency anemia. In fact, iron-deficiency anemia is characterized by low serum iron levels due to insufficient iron stores in the body. Elevated serum iron levels may be seen in other types of anemia or conditions, but they are not a hallmark of iron-deficiency anemia.
Choice A rationale:
Restless legs syndrome is not typically associated with iron-deficiency anemia.
The hallmark clinical manifestations of iron-deficiency anemia include pallor, spoon-shaped nails (koilonychia), fatigue, weakness, and cold intolerance.
Restless legs syndrome is characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an irresistible urge to move them, which is unrelated to iron-deficiency anemia.
Choice B rationale:
High transferrin saturation is not an expected clinical manifestation of iron-deficiency anemia.
In fact, iron-deficiency anemia is characterized by a decrease in transferrin saturation.
Transferrin saturation is a measure of the iron-carrying capacity of transferrin in the blood.
In iron-deficiency anemia, the body struggles to adequately transport iron, leading to low transferrin saturation.
Choice C rationale:
Normal white blood cell count is not a typical clinical manifestation of iron-deficiency anemia.
Iron-deficiency anemia primarily affects red blood cells and their ability to carry oxygen.
While anemia may lead to fatigue and weakness, it does not directly impact white blood cell counts.
Choice D rationale:
Elevated serum iron levels are not expected in iron-deficiency anemia.
In fact, iron-deficiency anemia is characterized by low serum iron levels due to insufficient iron stores in the body.
Elevated serum iron levels may be seen in other types of anemia or conditions, but they are not a hallmark of iron-deficiency anemia.