Clinical Features
Clinical Features ( 16 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has mild preeclampsia.
Which of the following findings would indicate a need for further evaluation?
A platelet count of 150,000/mm3 is within the normal range of 150,000 to 450,000/mm3.
This indicates a need for further evaluation because it is above the normal range of 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women and suggests kidney impairment. Preeclampsia can affect the kidneys and other organs.
Proteinuria of 1+ on dipstick is expected in mild preeclampsia.
Serum albumin of 3.5 g/dL is within the normal range of 3.4 to 5.4 g/dL.
Serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. This indicates a need for further evaluation because it is above the normal range of 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women and suggests kidney impairment. Preeclampsia can affect the kidneys and other organs.
Choice A is wrong because a platelet count of 150,000/mm3 is within the normal range of 150,000 to 450,000/mm3.
Choice C is wrong because proteinuria of 1+ on dipstick is expected in mild preeclampsia.
Choice D is wrong because serum albumin of 3.5 g/dL is within the normal range of 3.4 to 5.4 g/dL.