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There are so many causes of anemia--with the limited info you have given, answering your question is hard.
Agree with the pp about DM and HTN causing anemia related to renal failure.
Labs may have changed because pt was diuresed, thus concentrating blood.
Many people have absorption problems like pernicious anemia, or have poor diets due to limited budgets.
Your pts other labs may give some clues: creatinine, MCV, MCH, MCHC, Iron, ferritin, TIBC, reticulocyte count, etc.
lillysa1919
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I'm doing my clinical paperwork and I cant figure this out...please help!!
Im on the cardiac floor
pt has:
DM
CVA x 3
MI
3 vessel disease
HTN
was on coumadin but stopped two days ago now on heparin
rbc 4.57 low 4.73 normal
hgb 13.3 low 13.7 low
hct 38.1 low 39.1 low
hasnt had any surgeries and im having a hard time finding out why is RBCs are low.. is there a relation with the cardiac that i am missing?? I just dont have much to go on with the RBC low one day and then normal the next.
Please help!!!!