Two days ago your patient had a normal CBC. Your patient has gone for various tests since admission. The patient receive
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Two days ago your patient had a normal CBC. Your patient has gone for various tests since admission. The patient receive
Two days ago your patient had a normal CBC. Your patient has gone for various tests since admission. The patient received 2L of IV fluid boluses in the last 4 hours for increasing lactate and sepsis. You draw routine labs including CBC shortly after the fluid boluses were completed. Abnormal result included a decrease in hematocrit while all other CBC values are within normal limits. Which of the following is probable explanation for this. The low hematocrit is due to the multiple blood work the patient received. O Patient has a GI bleed Hemodilution from IV fluid boluses Patient suffers from inadequate nutrition
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