I have a pt who came in with pneumonia her labs are hct-32.5 low, Hgb-10.9 low, and wbc-13.8 which is high. Why would her Hct and Hgb be low and how does that r/t pneumonia? She is 67 and all the rest of her labs are normal she is also sating at 94% on 3L. She has a hx of a L lower lobectomy. I have to write 3 top priority care plans on her. I just cant figure out why those labs are low. please help me
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