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
her rbcs were 3.82 so they were normal but on the low side and she also has a hx of GERD, and she takes a lot of pain meds
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maybe shes anemic. Was her RBC’s ok? Ineffective airway clearance, infection, and ineffective breathing pattern for care plans maybe?
She could have coincidental anemia. Usually nurses can do a stool for guiac without a doctor’s order. Check that and let her doctor know if the results are positive. She’s fairly young, but that doesn’t preclude some occult bleeding somewhere.
Best of luck!