When assessing a client, the nurse notices a spoon shape to the client's nails. The nurse recognizes that this shape, or koilonychia, may indicate:
a. low calcium.
b. high levels of potassium.
c. poor protein intake.
d. iron deficiency anemia.
ANS: D
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