A patient's anemia is described as having erythrocytes that demonstrate poikilocytosis. The nurse would recognize the erythrocytes would be:
a. pale in color.
b. present in various sizes.
c. able to assume various shapes.
d. live only a few days.
ANS: C
Poikilocytosis means the erythrocytes are able to assume various shapes; it does not refer to color, size, and life span.
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