A nurse suspects a client has serum sickness. What laboratory result would the nurse correlate with this condition?
a. Blood urea nitrogen: 12 mg/dL
b. Creatinine: 3.2 mg/dL
c. Hemoglobin: 8.2 mg/dL
d. White blood cell count: 12,000/mm3
ANS: B
The creatinine is high, possibly indicating the client has serum sickness nephritis. Blood urea nitrogen and white blood cell count are both normal. Hemoglobin is not related.
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