The nurse is caring for a client who has turned cyanotic. The nurse concludes that the client could have decreased oxygen levels or:
1. kidney failure.
2. a failing spleen.
3. excess fluid levels.
4. decreased red blood cells.
Answer: 4
1. Kidney failure is not the cause of cyanosis but contributes to decreased oxygenation.
2. A failing spleen will cause the client immune issues.
3. Excess fluid levels do not cause cyanosis, but, like kidney failure, can eventually impact oxygenation.
4. Red blood cells carry hemoglobin that carries oxygen to the cells. Decreased red cells can lead to decreased oxygenation and cyanosis.
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