The nurse assesses the abnormal blood value for a young woman as:
1. platelets, 200,000//mm³.
2. hemoglobin, 14 g/dL.
3. red blood cells, 2,000,000/mm³.
4. iron, 68 µg/dL.
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The RBCs are low. The normal value for RBCs is 4,500,000/mm³. The values for the other blood components are normal.
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