Based on the nursing assessment, an appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient with hemophilia would be:
1. acute pain related to bleeding in closed spaces.
2. impaired gas exchange related to decreased oxygen to the cells.
3. excess fluid volume related to increased fluid within the cells.
4. hypothermia related to inability to produce heat.
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Patients with hemophilia have severe pain due to bleeding into the joints.
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