The nurse anticipates that there will be two classic hematologic characteristics in the blood chemistry of a child with nephrosis, which are: (Select all that apply.)
a. Anemia
b. Hypoproteinemia
c. Azotemia
d. Hyperlipidemia
e. Hypoglycemia
B, D
Hypoproteinemia (low protein count) and hyperlipidemia (high lipid count) are the classic components of the blood of a child with nephrosis.
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