The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. What subjective findings does the nurse recognize as symptoms related to this type of anemia?
A) "I feel hot all of the time."
B) "I have a difficult time falling asleep at night."
C) "I have an increase in my appetite."
D) "I have difficulty breathing when walking 30 feet."
D
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Most clients with iron-deficiency anemia have reduced energy, feel cold all the time, and experience fatigue and dyspnea with minor physical exertion. The heart rate usually is rapid even at rest. The CBC and hemoglobin, hematocrit, and serum iron levels are decreased. The client would feel cold and not hot. The client is fatigue and able to sleep often with a decrease in appetite, not an increase.
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