Which of the following is true of how is anemia caused?
A. Anemia may be caused by a deficiency in the amount of hemoglobin that occurs when the number of circulating red blood cells decreases.
B. Anemia may be caused by a decrease in the production of RBCs, which reduces the amount of circulating hemoglobin.
C. Anemia may be caused by excessive blood loss or by an increase in the destruction of red blood cells (RBCs).
D. All of these statements are correct.
Answer: D
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A) "The clients I work with have physical disorders just like the clients you work with.". B) "I don't know, sometimes I wonder what I am doing.". C) "It's not that bad, and most of the clients are not that scary.". D) "I must have better nursing skills than you.".
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