The nurse is caring for a patient who has a history of congestive heart failure with generalized pitting edema. Which of the following laboratory results will the nurse expect to find in the patient's chart?
a. Glycosylated hemoglobin 12%
b. Platelet count 450,000/mm3
c. Hematocrit 32%
d. Prothrombin time 8.8 seconds
ANS: C
Hemodilution is a common finding when patients are in fluid overload caused by congestive heart failure. A normal hematocrit result is 42% to 52% for a male and 37% to 47% for a female, so the patient's 32% hematocrit level is markedly low. The other laboratory results are not expected as a result of congestive heart failure or fluid overload.
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