A nurse in the same day admitting unit is reviewing the chart of a client who is scheduled for elective surgery. In reviewing the client's lab and diagnostic test results,
which lab report should be reported to the physician because it may mean the surgery will be postponed?
a. Platelets: 210,000/mm3
b. Hgb: 8.4 g/dL
c. Serum potassium: 4.1 mEq/L
d. Serum sodium: 141 mEq/L
ANS: B
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