After initial compensation, what hemodynamic change should the nurse monitor for in a patient who has a reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes?
a. Increased viscosity of blood
b. Decreased cardiac output
c. Altered coagulation
d. Hyperdynamic circulatory state
ANS: D
After initial compensation, the blood flows faster and more turbulently than normal blood, caus-ing a hyperdynamic circulatory state. Blood viscosity decreases rather than increases. Cardiac output increases. Alteration in coagulation does not occur.
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