A patient diagnosed with chronic renal insufficiency has a hemoglobin level of 8.6 mg/dl. The nurse realizes this level of anemia is considered
1. mild.
2. severe.
3. moderate.
4. life-threatening.
3
Rationale: The severity of a patient's anemia is important because red blood cells represent oxygen carrying capacity and tissue oxygenation. Anemia is graded as mild, moderate, severe, or life-threatening. Mild anemia is a hemoglobin level of 10 to 10.9 g/dL. Moderate anemia is a hemoglobin level of 8.0 to 9.9 g/dL. Severe anemia is a hemoglobin level of 6.5 to 7.9 g/dL. And life-threatening anemia is a hemoglobin level of less than 6.5 g/dL.
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