A patient with a documented history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has presented to the emergency department with signs and symptoms including pallor, jaundice, and malaise
Which of the nurse's assessment questions relates most directly to this patient's hematologic disorder?
A) "When did you last have a blood transfusion?"
B) "What medications have taken recently?"
C) "Have you been under significant stress lately?"
D) "Have you suffered any recent injuries?"
Ans: B
Feedback:
Exacerbations of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency are nearly always precipitated by medications. Blood transfusions, stress, and injury are less common triggers.
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