A 12-year-old female patient is admitted to the hospital before sinus surgery. The nurse preparing to care for this patient notes that the admission hemoglobin is 10.2 gm/dL, and the hematocrit is 32%
The nurse will ask the child's parents which question about their daughter?
a. "Does she eat green, leafy vegetables?"
b. "Has she begun menstruating?"
c. "Is she a vegetarian?"
d. "Is there a chance she might be pregnant?"
ANS: B
The most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in adolescent females is heavy periods, so asking about menses is an appropriate first question when evaluating the cause of low iron in young females. Iron deficiency only rarely occurs because of poor dietary intake. Although pregnancy is not unheard of in 12-year-old girls, a question about possible pregnancy should not be the first question asked.
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