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An adult client with a history of seizure disorder is having a routine serum phenytoin level drawn. Which serum phenytoin result indicates that the client is having a therapeutic effect of the medic... ation? 1. 6 mcg/mL (23.8 mcmol/L) 2. 16 mcg/mL (63.4 mcmol/L) 3. 28 mcg/mL (110.9 mcmol/L) 4. 36 mcg/mL (142.6 mcmol/L) 1a 2 1 b An adult female client has a hemoglobin level of 10.8 g/dL (108 mmol/L). The nurse interprets that this result is most likely caused by which condition noted in the client's history? 1. Dehydration 2. Heart failure 3. Iron deficiency anemia 4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2a 3 2 b An adult male client admitted to the hospital with shock has received fluid volume replacement. The nurse should determine that the client has had adequate fluid resuscitation if the client's repeat hematocrit level has decreased to which value in the normal range? 1. 56% (0.56) 2. 48% (0.48) 3. 37% (0.38) 4. 34% (0.34) 3a [Show More]

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