Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 18, Problem 15RQ
A patient has been suffering for 2 months with a chronic, watery diarrhea. A blood test is likely to reveal ________.
- a hematocrit below 30 percent
- hypoxemia
- anemia
- polycythemia
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