A female patient has been seen in the clinic and anemia seco…
A female patient has been seen in the clinic and anemia secondary to a gastrointestinal bleed has been diagnosed. The patient appears pale and complains of feeling exhausted. On further assessment, the nurse notes that the patient is complaining of heart palpitations and is tachycardic with a pulse of 130bpm. The patient also complains of weakness, dizziness, and headache, and is noted to have multiple episodes of coffee-ground emesis. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the nurse should determine that the hemoglobin results would indicate which finding?