The nurse is assessing a patient being admitted for anemia.The nurse sees no overt signs of bleeding.The nurse understands that

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Although many patients with bleeding disorders demonstrate active bleeding from body orifices,mucous membranes,and open lesions or intravenous line sites,equal numbers of patients have less obvious bleeding.The most susceptible sites for bleeding are existing openings in the epithelial surfaces.Mucous membranes have a low threshold for bleeding because the capillaries lie close to the membrane surface,and minor injury may damage and expose vessels.Substantial blood loss can occur in any coagulopathy,resulting in hypovolemic shock.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Being Admitted for Anemia