The nurse assesses a patient with pernicious anemia. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect?

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Extremity numbness is associated with cobalamin (vitamin B₁₂)deficiency or pernicious anemia. Loss of the papillae of the tongue occurs with chronic iron deficiency. Yellow-tinged sclera is associated with hemolytic anemia and the resulting jaundice. Gum bleeding and tenderness occur with thrombocytopenia or neutropenia.

The Nurse Assesses a Patient with Pernicious Anemia