A client has a long-standing history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Which laboratory finding does the nurse correlate with this condition?

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Normal hemoglobin for a female is 12 to 16 g/dL.Clients with COPD have chronic hypoxia,which stimulates the production of erythropoietin and thus raises the red blood cell count and hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.All other values are normal.

A Client Has a Long-Standing History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary