The nurse is transfusing red blood cells to a client who has sickle cell disease.Which laboratory result indicates that the nurse should discontinue the transfusion?

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Clients with sickle cell disease are anemic but are not iron deficient.Transfusions are prescribed cautiously to prevent iron overload with repeated transfusions.Iron overload damages the heart,liver,and endocrine organs.Monitor the client's serum ferritin,serum iron (Fe),and total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)during transfusion therapy.The other laboratory values should not result in discontinuation of the transfusion by the nurse.

The Nurse Is Transfusing Red Blood Cells to a Client