G.C. is a 78-year-old widow who relies on her late husband’s Social Security income for all of herexpenses.Over the past few years, G.C. has eaten less and less meat because of her financial situation andthetrouble of preparing a meal “just for me.” She struggles financially to buy medicines for the treatmentof hyper- tension and arthritis. She goes to the outpatient cliniccomplaining that over the past 2 to 3 months she hasfelt increasingly tired, despite sleeping well at night. Her vital signs (VS) are 136/76, 16,80.She denies any dyspnea or palpitations. The nurse practitioner orders blood work. G.C.’s chemistrypanelfindings are all within normal limits and a stool guaiac test result is negative. Her other results areshownin the chart.
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