Question: Case Scenario: A Cancer Patient, In Hospice, Has Been Diagnosed With Leukopenia And Thrombocytopenia. His Hemoglobin Is Low And Symptoms Include Fatigue, Disorientation, And Lack Of Family Interaction. As The Hospice Nurse Assesses The Patient, She Looks At Recent Labs And Daily Intake. She Has Asked The Family To Give In Detail This Patient’s Daily …

Case Scenario: A cancer patient, in hospice, has been diagnosedwith leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. His hemoglobin is low andsymptoms include fatigue, disorientation, and lack of familyinteraction. As the hospice nurse assesses the patient, she looksat recent labs and daily intake. She has asked the family to givein detail this patient’s daily activities, his pain, and sleephabits.

Question: Describe the function of hemoglobin and relate to thesymptoms relayed by this family. Support your answer with data,facts, key terminology, specific examples, and other informationdrawn from the textbook and at least one other supplementalsource.