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The Mother of a 5-Year-Old Girl Brings the Child to the Clinic

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The mother of a 5-year-old girl brings the child to the clinic for an evaluation. The mother tells the nurse, "She seems to be so tired and irritable lately. And she looks so pale." Further assessment reveals pale conjunctiva and oral mucous membranes. The nurse suspects iron- deficiency anemia. Which additional finding would help provide additional evidence for this suspicion?


A) Spooned nails
B) Negative splenomegaly
C) Oxygen saturation: 99%
D) Bradycardia

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