A Patient Is Diagnosed with Primary Thrombocythemia

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia.A nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets.

• A) defective
• B) fragmented
• C) consumed
• D) overproduced

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