A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Diagnosed with Thrombocytopenia

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is an abnormally low number of:

• A)platelets in the blood.
• B)antibodies in the blood.
• C)RBCs in the blood.
• D)white blood cells in the blood.

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