The Patient, Age 35, Is Admitted with Aplastic Anemia

question 42

Multiple Choice

The patient, age 35, is admitted with aplastic anemia. He asks the nurse what aplastic anemia is. An accurate response would be that

• A) the activity of the bone marrow is depressed.
• B) the bone marrow fails to produce lymphocytes.
• C) the bone marrow fails to produce red blood cells.
• D) red cells are absent as a result of chronic blood loss.

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