A Routine Complete Blood Count Indicates That a Patient May

question 5

Multiple Choice

A routine complete blood count indicates that a patient may have myelodysplastic syndrome. At this time, the nurse will plan to teach the patient about

• A) packed red blood cells (PRBCs) transfusion.
• B) bone marrow biopsy.
• C) filgrastim (Neupogen) administration.
• D) erythropoietin (Epogen) administration.

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