The Nurse Reviewing a Hematology Report of a Client with Chronic

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse reviewing a hematology report of a client with chronic leukemia brings to the attention of the physician a change that may indicate a blast crisis may be occurring, which is

• A) a drastic decrease in monocytes.
• B) a hemoglobin drop to 9 g/dl.
• C) myeloid cell precursors >20%.
• D) thrombocytic proliferation.

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Definitions:

Family Pedigree Studies

Research methods that track the inheritance of traits over generations within families, often used to study the genetic basis of diseases and disorders.

Diagnosis Of Schizophrenia

The process of identifying schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Fraternal Twin

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two separate sperms, resulting in genetically distinct siblings born at the same time.

Dopamine Hypothesis

The theory that schizophrenia results from excessive activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine.