EBK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EBK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781469893389
Author: PORTH
Publisher: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (COURSE)
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Chapter 11, Problem 2RE

A.

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To Determine: The origin of the anemia thrombocytopenia, elevated leukocyte count, and atypical lymphocytes in the child who suffered from loss of appetite, low-grade fever, and pallor.

Introduction: Anemia is the situation in which body tissue lack with red blood cell that required to carry oxygen throughout the body.

B.

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To Determine: The cause associated with the child’s fever, pallor, increased bleeding, and bone pain.

Introduction: The leukemia is also known as malignant neoplasms that derived from the precursor myeloid and lymphoid tissue. This term was first used by the scientist Rudolf Virchow.

C.

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To Determine: The rationale for using chemotherapy to treat leukemia.

Introduction: The leukemia is classified as per the predominant cell types, such as lymphocytic and myelocytic. Lymphatic leukemia includes immature lymphocyte, and myelogenous leukemia includes the pluripotent myeloid stem cell.

D.

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To Determine: The reason why treatment requires the intrathecal chemotherapy by a lumbar puncture.

Introduction: Lumbar puncture is a medical treatment in which a needle is used to collect cerebrospinal fluid from the spinal canal for diagnosis.

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