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chandani

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A 12-year-old girl on the oncology unit at children's hospital tells the nurse that she has discovered that there are several different kinds of leukemia. The child asks the nurse to explain what makes them all leukemia.
 
  What should the nurse reply?
  A) The different leukemias all have unregulated proliferation of white blood cells.
  B) The different leukemias all have unregulated proliferation of red blood cells.
  C) The different leukemias all have decrease in production of white blood cells.
  D) The different leukemias all have decrease in production of red blood cells.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of hypoproliferative anemia. When planning this patient's care, the nurse should be aware that this type of anemia is due to what?
 
  A) Lack of production of red blood cells (RBCs)
  B) Loss of RBCs
  C) Injury to the RBCs in circulation
  D) Abnormality of RBCs



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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