What are the symptoms indicating that a drug may be affecting bone marrow?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
• Lack of red blood cells-weakness, pale skin (pallor), and dyspnea.
• Lack of white blood cells-agranulocytosis, soreness of mucous membranes in the mouth and throat, fever, chills, extreme fatigue, urinary and vaginal infections.
• Lack of platelets-bleeding from the gums, nose, or gastrointestinal tract; signs of hemorrhage under the skin such as purpura, petechiae, and ecchymoses.
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