A client is suspected of having leukemia and is having a series of laboratory and diagnostic studies performed. What does the nurse recognize as the hallmark signs of leukemia? Select all that apply
A) Diarrhea
B) Nausea and vomiting
C) Frequent infections
D) Fatigue from anemia
E) Easy bruising
C, D, E
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Infections, fatigue from anemia, and easy bruising are hallmarks of leukemia. At the onset of leukemia, particularly in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a fever is present, the spleen and lymph nodes enlarge, and internal or external bleeding develops. Diarrhea and nausea and vomiting are not the hallmark signs of leukemia and can be indicators in many illnesses and gastrointestinal disorders.
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