A child is admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with aplastic anemia. The parents ask the nurse what aplastic anemia is. Which would be the best description of aplastic anemia?
1. Causes a proliferation of white blood cells
2. Is characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells
3. Is characterized by failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate numbers of cells
4. Is a disorder that occurs following a viral illness
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Rationale 1: All blood cells are affected.
Rationale 2: Cells are normally shaped, just in insufficient numbers.
Rationale 3: In aplastic anemia, the bone marrow does not produce sufficient numbers of circulating blood cells.
Rationale 4: There is no known association with viral illness.
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