The nurse is caring for a patient with suspected Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). For confirmation of this diagnosis, the nurse understands that the patient's blood work would reveal which type of abnormal cell?
a. Abnormal B cells
b. Abnormal T cells
c. Cytotoxic T cells
d. Reed-Sternberg (R-S) cells
D
If Reed-Sternberg (R-S) cells are present, the patient has Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). If the R-S cells are not present, the patient is diagnosed as having non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). NHL is then identified as either B-cell or T-cell lymphoma.
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