A patient with thrombocytopenia is demonstrating tissue hypoxia and stasis of blood flow. The nursing diagnosis that would be appropriate for both of these patient problems would be
1. fatigue.
2. altered tissue perfusion.
3. activity intolerance.
4. risk for injury.
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Rationale: The nursing diagnoses of altered tissue perfusion is appropriate for the problems of tissue hypoxia and stasis of blood flow. The other nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for tissue hypoxia only.
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