The patient has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The nurse is aware that this patient has which type of cells present in the blood?
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. If the R-S cells are not present, the patient is diagnosed as having non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is then identified as either B-cell or T-cell lymphoma.
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