Which laboratory result would the nurse expect in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)?
A) Polycythemia
B) Thrombocytosis
C) Pancytopenia
D) Hemoglobinemia
C) Pancytopenia
Explanation: A) In AML, crowding of the bone marrow with abnormal cells results in loss of function and eventually leads to pancytopenia (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia), as the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient numbers of normal hematopoietic cells. Pancytopenia may lead to anemia, infections, and bleeding.
B) In AML, crowding of the bone marrow with abnormal cells results in loss of function and eventually leads to pancytopenia (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia), as the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient numbers of normal hematopoietic cells. Pancytopenia may lead to anemia, infections, and bleeding.
C) In AML, crowding of the bone marrow with abnormal cells results in loss of function and eventually leads to pancytopenia (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia), as the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient numbers of normal hematopoietic cells. Pancytopenia may lead to anemia, infections, and bleeding.
D) In AML, crowding of the bone marrow with abnormal cells results in loss of function and eventually leads to pancytopenia (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia), as the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient numbers of normal hematopoietic cells. Pancytopenia may lead to anemia, infections, and bleeding.
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