The patient has a platelet count of 9,000/microliter. The nurse realizes that:
a. this is a normal platelet level.
b. spontaneous bleeding may occur.
c. the patient is at great risk for fatal hemorrhage.
d. this level is considered slightly low.
C
A quantitative deficiency of platelets is termed thrombocytopenia. By definition, this is a platelet count of less than 150,000/microliter. A value of 30,000/microliter is considered critically low, and spontaneous bleeding may occur. Fatal hemorrhage is a great risk when the count is less than 10,000/microliter.
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