A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. When reviewing today's laboratory results, which finding does the nurse correlate with this condition?
A.
Hemoglobin: 7.3 mg/dL
B.
PaO2: 64 mm Hg
C.
Platelet count: 6,000
D.
White blood cell count: 33,000/mm3
ANS: C
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is characterized by thrombocytopenia, so the low platelet count of 6,000 correlates with this condition. The low hemoglobin could be found if the child has significant bleeding, but is not a specific finding. The low PaO2 is also not directly related, and neither is the high white blood cell count.
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