Leukemia
Leukemia ( 15 Questions)
Which statement by the nurse accurately describes leukemia?
Leukemia is not a benign disorder; it is a malignant cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Benign disorders do not involve uncontrolled cell proliferation.
Leukemia is not characterized by the proliferation of normal white blood cells. It involves the abnormal proliferation of immature white blood cells.
This is the correct answer. Leukemia can lead to complications such as infection, bleeding, and anemia. The abnormal white blood cells in leukemia crowd out normal blood cells, leading to a decreased ability to fight infections (due to low normal white blood cells), increased bleeding tendencies (due to low platelets), and anemia (due to low red blood cells)
Leukemia is not caused by exposure to a single specific chemical. Its exact cause is often unknown, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Choice A rationale:
Leukemia is not a benign disorder; it is a malignant cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Benign disorders do not involve uncontrolled cell proliferation.
Choice B rationale:
Leukemia is not characterized by the proliferation of normal white blood cells.
It involves the abnormal proliferation of immature white blood cells.
Choice C rationale:
This is the correct answer.
Leukemia can lead to complications such as infection, bleeding, and anemia.
The abnormal white blood cells in leukemia crowd out normal blood cells, leading to a decreased ability to fight infections (due to low normal white blood cells), increased bleeding tendencies (due to low platelets), and anemia (due to low red blood cells)
Choice D rationale:
Leukemia is not caused by exposure to a single specific chemical.
Its exact cause is often unknown, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.