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    Ati med surg final proctored exam

    A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has acute leukemia. Drag words from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence. The client is at risk for developing dropdown and dropdown

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    Clients with acute leukemia develop immature, abnormal white cells that crowd out normal cells in the bone marrow. This leads to low platelet production, increasing the risk of bleeding, even if the platelet count here is just at the lower end of normal. Leukemia also weakens bones due to marrow overactivity and infiltration, so the client is at increased risk for fractures. Dysrhythmia is not a direct complication of leukemia itself; it is more commonly linked to electrolyte disturbances or chemotherapy side effects, not the disease process in this case.

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