ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM

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Leukemia, Cancer, Blood Disorder


Description


Hematologic cancer (blood cancer) - answer-cancer that begins in bone marrow
or immune system cells. -Ex: leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma



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What are the types of leukemia? -myloid -lymphoid
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What is the classification of leukemia -acuity -type of cells
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based on?
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TERM




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,What is acute leukemia? -acute onset -rapid
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disease progression -
TERM
immature/undifferentiat
ed blast cells

DEFINITION




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What is chronic leukemia? -gradual onset -
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prolonged course -
TERM
abnormal mature-
appearing cells

DEFINITION




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What is leukemia caused by? -increase WBC
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(overgrowth) -happens
TERM
in bone marrow

DEFINITION




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What does fatal neoplastic disease blood-forming tissue of
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involve? bone marrow, spleen
and lymph nodes
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What happens in fatal neoplastic -abnormal, uncontrolled
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disease? and destructive
proliferation of WBC -
TERM
bone marrow is
replaced by malignant
immature WBCs -cells
infiltrate liver, spleen
and lymph nodes
throughout body -
cripples immune system

DEFINITION




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What do blast cells do in leukemia? -immature WBCs crowd
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out manufacturing of
TERM
RBC and platelets -even
though WBC are
increased, most are
immature and
ineffective -decreased
RBC - anemia -
decreased platelets -
thrombocytopenia

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