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MSN 277: MDS, Leukemia, and Lymphoma Questions with complete solutions
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MSN 277: MDS, Leukemia, and Lymphoma Questions with complete solutions
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MSN 277: MDS, Leukemia, and LymphomaQuestions with complete solutions
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) correct answer: a group of related hematologic disorders characterized by a change in the quantity and quality of bone marrow elements
MDS etiology correct answer: don't know exact cause
people at higher risk: those who have had chemo/ radiation, exposure to some chemical (benzene)
clinical manifestations of MDS correct answer: similar to anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia
diagnosis of MDS correct answer: done through routine CBCs, bone marrow biopsy, or more detailed peripheral blood
planning for MDS correct answer: as it advances it can turn into
life threatening thrombocytopenia
different forms and one can turn into another
MDS implementation correct answer: monitor pts through serial
bone marrow testing, check blood level tests, blood transfusions,
hematopoietic stem cell transplant
could potentially be a precursor to other blood cancers
Leukemia correct answer: general term for cancers affecting blood
can occur in all age groups accumulation of abnormal functioning cells, overtake good ones
proliferation and differentiating is disorganized
60,000 new cases each year (29% of childhood cancers)
if not treated it can take progressive and deadly course
leukemia etiology correct answer: no single cause, mutation in the DNA somewhere
most common types are AML, ALL, CML, CLL
acute leukemia correct answer: presence of undifferentiated or immature cells
chronic leukemia correct answer: mature forms of WBC and onset is more gradual
myelogenous leukemia correct answer: bone marrow blood cells
lymphocytic leukemia correct answer: involves lymphocytes
AML (acute myelogenous leukemia) correct answer: common, it is one third of all leukemia's
very sudden and abrupt and dramatic onset, serious infection and
abnormal bleeding
bone marrow overproduces cells but never get the chance to mature, hematopoietic cells are replaced by immature cells
ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) correct answer: most common leukemia in children, 20% of all acute leukemia's in adults
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