Which of the following lab data is representative of a client with aplastic anemia?

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• AHemoglobin 9.2, hematocrit 27, red blood cells 3.2 million
• BWhite blood cells 4000, erythrocytes 2.5 million, thrombocytes 100,000
• CWhite blood cells 3000, hematocrit 27, red blood cells 2.8 million
• DRed blood cells 1 million, white blood cells 1500, thrombocytes 16,000

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  6% (3)
• D
  89% (48)

Explanation

(A, B, C) Although all of the lab data are abnormal and although these values are decreased in aplastic anemia, the disorder is defined by severe deficits in red cell, white cell, and platelet (D) Aplastic anemia is typically defined in terms of abnormalities of red blood cell count, usually <1 million, white cell count <2,000, and thrombocytes <20,000.

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