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Worksheet 8G Case Study Directions: Below is a case study presentation of a patient with a condition covered in this chapter. Read the case study and answer the questions below. Some questions will ask for Information not included within this chapter. Use your text, a medical dictionary, or any other reference material you choose to answer these questions. A 2-year-old boy is being seen by a hematologist. The child’s symptoms include the sudden onset of high fevers, epistaxis, petechiae, and ecchymosis after minor traumas. A CBC revealed erythropenia and thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis. The physician has ordered a bone marrow aspiration to confirm the suspected diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukemia. If the diagnosis is positive, the child will be placed immediately on intensive chemotherapy. The physician has informed the parents that treatment produces remission in 90% of children with ALL, especially those between the ages of 2 and 8. 1. What pathological condition does the hematologist suspect? Look this condition up in a reference source and include a short description of it The Hematologist suspects the disease condition of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia(ALL). It is also called Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia is a type of cancer commonly seen in children between the 2 List and define each of the patient’s presenting symptoms in your own words (Use a medical dictionary or other reference source for definitions of each term.) 3. What is a CBC? Explain the results 4. What diagnostic test did the physician perform? Describe it in your own words. 5. If the suspected diagnosis is correct, use a medical dictionary or other reference source to explain the treatment that will begin Remission is not a term found in this text. Use a medical dictionary or other reference source to define this term
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