Q24. A patient with leukemia is entering the period known as "the nadir" what is significant about this period?
The patient is at greatest risk for bleeding and the patient can experience a platelet count of 50,000 or less during this period.
The patient is at greatest risk for blood clots and the patient may experience a platelet count of 500,000 or more.
The patient is at risk for elevated hgb and hct, therefore, are at risk for stroke.
The patient will need to be placed in reverse isolation due to low WBC count.