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A routine complete blood count indicates that an active 80-year-old man may have myelodysplastic syndrome. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

a. blood transfusion
b. bone marrow biopsy.
c. filgrastim (Neupogen) administration.
d. erythropoietin (Epogen) administration.

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Final answer:

The nurse should plan to teach the patient about bone marrow biopsy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse should plan to teach the patient about b. bone marrow biopsy.



Myelodysplastic syndrome is a group of disorders characterized by abnormal production of blood cells in the bone marrow. A bone marrow biopsy involves extracting a small sample of bone marrow from the patient's hip bone and examining it under a microscope to check for abnormalities in cell production. This procedure can help confirm the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome.

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