|
Upon
receiving the results, the physician informed the stunned mother
that her child had
leukemia
and would need to be admitted to the hospital for further testing
and treatment.
6.
Define leukemia.
7. What is the difference between a
chronic and acute leukemia? How do the symptoms differ?
8.
What are the four most common types of leukemia? In which
age groups is each most predominantly found?
9. What are
the common symptoms of leukemia?
10. What tests help a
physician diagnose a leukemia?
After admission to the hospital,
Noah was referred to a pediatric oncologist, a doctor who
specializes in pediatric diseases of the blood. The
oncologist ordered a
bone
marrow aspirate.
11.
What is a bone marrow procedure?
12. What abnormality in
Noah's bone marrow smear was suggestive of a Leukemia?
Further testing confirmed the
bone marrow results. Noah was diagnosed with
acute lymphocytic leukemia.
|
