Types Of Leukemia
The most common type of leukemia in children.
What is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)?
A child with leukemia may appear pale because of a decrease in these blood cells.
What are red blood cells?
The initial blood test commonly used when leukemia is suspected.
What is a CBC (complete blood count)?
The primary treatment for most children with ALL.
What is chemotherapy?
The nurse should closely monitor this laboratory value because low levels increase bleeding risk.
What are platelet levels?
This leukemia involves abnormal proliferation of immature myeloid cells
What is acute myeloid leukemia (AML)?
Frequent infections occur because leukemia can interfere with the production of normal cells of this type.
What are white blood cells?
This test examines cells from the bone marrow to confirm leukemia.
What is a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy?
What is a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy?
Chemotherapy administered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid to help prevent or treat leukemia in the CNS.
What is intrathecal chemotherapy?
A child with severe neutropenia is at increased risk for this complication.
What is infection?
leukemia most commonly diagnosed in children ages 2–5.
What is ALL?
Easy bruising and bleeding can result from a decreased number of these cells.
What are platelets?
This blood cell count may be abnormally high, low, or normal in a child with leukemia.
What is the white blood cell count?
This treatment uses high-energy radiation and may be used in certain leukemia cases involving the CNS.
What is radiation therapy?
The nurse should immediately report a fever in a child receiving chemotherapy because the child may have this condition.
What is neutropenia with infection/febrile neutropenia?
The two major acute leukemias seen in children are ALL and this leukemia.
What is AML?
Bone and joint pain in leukemia occurs because abnormal cells accumulate in the bone marrow.
What is bone marrow expansion/infiltration?
A peripheral blood smear may reveal immature cells called these.
What are blasts?
A treatment in which diseased bone marrow is replaced with healthy hematopoietic stem cells.
What is a hematopoietic stem cell transplant?
Avoiding rectal temperatures and suppositories is especially important when this blood component is low.
What are platelets?
This type of leukemia affects lymphoid precursor cells and can cause large numbers of immature lymphoblasts.
What is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)?
child with leukemia has fatigue, pallor, fever, bruising, and recurrent infections. These symptoms are primarily caused by failure of the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells.
What is bone marrow suppression/replacement by leukemic cells?
This test helps identify the specific type of leukemia by examining cellular markers on abnormal cells.
What is immunophenotyping/flow cytometry?
Why is intrathecal chemotherapy often included in leukemia treatment?
What is to prevent or treat leukemic cells in the central nervous system?
A child receiving chemotherapy has an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 400/mm³. The priority nursing intervention is to closely monitor for this.
What is infection?