A 50-year-old female is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia.A nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets.
A) Defective
B) Fragmented
C) Consumed
D) Overproduced

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Thrombocythemia is characterized by a platelet count more than 400,000 platelets/mm³ of blood and is symptomatic when the count exceeds 1,000,000/ mm³,at which time the risk for intravascular clotting (thrombosis)is high.
Thrombocythemia is characterized by a high platelet count,not a defective one.
Thrombocythemia is characterized by a high platelet count,not a fragmented one.
Thrombocythemia is characterized by a high platelet count,not a consumed one.

A 50-Year-Old Female Is Diagnosed with Primary Thrombocythemia