A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.When reviewing today's laboratory results,which finding does the nurse correlate with this condition? A) Hemoglobin: 7.3 mg/dL B) PaO₂: 64 mm Hg C) Platelet count: 6,000 D) White blood cell count: 33,000/mm³

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is characterized by thrombocytopenia,so the low platelet count of 6,000 correlates with this condition.The low hemoglobin could be found if the child has significant bleeding,but is not a specific finding.The low PaO₂ is also not directly related,and neither is the high white blood cell count.

A Nurse Is Caring for a 5-Year-Old Child Diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich