A routine complete blood count for an active older man indicates possible myelodysplastic syndrome. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

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Bone marrow biopsy is needed to make the diagnosis and determine the specific type of myelodysplastic syndrome. The other treatments may be necessary if there is progression of the myelodysplastic syndrome,but the initial action for this asymptomatic patient will be a bone marrow biopsy.

A Routine Complete Blood Count for an Active Older Man