A patient newly diagnosed with thrombocytopenia is admitted to the medical unit. After the admission assessment, the patient asks the nurse to explain the disease. What should the nurse explain to this patient?
A) There could be an attack on the platelets by antibodies.
B) There could be decreased production of platelets.
C) There could be impaired communication between platelets.
D) There could be an autoimmune process causing platelet malfunction.
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