The nurse is planning care for a client with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Which diagnoses are priorities for this client to minimize the risk of complications associated with AML? Select all that apply.

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A) AML results in neutropenia (decreased neutrophils = risk of infection) and thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets, which leads to increased risk of bleeding). Therefore, actions to minimize these risks include caution when moving or assisting the client to move, as well as strict hand hygiene to prevent possible cross-contamination. Weight loss is a symptom of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), not AML. Therefore, dietary needs are not increased with AML. Restriction of fluids and salt are not needed. The client with AML does not have a problem with fluid shifts or edema that would require these restrictions. Fluids are encouraged to remove wastes that occur with chemotherapy treatment and cellular breakdown. Heat intolerance is a symptom of CML, not AML. CML has heat intolerance due to hypermetabolism state present with the condition.
B) AML results in neutropenia (decreased neutrophils = risk of infection) and thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets, which leads to increased risk of bleeding). Therefore, actions to minimize these risks include caution when moving or assisting the client to move, as well as strict hand hygiene to prevent possible cross-contamination. Weight loss is a symptom of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), not AML. Therefore, dietary needs are not increased with AML. Restriction of fluids and salt are not needed. The client with AML does not have a problem with fluid shifts or edema that would require these restrictions. Fluids are encouraged to remove wastes that occur with chemotherapy treatment and cellular breakdown. Heat intolerance is a symptom of CML, not AML. CML has heat intolerance due to hypermetabolism state present with the condition.
C) AML results in neutropenia (decreased neutrophils = risk of infection) and thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets, which leads to increased risk of bleeding). Therefore, actions to minimize these risks include caution when moving or assisting the client to move, as well as strict hand hygiene to prevent possible cross-contamination. Weight loss is a symptom of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), not AML. Therefore, dietary needs are not increased with AML. Restriction of fluids and salt are not needed. The client with AML does not have a problem with fluid shifts or edema that would require these restrictions. Fluids are encouraged to remove wastes that occur with chemotherapy treatment and cellular breakdown. Heat intolerance is a symptom of CML, not AML. CML has heat intolerance due to hypermetabolism state present with the condition.
D) AML results in neutropenia (decreased neutrophils = risk of infection) and thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets, which leads to increased risk of bleeding). Therefore, actions to minimize these risks include caution when moving or assisting the client to move, as well as strict hand hygiene to prevent possible cross-contamination. Weight loss is a symptom of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), not AML. Therefore, dietary needs are not increased with AML. Restriction of fluids and salt are not needed. The client with AML does not have a problem with fluid shifts or edema that would require these restrictions. Fluids are encouraged to remove wastes that occur with chemotherapy treatment and cellular breakdown. Heat intolerance is a symptom of CML, not AML. CML has heat intolerance due to hypermetabolism state present with the condition.
E) AML results in neutropenia (decreased neutrophils = risk of infection) and thrombocytopenia (decreased platelets, which leads to increased risk of bleeding). Therefore, actions to minimize these risks include caution when moving or assisting the client to move, as well as strict hand hygiene to prevent possible cross-contamination. Weight loss is a symptom of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), not AML. Therefore, dietary needs are not increased with AML. Restriction of fluids and salt are not needed. The client with AML does not have a problem with fluid shifts or edema that would require these restrictions. Fluids are encouraged to remove wastes that occur with chemotherapy treatment and cellular breakdown. Heat intolerance is a symptom of CML, not AML. CML has heat intolerance due to hypermetabolism state present with the condition.

The Nurse Is Planning Care for a Client with Acute