A patient receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia has pancytopenia,and filgrastim (Neupogen) is prescribed.The nurse teaches the patient that the reason for the use of the medication is which of the following?
A) Remission of the leukemia
B) Improvement in the number and function of neutrophils
C) Replacement of abnormal stem cells in the bone marrow with normal cells
D) Prevention of hemorrhage complications in patients with thrombocytopenia
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