A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing thrombocytopenia secondary to chemotherapy. Which laboratory test result would be consistent with thrombocytopenia from chemotherapy?

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Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which there is a low platelet count. Chemotherapy can affect the production of platelets in the bone marrow, leading to thrombocytopenia. A low white blood cell count (A) is indicative of leukopenia, not thrombocytopenia. A low red blood cell count (C) is indicative of anemia, not thrombocytopenia. A high platelet count (D) is not consistent with thrombocytopenia, but rather thrombocytosis.

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