In the hospital you are caring for a 6-year-old girl with leukemia. The mother says the physicians want to do a bone marrow transplant. She asks you to explain to her what a bone marrow transplant is because she was so upset when the physician told her. She wants to know if she can be a donor or if a friend can be a donor. Explain the types of bone marrow transplant to the mother.

In the hospital you are caring for a 6-year-old girl with leukemia. The mother says the physicians want to do a bone marrow transplant. She asks you to explain to her what a bone marrow transplant is because she was so upset when the physician told her. She wants to know if she can be a donor or if a friend can be a donor. Explain the types of bone marrow transplant to the mother.

Body Structures & Functions

12th Edition

ISBN:9781285695495

Author:Scott

Publisher:Scott

Chapter12: Blood

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