Question

Make a table to differentiate the 4 common types of leukemia: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) according to incidence, physiologic alterations, clinical manifestations, management, and prognosis.

Formulate a Nursing Care Plan for a patient with Acute Leukemia.

Enumerate the nursing implications for the administration of blood components.

Answer 1

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)	Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)	Chronic myeloid Leukemia(CML)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) progresses rapidly, replacing healthy cells that produce functional lymphocytes with leukemia cells that can't mature properly. The leukemia cells are carried in the bloodstream to other organs and tissues, including the brain, liver, lymph nodes and testes, where they continue to grow and divide. The growing, dividing and spreading of these leukemia cells may result in a number of possible symptoms.	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a typically slow-growing cancer that begins in lymphocytes in the bone marrow and extends into the blood. It may also spread to lymph nodes and organs such as the liver and spleen. CLL develops when too many abnormal lymphocytes grow, crowding out normal blood cells and making it difficult for the body to fight infection.	Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, is a fast-growing form of cancer of the blood and bone marrow.	Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), also known as chronic myelogenous leukemia, begins in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and then, over time, spreads to the blood. Eventually, the disease spreads to other areas of the body.