1: Assessment and monitoring

Question 1

Vital signs

Answer 1

regularly monitor vital signs e.g temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation to detect early signs of infection, bleeding or complications

Question 2

blood work

Answer 2

frequent monitoring of complete blood count (CBC) Liver and kidney function tests and coagulation profiles is important

Question 3

signs of infection

Answer 3

leukaemia patients those undergoing chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant are at high risk of infection due to low white blood cell counts

Question 4

bleeding and bruising

Answer 4

watch for signs of bleeding e.g petechiae( small, flat, painless, red or purple spots that appear on the skin) , bruising, hematuria ( blood in urine) bleeding gums because of thrombocytopenia ( low platelet count)