Why Would Bleeding Time Be Increased In This Patient?

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Why Would Bleeding Time Be Increased In This Patient?

ived a chemotherapeutic agent as a treatment for his disease. The drug used to destroy the cancer also produced an undesirable condition known as bone marrow depression. The complete blood count (CBC) profile shown here indicates that this patient is in trouble. Review the lab values, 1. Platelet count is low. 2. White blood cell count and types of WBCs are abnormally low. 3. Red blood cell count, hemoglobin level, and hematocrit are all low. Red blood cell size and hemoglobin content are normal. Why would bleeding time be increased in this patient? Red blood cell numbers are decreased. Neutrophil numbers are decreased. White blood cell numbers are decreased. Platelet count is decreased.
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