. Differentiate leukemia from lymphoma and myeloma as to:    a. hallmark cells / blood features    b. organ in the body affected 2. In the 6 factors related to the occurrence of leukemia, rank them in order in which you think is the most related (1 for most related, 6 for least related). Give the reason for your ranking. 3. Rationalize  why most leukemic patient die of infection.

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1. Differentiate leukemia from lymphoma and myeloma as to:

   a. hallmark cells / blood features

   b. organ in the body affected

2. In the 6 factors related to the occurrence of leukemia, rank them in order in which you think is the most related (1 for most related, 6 for least related). Give the reason for your ranking.

3. Rationalize  why most leukemic patient die of infection.

4. In patients with leukemia, there  is fatigue, weight loss, easy bruisability. Why do you think this is so?

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