The treatment of choice for clients under age 40 with leukemia is bone marrow transplant. Which statement about bone marrow transplantation is not correct?
A)The client is under local anesthesia during the procedure.
B)The aspirated bone marrow is mixed with heparin.
C)The aspiration site is the posterior or anterior iliac rest.
D)The recipient receives cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) for 4 consecutive days before the procedure.

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During the transplant, the client is under general anesthesia-not local anesthesia. The rest of the choices are correct procedures for bone marrow transplant.

The Treatment of Choice for Clients Under Age 40 with Leukemia