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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malign disease, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal hematologic blood cells accumulate in the bone marrow, blood and other tissues. It is the most common acute leukemia affecting adults, and its incidence increases with age. 82 year-old married, male patient admitted to hospital about four months ago because of fatigue, inability to get out of bed and inability to walk. Patient diagnosed with AML was being cared according to Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Based on this model, nursing diagnosis such as ineffective airway clearance, impaired physical mobility, self-care deficit (nutrition, dressing, hygiene), imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, activity intolerance, impaired social activity, impaired oral mucous membrane, risk for bleeding, impaired skin integrity, risk for aspiration, risk for transmitting infection, risk for falling were diagnosed and needed interventions were applied.

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