The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner reviews a child's complete blood
count with differential white blood cell values and recognizes a "left shift" because of

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A "left shift" refers to an increase in immature neutrophils (such as bands and metamyelocytes) in the blood, indicating an acute infection or inflammatory process. An elevated neutrophil count would be the best choice to indicate a left shift.

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