
Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011
Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011 Exercise 21
A patient was seen in the ER for symptoms of appendicitis. A complete blood count was ordered. The WBC count was
and the differential revealed 60% segmented neutrophils, 15% bands, 20% lymphocytes, 4% monocytes, and 1% eosinophils. All other parameters were within the reference interval. These results are most likely due to: (Objectives 1, 4, 5)
A) release of neutrophils from the bone marrow proliferating/ mitotic compartment
B) release of neutrophils from the bone marrow maturation/ postmitotic compartment
C) a shift in the marginated pool of neutrophils in the peripheral blood compartment
D) a shift in the circulating pool of neutrophils in the peripheral blood compartment
and the differential revealed 60% segmented neutrophils, 15% bands, 20% lymphocytes, 4% monocytes, and 1% eosinophils. All other parameters were within the reference interval. These results are most likely due to: (Objectives 1, 4, 5)A) release of neutrophils from the bone marrow proliferating/ mitotic compartment
B) release of neutrophils from the bone marrow maturation/ postmitotic compartment
C) a shift in the marginated pool of neutrophils in the peripheral blood compartment
D) a shift in the circulating pool of neutrophils in the peripheral blood compartment
Explanation
Infections affect the size of the pool o...
Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams
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