A 70-year-old female saw her physician for symptoms of dizziness and headache. She also had tingling in the hands and feet. Physical exam revealed an enlarged spleen. A CBC was ordered. The hemoglobin was 11.5 g/dL, WBC count was 11eb5b20_e11d_f553_a06e_8767415237e1_SM1212_00 and platelet count was 11eb5b20_e11d_f554_a06e_1987dbd1934b_SM1212_11 Compare these results to reference intervals. The patient was diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia. What is the pathophysiology of this disorder?

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 19

A 70-year-old female saw her physician for symptoms of dizziness and headache. She also had tingling in the hands and feet. Physical exam revealed an enlarged spleen. A CBC was ordered. The hemoglobin was 11.5 g/dL, WBC count was

and platelet count was

Compare these results to reference intervals.
The patient was diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia. What is the pathophysiology of this disorder?

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A woman of the age of 70 years has probl...