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Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011
book Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams cover

Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133076011
Exercise 5
Jack, a 12-year-old male, was brought to his family physician for evaluation of right-upper-quadrant pain. He has a lifelong history of hemolytic and aplastic crises.
Consider why this patient history is important when selecting and evaluating laboratory tests.
The patient's peripheral smear revealed numerous elliptocytes, spherocytes, teardrop cells, and micropoikilocytes.
Jack's osmotic fragility test revealed the following: Jack, a 12-year-old male, was brought to his family physician for evaluation of right-upper-quadrant pain. He has a lifelong history of hemolytic and aplastic crises.  Consider why this patient history is important when selecting and evaluating laboratory tests.  The patient's peripheral smear revealed numerous elliptocytes, spherocytes, teardrop cells, and micropoikilocytes.  Jack's osmotic fragility test revealed the following:    Interpret the results of the osmotic fragility test.
Interpret the results of the osmotic fragility test.
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