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

Exercise 6

Agnes, a 72-year-old female, saw her physician for a persistent cough and fatigue. She had always been in good health and played golf regularly. Upon examination, she was noted to be pale and had slight splenomegaly. A CBC revealed the WBC count was
Consider possible explanations for this test result and which reflex tests should be performed.
The CBC results on Agnes were:
G iven Agnes's laboratory results, would this most likely be considered an acute or chronic leukemia? Explain.