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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 20
In a patient with leukocytosis with a shift to the left, what does the nurse recognize as causing this finding?
A) The complement system has been activated to enhance phagocytosis.
B) Monocytes are released into the blood in larger-than-normal amounts.
C) The response to cellular injury is not adequate to remove damaged tissue and promote healing.
D) The demand for neutrophils causes the release of immature neutrophils from the bone marrow.
Explanation
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D. A shift to the left is the term used ...

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