Given the following, what is the corrected reticulocyte count: reticulocytes = 2%, patient hematocrit = 33%, normal hematocrit = 45%.

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The corrected reticulocyte count takes into account the patient's hematocrit level, which is lower than the normal hematocrit level. To correct for this, the reticulocyte count is multiplied by the patient's hematocrit divided by the normal hematocrit.

Corrected reticulocyte count = (reticulocyte %) x (patient hematocrit / normal hematocrit)
Corrected reticulocyte count = (2%) x (33% / 45%)
Corrected reticulocyte count = (2%) x (0.73)
Corrected reticulocyte count = 1.46%

Rounded to the nearest half percent, the corrected reticulocyte count is 1.5%. Therefore, the correct answer is C) 1.5%.

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