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(a) If you had a severe infection, would you expect your WBC count to be closest to $5000,10,000,$ or $15,000 / \mu 1 ?$ (b) What is this condition called?
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(a) If you had a severe infection, would you expect your WBC count to be closest to 5,000, 10,000, or 15,000/μl? (b) What is this condition called?
Patient Normal Range Total WBC count 15,000 per mm3 5,000-10,000 WBC differential Neutrophils 45% 50% Band neutrophils 4% 3-6% Lymphocytes 60% 25-40% Monocytes 5% 3-7% Eosinophils 1% 0-3% Basophils 0.5% 0-1% Examine the WBC count and differential data in the table. What type of disease is indicated by this set of data?
The most numerous WBC is the (a) eosinophil, (b) neutrophil, (c) monocyte, (d) lymphocyte.
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