A 78-year-old female receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer had a CBC performed after her last treatment. Her absolute neutrophil count was 1.0 109/L. What information can be concluded from this?
a. The patient has a neutropenia in response to the chemotherapy.
b. The patient has a neutropenia because of bone marrow failure.
c. The patient has agranulocytosis.
d. The patient has a neutrophilia in response to the breast cancer.
Question 2
The processing of a sample in a lavender top tube received in the lab at 10 a.m. is delayed because of a sudden fire drill. The sample is processed and analyzed at 2 p.m.
Significant findings on this patient include an absolute neutrophil count of 1.5 x 109/L. What can be concluded from this?
a. The patient is suffering from a neutropenia that needs to be investigated.
b. The delay in testing resulted in a false neutropenia.
c. The patient has pseudoneutropenia because of time of day the sample was drawn.
d. There is not enough information to draw an accurate conclusion.
The nitrogen cycle. Numbers represent fluxes as 1012 g N per year (data from Schlesinger 1991, after
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Female Breast Lymphatic Drainage
The Kingsley plantation, on Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Zephaniah Kingsley, the own
Human chromosomes. (A) Female. (B) Male.
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