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pepyto

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Which of the following is a likely diagnosis in a 55-year-old male with a bone marrow cellularity of 22?
 
  a. Therapy-related myelodysplasia
  b. MDS with fibrosis
  c. Myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassifiable
  d. Hypoplastic MDS

Question 2

A 58-year-old male visits his physician for extreme fatigue. After conducting a standard investigation, the physician strongly suspects that the patient is suffering from CML. Which of the following lab results would confirm this picture?
 
  a. Hypercellular bone marrow
  b. Hypercellular bone marrow with dysmyelopoiesis
  c. Positive molecular analysis for BCR/ABL1
  d. Increased WBC count



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: C



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