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A known CML patient's blood is received in the lab for a routine CBC. The laboraty professional counts 55 blasts in the smear. The most likely reason for this occurrence is that the patient is in:
 
  a. The chronic phase of CML
  b. The terminal phase of CML
  c. A blast crisis
  d. The transition phase

Question 2

The characteristic poikilocyte often seen in the peripheral blood of patients with PMF that indicates extramedullary hematopoiesis is:
 
  a. Drepanocyte
  b. Schistocyte
  c. Spherocyte
  d. Dacryocyte


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: D


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