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hubes95

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A blood sample from a 5-month-old infant indicates a WBC count of 12.5  109/L with 65 lymphocytes. What can you conclude from this?
 
  a. The infant is normal.
  b. The infant has an infection as indicated by the elevated WBC count.
  c. The infant has a malignancy in the lymphocyte lineage.
  d. There is not enough information to draw accurate conclusions.

Question 2

An instrument printout shows a normal WBC count with a lymphocyte count of 30. What can be concluded from this?
 
  a. The patient is suffering from an infection.
  b. There is a normal lymphocyte concentration.
  c. The patient is an infant.
  d. The patient has leukemia.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: B



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