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CASE STUDIES (continued)
CASE STUDIES (continued)

■ Laboratory Data ■ Absolute Cell Counts

Leukocyte Differential % Neutrophils 10 /µL 23.4 2.0–8.0
3

3
Blasts 7 Lymphocytes 10 /µL 4.5 1.0–5.0

Metamyelocytes 2 ■ Critical Thinking Group Discussion Questions

Band neutrophils 10 1. Are any o the laboratory values abnormal?

Polymorphonuclear segmented neutrophils (PMNs) 14
2. Is the histogram abnormal?
Lymphocytes 50

Monocytes 14 3. Should additional laboratory assays be ordered?

Eosinophils 0

Basophils 3 NOTE: This is a good time to write out the answers to the

Total 100 Critical Thinking Group Discussion Questions.

VOL

RBC PLI

WBC/
BASO

ABS

(Reprinted rom McClatchey KD. Clinical Laboratory
Medicine, 2nd ed, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott

Williams & Wilkins, 2002, with permission.)