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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia is often associated with 

Given a WBC count of 8,500 /mL with 65% segmented neutrophils, the absolute neutrophil count is _____/uL  

Which platelet disorder has giant platelets with abnormal adhesion?

A 62-year-old female presents with jaundice and the following laboratory data:  Peripheral blood smear: macrocytosis, target cells  Platelet count: 355 x 10^9/L  PT: 25 sec (reference range = 10-14) PTT: 65 sec (reference range = 28-36) AST, ALT, total and direct bilirubin elevated  These clinical presentations and laboratory results are consistent with   

Alder-Reilly anomaly is an abnormality of _____                                            

A hemophiliac male and a normal female can produce a 

Normal platelets have a circulating life-span of approximately 

A 30-year old radiologist was admitted to the hospital with a fever and rheumatoid pains.  There was generalized lymphadenopathy and slight splenomegaly.  The hgb was 6.5 g/dL, hct was 25%, RBC count was 3.0×106/uL, WBC count was 40,000/uL, platelets were 50,000/uL.  The predominant cell on the smear was a blast cell. Auer rods were noted.  The probable diagnosis is  

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A leukemoid reaction is an increase in peripheral blood cells associated with