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Consider the WBC, RBC, and PLT values above. Assume that your patient is an adult male. For each value: Compare the value to the normal range. Identify if the values are increased, decreased or within range. Describe the values using appropriate terminology to reflect increases and decreases in values, or normal values.   

How would “heterochromatin” appear on a Wright’s stained blood smear?

A ___ is a floor- set basin used for cleaning and other maintenance tasks.

Flow pressure is determined by subtracting the pressure loss due to friction and pressure loss due to ___ from the available pressure. 

Normal proliferation of hematopoietic cells in adulthood takes place at what location?

What property determines the specific range of activity for hematopoietic growth factors (example, IL-3 or GM-CSF)?

Select the cell types formed from the progenitor cell CFU-GM:

A bone marrow is performed on a 40 year old female patient. Cellularity is estimated at 15%. How should the marrow be described?

Apoptosis is directed by:

A physician orders a complete blood count for a patient in the emergency room. Identify the appropriate anticoagulant to use for the collection of this sample: