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A technologist performs a CBC and manual differential on a 2-day old newborn.   Results:   WBC:              32.0 x10E3/uLRBC:               5.2 x10E6/uLHGB:               17.1 g/dLHCT:               51.5%PLT:                170   Neutrophils                60%Band Neutrophils        18%Lymphocytes             15%Monocytes                  7%Nucleated red cells     17   1. Calculate the absolute WBC values.   2. Evaluate the patient’s WBC count. Is this an accurate value? Explain your response.   ***BONUS: Correct any values necessary.

Identify this cell or stage of maturation:

Single cells in a sample are directed to pass through a flow cell by

Round, purple staining fragments in the red cell are composed of:

Which of the following cell types increases during viral infection?

The M:E ratio is decreased 1:4 for a hypocellular bone marrow. This represents:

A technologist counts an average of 3 white blood cells in 10 high power fields. Which white cell count would most closely correlate with the recorded average?

Which term would be used to describe a persistent increase in platelets?

A normal RBC histogram is shown below. In comparison, the histogram for a patient with an MCV of 62 fL will show  a shift to the:

This data visualization used generated by the automated differential represents increasing cell volumes on the Y-axis and intracellular complexity on the X-axis.  A patient with an increased number of cells in this region is likely to demonstrate: