KROK 1 2018 – Question 91 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
24 hours after an appendectomy the patient’s blood test shows neutrophilic leukocytosis with a regenerative shift. What is the most likely mechanism of absolute leukocytosis development in the patient’s peripheral blood?
- A. Deceleration of leukocyte migration to the tissues
- B. Immunity activation
- C. Decreased leukocyte disintegration
- D. Intensification of leukopoiesis
- E. Leukocyte redistribution
Hint
Ask whether the raised count reflects a true increase in the total number of cells or only a shift of existing cells between pools, and what the immature forms in the blood suggest.
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