KROK 1 2020 – Question 77 · 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. Intensification of leukopoiesis
- B. Decreased leukocyte disintegration
- C. Deceleration of leukocyte migration to the tissues
- D. Immunity activation
- E. Leukocyte redistribution
Hint
Think about what the appearance of young neutrophil forms (a regenerative shift) tells you about the activity of the bone marrow.
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