KROK 1 2023 – Question 127 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Blood test revealed the total leukocyte count of 11 · 10⁹/L in the patient’s blood, with neutrophils making up 80% of all leukocytes. Among them, banded neutrophils make up 9%. What is the nature of the changes in the cellular composition of WBC in this patient?
- A. Lymphocytosis
- B. Neutrophilic right shift
- C. Neutrophilic left shift
- D. Leukopenia
- E. Neutropenia
Hint
Think about the normal upper limit for band neutrophils and what a higher proportion of these young forms says about release from the marrow.
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