D. all of the above
D. All of the above
A laboratory assay that can be used to differentiate a leukemoid reaction from chronic myelogenous leukemia is
A. leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) stain
B. erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
C. assessment of the shift to the left
D. an absolute neutrophil count
A. leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) stain
Charcot-Leyden crystals can be found in ______ of patients with active eosinophilic inflammation.
A. sputum
B. tissues
C. stool
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Cyclic neutropenia is characterized by
A. early manifestation in infants
B. no risk of infection at any phase
C. an abundance of basophils
D. contributing to antibody production
A. early manifestation in infants
A. acute infection
C. Failure of the nucleus to segment
C. related to a maturational arrest in some acute infections
Pelger-Huët anomaly can be differentiated from conditions with an increased percentage of neutrophilic bands by the presence of
A. flow cytometry for CD 11b
B. hyposegmentation of neutrophils
C. all bilobed segmented neutrophils
D. both B and C
B. hyposegmentation of neutrophils
B. Five or more nuclear segments
A. associated with a deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acid
D. Single or multiple pale-blue staining inclusions
D. associated with viral infections and burns
A. Dark blue-black precipitates of RNA
B. Five or more nuclear segments
C. Failure of the nucleus to segment
D. Precipitated mucopolysaccharides
A. Dark blue-black precipitates of RNA
D. all of the above
B. ticks
Which of the following is characteristic of May-Hegglin anomaly?
A. Gigantic peroxidase-positive deposits
B. Precipitated mucopolysaccharides
C. Döhle body–like inclusions and giant platelets
D. Single or multiple pale-blue–staining inclusions
C. Döhle body–like inclusions and giant platelets
May-Hegglin can be differentiated from similar conditions by
A. presence of thrombocytosis
B. presence of abnormally large platelets
C. excessively granulated platelets
D. an increase of lymphocytes
B. presence of abnormally large platelets
A. Gigantic peroxidase-positive deposits
B. associated with frequent infections in children or young adults
A. neutrophilic series
B. abnormal inclusions in neutrophils and lymphocytes