The Following Are Preliminary Screening Test Results

question 17

Essay

The following are preliminary screening test results. Name the suspected disorder associated with each finding, and explain how you would confirm each.
a. Positive hemolysis after both incubation periods
b. Normal sTFR levels
c. Many spherocytes noted on PB smear
d. Blasts noted on PB smear

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Definitions:

Cnidarians

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Inguinal Canal

An anatomical passage in the anterior abdominal wall which in men conveys the spermatic cord and in women the round ligament.

Testosterone

The principal male sex hormone (androgen); a steroid hormone produced by the interstitial cells of the testes; stimulates spermatogenesis and is responsible for primary and secondary sex characteristics in the male.

Masculine Characteristics

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