A Benign Condition Has the Following Characteristics: WBC Count of 45

question 24

Multiple Choice

A benign condition has the following characteristics: WBC count of 45 × 10⁹/L with a left shift and normal RBC count. What is this condition?

• A) Leukoerythroblastosis
• B) Pelger-Huët anomaly
• C) Leukemoid reaction
• D) Pyknosis

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and fall in electrical potential across a cell's membrane, resulting in nerve signal transmission.

Myelinated Neurons

Neurons covered with myelin sheath, enhancing the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve fiber.

Neural Transmission

The process by which neurons communicate with each other through synapses, using chemical or electrical signals.

Myelinated Axons

Axons that are coated with a protective layer of myelin, which helps to speed the transmission of electrical signals along the nerve cells.