A Patient Is Suspected of Having HS

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspected of having HS. However, there appear to be <1% spherocytes on the peripheral blood smear, and the osmotic fragility test is normal. What test could be performed to increase the sensitivity of testing for HS?

• A) Incubated osmotic fragility test
• B) Immunophenotyping for CD55 and CD59
• C) Sucrose hemolysis test
• D) Ham test

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