An Instrument Printout Reveals an RDW of 33

question 37

Multiple Choice

An instrument printout reveals an RDW of 33. Which of the following would best correlate with those results?

• A) The presence of a dimorphic cell population on the PB smear
• B) The presence of marked polychromasia on the PB smear
• C) The presence of spherocytes on the PB smear
• D) The presence of macro-ovalocytes on the PB smear

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