A Patient Has the Following CBC Values:
RBCs: 4 $\mu$ L
WBCs: 25,000

question 135

Multiple Choice

A patient has the following CBC values:
RBCs: 4.7 million/ $\mu$ L
WBCs: 25,000/ $\mu$ L
Platelets: 280,000/ $\mu$ L
Hemoglobin: 15 g
Hematocrit: 44%
Which of the following would you expect in this patient?

• A)anemia
• B)an infection
• C)bruising and bleeding
• D)None of these; all values are within normal limits.

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Neuron

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Myelin Sheath

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Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Neuroglia

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