A Patient Has the Following CBC Values:
RBCs: 4 $\mu$ L
WBCs: 9,000

question 110

Multiple Choice

A patient has the following CBC values:
RBCs: 4.5 million/ $\mu$ L
WBCs: 9,000/ $\mu$ L
Platelets: 50,000/ $\mu$ L
Hemoglobin: 13 g
Hematocrit: 39%
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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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Expected Return

The anticipated return on an investment, taking into account the probabilities of each possible outcome.

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Negatively Correlated

Negatively correlated refers to two variables moving in opposite directions; as one increases, the other decreases, and vice versa.