A Patient Wants to Know What Was Meant When the Doctor

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know what was meant when the doctor said that his white blood cell (WBC) count had a shift to the left. The nurse explains that a shift to the left indicates:

• A) an improvement in an infectious process.
• B) the relative effectiveness of the antibiotic therapy.
• C) an increase in the number of immature WBCs.
• D) that the infection is viral in nature.

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