A 36-Year-Old Man Presents to Your Office with Persistent Fever

question 725

Multiple Choice

A 36-year-old man presents to your office with persistent fever, bleeding gums, and a sore throat.  Peripheral blood microscopy findings are shown in the image below. These cells contain structures that would stain positive for which of the following?

• A)Major basic protein
• B)Myeloperoxidase
• C)Platelet-derived growth factor
• D)Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
• E)Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

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Definitions:

Major Changes

Significant alterations in circumstances, conditions, or environments that require adaptation.

Multifaceted Process

A complex process involving multiple aspects, stages, or dimensions.

Therapeutic Efficacy

Refers to the ability of a treatment or therapy to produce a beneficial effect on the condition or disease it is designed to treat.

Diagnosis

The process of learning more about the client for the purpose of understanding the client’s presenting issue and potentially identifying the presence of a mental disorder.