A Patient, Age 23, Is Admitted with Enlarged Lymph Nodes

question 38

Multiple Choice

A patient, age 23, is admitted with enlarged lymph nodes, decreased production of RBCs, thrombocytopenia, and a severe increase in his WBC count. A bone-marrow aspiration shows abnormal lymphocytes present. These abnormalities are present in which disease?

• A) Thrombocytopenia
• B) Hemophilia
• C) Acute leukemia
• D) Sickle cell anemia

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Definitions:

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Price Elasticity

The degree to which the demand for a product is affected by price fluctuations, reflecting the price sensitivity of buyers.

Price-Elasticity-Of-Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in its price, with elasticity greater than one indicating that demand is responsive to price.