A Patient Has Elevated Eosinophils and Monocytes but Normal Levels

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient has elevated eosinophils and monocytes but normal levels of neutrophils, basophils, and lymphocytes.Which of the following could be causing those levels?

• A) an acute bacterial infection
• B) a chronic bacterial infection
• C) a viral infection
• D) a chronic parasitic infection
• E) a severe allergic reaction

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