An Instrument Printout Shows a Normal WBC Count with a Neutrophil

question 9

Multiple Choice

An instrument printout shows a normal WBC count with a neutrophil count of 30%. What can be concluded from this?

• A) The patient is suffering from an infection.
• B) There is a normal neutrophil concentration.
• C) The patient has a relative neutropenia.
• D) The patient is an infant.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral stimulus that becomes capable of triggering a conditioned response after it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs naturally, without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned by being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; a stimulus that triggers a naturally occurring response without the need for prior learning.