A Blood Sample from a 5-Month-Old Infant Indicates a WBC

question 17

Multiple Choice

A blood sample from a 5-month-old infant indicates a WBC count of 12.5 × 10⁹/L with 65% lymphocytes.What can you conclude from this?

• A)The infant is normal.
• B)The infant has an infection as indicated by the elevated WBC count.
• C)The infant has a malignancy in the lymphocyte lineage.
• D)There is not enough information to draw accurate conclusions.