Laboratory Results for a Patient Indicate That the Platelet Count

question 14

Multiple Choice

Laboratory results for a patient indicate that the platelet count is 89 × 10⁹/L.What is likely to be observed in the peripheral blood for this patient if the platelet count is the result of increased physiological platelet destruction?

• A)Megakaryocytes
• B)Megakaryoblasts
• C)Reticulated platelets
• D)Megathrombocytes

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