What Should Be Reported About the RBCs in the Following

question 21

Multiple Choice

What should be reported about the RBCs in the following image and what affect would this have on the CBC results?

• A)agglutination;increased MCV and decreased RBC count
• B)rouleaux;no affect on the CBC results
• C)codocytes;increased RBC count
• D)spherocytes;increased MCV

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