What Laboratory Finding Distinguishes Leukemoid Reaction from CML

question 37

Multiple Choice

What laboratory finding distinguishes leukemoid reaction from CML?

• A)Normal platelets in CML, abnormal in leukemoid reaction
• B)LAP low in CML and increased in leukemoid reaction
• C)Blasts only in leukemoid reaction
• D)Occasional micromegakaryocytes in leukemoid reaction

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