A Patient with Infectious Mononucleosis Would Have What Outstanding Feature

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient with infectious mononucleosis would have what outstanding feature in the hematology evaluation?

• A) decreased total white blood cells
• B) presence of atypical lymphocytes
• C) increased percentage of eosinophils
• D) absence of neutrophils

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

A solution that has a higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm of a cell, causing cell shrinkage.

Hypotonic

Describes a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes relative to the inside of a cell, causing water to enter the cell by osmosis.

Hypertonic

Describing a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, potentially causing cells to shrink due to water loss.

Solute Concentration

The amount of solute per unit volume of solution, indicating how much of a substance is dissolved in another substance.