Which Laboratory Features Are Helpful in Supporting a Diagnosis of CIMF

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which laboratory features are helpful in supporting a diagnosis of CIMF instead of essential thrombocythemia?

• A) Teardrop poikilocytosis
• B) Leukoerythroblastic blood picture
• C) Increased prominent fibrosis
• D) All of the above
• E) B and C

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